2011 Summer Universiade

XXVI Summer Universiade
第26届夏季世界大学生运动会
Dì 26 jiè xiàjì shìjiè dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì
Events 306 in 22 sports
Opening ceremony 12 August
Closing ceremony 23 August
Officially opened by President Hu Jintao
Main venue Shenzhen Bay Sports Center

The 2011 Summer Universiade, the XXVI Summer Universiade, was hosted in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Bid selection

Bid logo

The cities of Kazan, Russia, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Shenzhen, China, Murcia, Spain, and Poznań, Poland were in contention for the Games. On 16 January 2007, FISU announced at the conference prior to the 2007 Winter Universiade, that the host would be Shenzhen.[1] With five candidates, it was the most competitive race to host a Universiade.[2] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was also posed to make a serious bid, but withdrew.[3]

Shenzhen was not considered a favorite, as several other sporting competitions have been assigned to China in recent years, including the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the 2009 Winter Universiade in Harbin, and the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. Also, as a city, Shenzhen is only 30 years old as of 2010 and lacks the experience to host a major sporting competition compared to the other candidates' experience.[4]

Preparation

Shenzhen Airlines was an official partner of the Universiade. Here one of its Airbus A320s is painted in a livery promoting the games.

In preparation for the event, Shenzhen has built numerous infrastructure objects. In particular, several new lines of Shenzhen Metro were opened. The preparation cost was estimated to exceed 180 billion RMB,[5] including 75 billion RMB spent on new subway lines, 12 billion RMB on facelifting buildings and streets and 4.1 billion RMB spent on the 60,000-seat stadium.

Furthermore, 200 of BYD‟s all-electric eBUS’s and 300 of BYD‟s all-electric e6’s (a 5-passenger sedan that serves well as an eTaxi), this new energy fleet now becomes the largest of its kind in the World. Chuanfu Wang, the Chairman and President of BYD Co., Ltd., signed on behalf of BYD at a formal ceremony with representatives from Shenzhen Bus Group, Shenzhen Eastern Bus Group and Shenzhen Western Bus Co.

After the conclusion of the international multi-sport events at the 2011 Universiade Games, the eBUS‟s and eTaxi‟s will continue serving as public transportation for Shenzhen City.

On the down side, 80,000 residents were evicted from the city for reasons such as lack of regular employment because they were deemed "a threat" to the Universiade. The move was highly controversial and sparked a debate on the legality of the policy.[6][7]

Residents of apartment buildings close to the stadium were ordered to leave their houses for five hours but to leave the lights on. 15,000 paramilitary police from other cities were deployed in Shenzhen, in addition to Shenzhen's own 5,000-strong force.[8]

Shenzhen Airport was ordered closed during the opening ceremony, affecting up to 290 flights.

According to the head of Shenzhen's Communist Party division, Wang Rong, all this was done to prevent embarrassment of China in front of the world, as many foreigners will be present in the city during the Games.

The Stadium of opening ceremony: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center

Mascot

The mascot of 2011 Summer Universiade is called UU. Its design is related to the logo of the Universiade, the Happy U. It represents a smiling face, with the image of the first letter "U" in the word "Universiade". Its relationship with the logo, the "Happy U" breaks the traditional mascot design idea to be realistic, and comforts to the spirit of the Universiade.

Tickets

Delegations could obtain complementary tickets before 23 May. As of 24 May (80 days away from the Opening Ceremony), the ticket sale was not yet started. It was announced that tickets will cost between 30 and 300 RMB.[9] In July 2011, tickets went on sale[10] to the general public in several phases. Tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies would not be sold to the general public.

Venues

Shenzhen University Stadium

Early reports promised the city would build 12 new stadiums and gyms in the Futian, Nanshan and Luohu districts. A new International Olympic Centre featuring a 60,000-seat main stadium, a 18,000-seat gym, a 13.4-square-kilometre park and other facilities, also were established in Longgang District.[2] By the end, 21 new venues and stadiums were successfully completed.[11]

The 2011 Summer Universiade used 54 stadiums including 29 competition halls and 25 training halls. Avant company is the only sports seating facility supplier.

The universiade including Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Sports Center, Shenzhen Sports Center-natatorium, Shenzhen Stadium, Sports City, Shenzhen Gym, Shenzhen natatorium, Shenzhen Sports Team Training Hall, Longgang International Velodrome, Luohu Gym, Bao’an Sports Center, Nanshan Recreation and Sports Activities Center, Shenzhen University Gym, etc.

Main gymnasium of Universiade center has an area of 45,000 square meters, 4 layers, allowing more than 18,000 spectators to watch matches. Many basketball matches and championships were held here, so it satisfied all standards and specifications of FIBA. Stands were constructed around the whole basketball gymnasium.

Sports

Following is a list of the sports that were contested at the 2011 Summer Universiade:[12]

Participants

150 countries participated in 2011 Summer Universiade.[13]

Medal table

The medal count is as follows:[30]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 753931145
2 Russia 424545132
3 South Korea 28213079
4 Japan 23263887
5 United States 17221150
6 Italy 1251330
7 Ukraine 11201344
8  Chinese Taipei 791632
9 Turkey 77822
10 Thailand 72918
11 Jamaica 6219
12 Hungary 61411
13 Poland 57820
14 Lithuania 55313
15 Australia 53816
16 New Zealand 53412
17 France 4121733
18 Romania 34916
19 Belarus 34613
20 Indonesia 3126
21 Germany 26614
22 Spain 25512
23 Brazil 241218
24 South Africa 2237
25 North Korea 2215
26 Portugal 2204
26 Serbia 2204
28 Czech Republic 2147
29 Great Britain 2125
30 India 2013
31 Netherlands 2002
32 Mexico 141217
33 Iran 1438
34 Switzerland 1315
35 Slovakia 1203
36 Morocco 1124
37 Algeria 1113
37 Estonia 1113
39 Moldova 1012
39 Armenia 1012
41 Croatia 1001
42 Canada 0538
43 Mongolia 0404
44 Kazakhstan 0336
45 Azerbaijan 0202
46 Vietnam 0134
47 Malaysia 0123
48 Austria 0112
48 Belgium 0112
50 Israel 0101
50 Philippines 0101
50 Singapore 0101
50 Slovenia 0101
50 Uzbekistan 0101
55 Hong Kong 0033
56 Cyprus 0022
56 Egypt 0022
58 Cuba 0011
58 Ecuador 0011
58 Georgia 0011
58 Greece 0011
58 Kenya 0011
58 Macedonia 0011
58 Mozambique 0011
58 Sweden 0011
Total 306302360968

Schedule

One of volleyball events: Norway vs Mexico (20 August)
Australian and Hongkongese referees for volleyball event of Norway vs Mexico (20 August)
Score Monitor in Shenzhen University Gym (20 August)
One of football events:Brazil vs UK
 OC Opening ceremony  ●  Event competitions  1 Event finals  CC Closing ceremony
August 11th
Thu		 12th
Fri		 13th
Sat		 14th
Sun		 15th
Mon		 16th
Tue		 17th
Wed		 18th
Thu		 19th
Fri		 20th
Sat		 21st
Sun		 22nd
Mon		 23rd
Tue		 Events
Ceremonies OC CC
Archery ● ● 2 2 8 10
Athletics 2 6 11 10 7 14 50
Badminton ● ● 1 ● ● ● 5 6
Basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Chess ● ● ● ● ● ● 3 3
Cycling 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 16
Diving 2 1 1 2 1 1 4 12
Fencing 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Gymnastics 1 1 2 10 2 4 8 28
Golf ● ● ● 4 4
Judo 4 4 4 4 2 18
Sailing ● ● ● ● 3 6 9
Shooting 8 6 8 4 10 36
Swimming 2 6 7 7 7 7 6 42
Table tennis ● ● ● 2 ● 1 2 2 7
Taekwondo 2 3 4 4 4 4 21
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 5 7
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Water polo ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Weightlifting 2 2 3 2 3 3 15
Total events 13 17 20 34 28 45 32 37 40 355 306
Cumulative total 13 30 50 84 112 157 189 226 266 301306
August 11th
Thu		 12th
Fri		 13th
Sat		 14th
Sun		 15th
Mon		 16th
Tue		 17th
Wed		 18th
Thu		 19th
Fri		 20th
Sat		 21st
Sun		 22nd
Mon		 23rd
Tue		 Events

See also

References

  1. ↑ Universiades for 2011 attributed
  2. 1 2 "Shenzhen submits bid for 2011 Universiade". China Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "2011 Universiade: Edmonton selected as potential Canadian host-NOT". Connect2edmonton.ca. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Shenzhen to host 2011 World Universiade". En.beijing2008.cn. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "CIC estimation on the cost of Shenzhen Universiade to be approximately 180 billion RMB". Hkcd.com.hk. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Shenzhen's pre-Universiade eviction of 80,000 "high-risk people" sparks controversy
  7. ↑ "Shenzhen's pre-Universiade eviction of 80,000 "high-risk people" sparks controversy". News.xinhuanet.com. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Shenzhen welcomes world with lockdown, South China Morning Post, 12 August 2011
  9. ↑ "Ticket information Shenzhen Universiade". Startinchina.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  10. ↑ "Ticket sales points Shenzhen Universiade". Startinchina.com. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "21 Newly Built Venues and Stadiums Completed.". Szcpost.com. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  12. ↑ "24 sports". Sz2011.org. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  13. ↑ Countries
  14. ↑ "Canada sends delegation". fisu.net. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  15. ↑ "Eestit esindab suveuniversiaadil Hiinas 79 sportlast". ERR sport. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  16. ↑ "2011 SU Update: French Bring Biggest Delegation Ever". Fisu.net. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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  28. ↑ "Team Switzerland ready to go". fisu.net. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  29. ↑ "Ukraine Sends Participants to Shenzhen". fisu.net. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  30. ↑ Medals

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