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2011 Summer Universiade

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XXVI Summer Universiade
Host cityShenzhen, Guangdong, China
MottoStart Here (从这里开始, Cóng zhèlǐ kāishǐ)
Nations150
Athletes7,132
Events304 in 22 sports
Opening12 August 2011
Closing23 August 2011
Opened byPresident Hu Jintao
Main venueShenzhen Bay Sports Center
Websitesz2011.org (archived)
Summer
Winter

The 2011 Summer Universiade (2011年夏季世界大学生运动会), also known as the XXVI Summer Universiade (第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会) and Shenzhen 2011, was hosted in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

Bid selection

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The cities of Kazan, Russia, Kaohsiung,Chinese Taipei, 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 until that date.[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 was only 30 years old as of 2010 and lacked experience in hosting a major sporting competition, compared to the other candidates.[4]

Preparation

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

In preparation for the event, Shenzhen built numerous infrastructure objects, including several new lines of Shenzhen Metro. 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.

Also added were 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), making this new-energy fleet the largest of its kind in the world.

After the conclusion of the event, the eBUSs and eTaxis continued 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 the embarrassment of China in front of the world, as many foreigners were to be present in the city during the Games.

The Stadium of the opening ceremony: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center

Mascot

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The mascot of the 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 the spirit of the Universiade.

Tickets

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Delegations could obtain complimentary tickets before 23 May. As of 24 May, 80 days away from the opening ceremony, the ticket sale has not yet started. It was announced that tickets would 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

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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, an 18,000-seat gym, a 13.4-square-kilometre park and other facilities, also was 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.

The main gymnasium of Universiade Center has an area of 45,000 square meters and 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

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

Participants

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150 countries participated in 2011 Summer Universiade.[13]

[a] Because the International Olympic Committee suspended the Kuwait Olympic Committee on 1 January 2010, Kuwait athletes competed as independents under the Olympic flag.

Medal table

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The medal count is as follows:[31]

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China*744032146
2 Russia424345130
3 South Korea28213079
4 Japan23263887
5 United States17221251
6 Ukraine12191445
7 Italy1251330
8 Chinese Taipei (TPE)791632
9 Thailand72918
10 Turkey67821
11 Jamaica6219
12 Hungary61411
13 Poland57820
14 Lithuania55313
15 Australia53816
16 New Zealand53412
17 France4121733
18 Romania34916
19 Belarus34613
20 Indonesia3126
21 Germany27615
22 Spain25512
23 Brazil241319
24 South Africa2237
25 North Korea2215
26 Portugal2204
 Serbia2204
28 Czech Republic2147
29 Great Britain2125
30 India2013
31 Netherlands2002
32 Mexico141217
33 Iran1438
34 Switzerland1315
35 Slovakia1203
36 Morocco1124
37 Algeria1113
 Estonia1113
39 Armenia1012
 Moldova1012
41 Croatia1001
42 Canada0538
43 Mongolia0404
44 Kazakhstan0347
45 Azerbaijan0202
46 Vietnam0134
47 Malaysia (MAS)0123
48 Austria0112
 Belgium0112
50 Ecuador0101
 Israel0101
 Philippines0101
 Singapore0101
 Slovenia0101
 Uzbekistan0101
56 Hong Kong0033
57 Cyprus0022
 Egypt0022
59 Cuba0011
 Georgia0011
 Greece0011
 Kenya0011
 Macedonia0011
 Mozambique0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (65 entries)305302364971

Schedule

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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 35 5 306
Cumulative total 13 30 50 84 112 157 189 226 266 301 306
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

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References

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  1. ^ Universiades for 2011 attributed[dead link]
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  12. ^ "24 sports". Sz2011.org. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  13. ^ Countries Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Canada sends delegation". fisu.net. 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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  31. ^ Medals Archived 26 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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