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lk \\�Summer World University Games <br /> FISU Quick Facts FISU <br /> • Description: International sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in the odd year <br /> • Scope:The largest global multisport event for student-athletes <br /> • Stature: Internationally second only to the Summer Olympic Games <br /> • Rightsholder: International University Sport Federation (FISU), the international governing body for university <br /> sport, located in Lausanne, Switzerland <br /> • U.S. Member: U.S. International University Sport Federation (USIUSF), based in Orlando <br /> • FISU Events: Summer World University Games, Winter World University Games, and global sport championships <br /> in 30 different sports <br /> • Principle: FISU events are designed to encourage student-athletes from around the world to combine high <br /> sports performance with their intellectual pursuits <br /> • Required Sports: 15 total including Archery, Artistic Gymnastics,Athletics (Track& Field), Badminton, Basketball, <br /> Diving, Fencing,Judo, Rhythmic Gymnastics,Swimming,Table Tennis,Taekwondo,Tennis,Volleyball,Water Polo <br /> • Optional Sports:Three proposed by the LOC: Baseball/Softball, Football (Soccer), and Rugby 7s <br /> • Duration: 13 days <br /> • International Participation: 150 countries or more <br /> • Athletes: Over 7,000 student-athletes <br /> • Official Delegation:Adding national team coaches, managers, administrators, Chef de Missions, etc.to the <br /> athlete count brings the total delegation to approximately 10,000+ <br /> • Media: Broadcast in over 120 countries drawing more than 300 million viewers;with an Internet audience over <br /> 10 million <br /> • Ages: Student-athletes must be at least 17 and less than 28 years of age on January 1st in the year of the event <br /> • Olympic Elements:Award Ceremonies, Mascot, Opening&Closing Ceremonies,Theme Song,Torch Relay, <br /> Cultural Festival, and Educational Program <br /> • Major Non-sport Venues:Athletes Village, Opening/Closing Ceremonies venue, Broadcast/Media Center <br /> • Volunteers:Approximately 20,000 <br /> • Spectators: Recent Games have included as many as 600,000 spectators and almost 750,000 tickets sold <br /> • Economic Impacts:The 2015 Gwangju, South Korea, Games reported economic impacts of US$393 million and <br /> the 2017 Taipei Games reported economic impacts of US $153.5 million <br /> • Upcoming Host Cities: Chengdu, China (Summer) 2021; Lucerne, Switzerland (Winter) 2021; Lake Placid, NY, <br /> USA(Winter) 2023; Ekaterinburg, Russia (Summer) 2023, <br />