The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
Tennis has been a part of the Summer Universiade program since the games' first edition in 1959, with the exception of the 1975 Summer Universiade and again in 1989. The first change at the program was at the 1987 edition, when FISU decided awards two bronze medals for the losers of the semifinals, extinguishing the fourth place. The second change was in 2009, when the team competitions were included. Currently, seven events are played at Universiade. Individual, double and team contests for men and women, as well as mixed doubles.
The Basketball competitions in the 1967 Summer Universiade were held in Tokyo, Japan, from August 28 to September 3, 1967.
Football was the optional sport at the 1979 edition. Between 1985 and 2019, football was a recognized mandatory sport. The women's football competition began in the 1993 edition as optional event. Due the creation of the FISU University Football World Cup in 2019, the sport will no longer be part of the Summer World University Games program starting at that year. With this change, the number of mandatory sports will be kept at fifteen, since the place will be occupied by badminton which after five editions as an optional sport turned a compulsory sport.
The Basketball competition in the 1959 Summer Universiade was held in Torino, Italy. Only men's event was held.
The Basketball competitions in the 1961 Summer Universiade were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Basketball competitions in the 1965 Summer Universiade were held in Budapest, Hungary.
The Basketball competitions in the 1970 Summer Universiade were held in Torino, Italy.
The Basketball competitions in the 1973 Summer Universiade were held in Moscow, Soviet Union.
The Basketball competitions in the 1979 Summer Universiade were held in Mexico City, Mexico.
The Basketball competitions in the 1981 Summer Universiade were held in Bucharest, Romania.
The Basketball competitions in the 2003 Summer Universiade were held in Daegu, South Korea.
Volleyball tournaments have been staged at the Universiade since 1959. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1959 Summer Universiade, while the women's tournament was introduced at the 1961 Summer Universiade. After not being included in 1975 and 1989.
Water polo has been part of the Universiade program since the first games, in 1959. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2009 Summer Universiade. Water polo was not included in 1975 and 1989.
The Speed skating events have been contested at the Universiade since 1968. The sport have a special status at the event, because the host cities are not expected to build a speed skating rink specifically for the Universiade. In years where the Winter Universiade doesn't take place, or doesn't include speed skating, the World University Speed Skating Championships are sometimes held instead.
The Basketball competitions in the 2001 Summer Universiade were held in Beijing, China.
An all-time Universiade medal table from 1959 Summer Universiade to 2021 Summer Universiade and 1960 Winter Universiade to 2023 Winter Universiade, is tabulated below. The table is the consequence of the sum of the medal tables of the various editions of the Summer Universiade and the Winter Universiade. The results code are attributed to the IOC country code. NUSF stands for National University Sports Federation
The World Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS).
Archery is an mandatory sport at the Universiade that has been contested as optional sport between 2003 and 2015, and after 2017 became a compulsory sport. Unlike the Olympic competition, both recurve and compound disciplines are competed.
The 2021 Summer World University Games, officially known as the XXXI Summer World University Games and also known as Chengdu 2021, was a multi-sport event sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), held from 28 July to 8 August 2023 primarily in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. It was the fourth edition of the Games hosted by China. This is also the first edition to be referred to as the "Summer World University Games" rather than the "Summer Universiade." The games marked the 15th anniversary of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
Nobuo Futisawa (JPN)
Stoyan Stoyanov (BUL)
Ochirdolgoryn Enkhtaivan (MGL)
Roman Dmitriyev (URS)
Bartchou (ROM)
Dariush Vaezi (IRI)
Sejdiu (YUG)
Shells (USA)
