2001_Summer_Universiade

2001 Summer Universiade

2001 Summer Universiade

Multi-sport event in Beijing, China


The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports. The hosts, China, topped the medal table for the first time, with a total of 103 medals and 54 gold medals (more than twice the number of gold- medals won by the United States, in second place).

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The event was also considered a rehearsal for the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to the announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games, which was made one month before the Opening Ceremony of the Universiade.

Venues

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Chaoyang District

Fengtai District

  • Fengtai Sports Center - volleyball, football
  • Guangcai Gymnasium - volleyball
  • Beijing Tennis Center — tennis

Haidian District

Xicheng District

  • Beijing Yuetan Gymnasium - judo

Shijingshan District

Dongcheng District

Sports

Events in a total of twelve sports were contested at the Universiade.

  • Note: Numbers in brackets denote the number of different events held in each sport.

Obligatory sports

Rhythmic gymnastics became an obligatory sport at this edition.

Optional

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

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References

  1. Masterman, Guy (2010). Strategic Sports Event Management. Routledge. p. 45. ISBN 9781136435171.
  2. "Venues". Archived from the original on 22 February 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

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