Sports at the FISU World University Games

Last updated December 23, 2025

This is a list of sports played in the Summer and Winter Universiades organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU).^[1]

Summer Universiades

Sport (Discipline)	59	61	63	65	67	70	73	75	77	79	81	83	85	87	89	91	93	95	97	99	01	03	05	07	09	11	13	15	17	19	21	25	27	29

Archery																						8	8		10	10		10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Athletics	29	29	29	30	33	33	34	35	34	35	39	40	42	42	42	42	43	43	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	51	51
Badminton																								6		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Baseball																	1	1										1	1					1
Basketball	1	2	1	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	2	2
Belt wrestling																											19
Billiards																													4
Boxing																											10
Canoeing														13													24
Chess																										3	3
Cycling												12														16
Diving		4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	6	6		8	8	8	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	15	15	13	15	13
Fencing	8	8	8	8	7	8	7		7	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Field hockey																2											2
Football										1			1	1		1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Golf																								4		4		4	4				4
Aerobic gymnastics																										6							4
Artistic gymnastics		2	4	4	3	4	14		4	12	14	14	14	12		14	14	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Rhythmic gymnactics																5		5	5		8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Handball																												2
Judo					7								9					18		18	18	18		18	18	18	18	18	18	14	16	15	15	15
Roller sports																													12
Rowing														14	13		14										13	13			15	14	11
Rugby sevens																											2			2				2
Sailing																				6			7			9				1
Sambo																											18
Shooting																								37		34	42	32		15	20
Softball																								1										1
Swimming	15	15	15	17	21	22	22		22	25	29	30	30	32		32	34	34	34	34	40	40	40	40	40	42	42	42	42	40	42	42	42	42
Synchronized swimming																											4
Table tennis																					7			7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Taekwondo																						16	16	16	21	21		21	23	19	23	24	38	23
Tennis	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5	5	5		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	7		7	7
Water polo	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Beach volleyball																										2	2					2	2
Volleyball	1	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Weightlifting																										15	15		15
Wrestling							20		20		20												21				21
Wushu																													15		19

Total events	60	68	69	73	85	81	111	35	102	95	124	118	120	138	66	124	136	146	127	148	168	185	195	233	202	304	351	274	276	222	267	234	248	222

Winter Universiades

Sport (Discipline)	60	62	64	66	68	70	72	75	78	81	83	85	87	89	91	93	95	97	99	01	03	05	07	09	11	13	15	17	19	23	25

Alpine skiing	7	7	8	8	8	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	8	8	10	10	8	12	8	8	10	8	10	10	9	9	9	21
Biathlon											3			6		4		6	8	8	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Bandy																													2
Cross-country skiing	2	1	4	4	4	4	7	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	15
Curling																					2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Figure skating	2	1	3	4	4	3				3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	5	3	3
Freestyle skiing																						2		5	4	5	8	9	7	6	10
Ice hockey		1		1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Nordic combined	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		3
Short track speed skating												8		10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	9	9
Skeleton																						2
Ski jumping	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5		5
Ski mountaineering																															5
Ski orienteering																													7		3
Snowboarding																	4		6	8	6	8	6	6	6	8	8	10	10	10	10
Speed skating					4	8	8								10			10				10	12	14		12		14		15

Total events	13	12	15	19	23	24	24	13	16	20	22	29	26	40	46	40	38	53	52	52	61	68	71	81	62	78	68	85	76	85	90

References

↑ "Summer Universiade". FISU. Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

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v t e FISU World University Games
Summer Games	Turin 1959 Sofia 1961 Porto Alegre 1963 Budapest 1965 Tokyo 1967 Turin 1970 Moscow 1973 Rome 1975 Sofia 1977 Mexico City 1979 Bucharest 1981 Edmonton 1983 Kobe 1985 Zagreb 1987 Duisburg 1989 Sheffield 1991 Buffalo 1993 Fukuoka 1995 Sicily 1997 Palma de Mallorca 1999 Beijing 2001 Daegu 2003 İzmir 2005 Bangkok 2007 Belgrade 2009 Shenzhen 2011 Kazan 2013 Gwangju 2015 Taipei 2017 Naples 2019 Chengdu 2021 ^† Yekaterinburg 2023 ^‡ Rhine-Ruhr 2025 Chungcheong 2027 North Carolina 2029
Winter Games	Chamonix 1960 Villars 1962 Špindlerův Mlýn 1964 Sestriere 1966 Innsbruck 1968 Rovaniemi 1970 Lake Placid 1972 Livigno 1975 Špindlerův Mlýn 1978 Jaca 1981 Sofia 1983 Belluno 1985 Štrbské Pleso 1987 Sofia 1989 Sapporo 1991 Zakopane 1993 Jaca 1995 Muju-Chonju 1997 Poprad-Tatry 1999 Zakopane 2001 Tarvisio 2003 Innsbruck-Seefeld 2005 Turin 2007 Harbin 2009 Erzurum 2011 Trentino 2013 Granada-Štrbské Pleso 2015 Almaty 2017 Krasnoyarsk 2019 Lucerne 2021 ^§ Lake Placid 2023 Turin 2025 Changchun 2027 TBD 2029
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Sports at the FISU World University Games

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Summer Universiades

Winter Universiades

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