The 2015 Summer Universiade (), officially known as the XXVIII Summer

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() and also known as Gwangju 2015 () was a

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for student and youth athletes sanctioned by the

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(FISU), held in the city of

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

, South Korea. It took place from July 3 to July 14, 2015.

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The cities of

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;

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; and

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were in initial contention for the Games. Edmonton previously hosted the

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, and all the infrastructure built for those two events was in use and was part of the project, which gave the city a big advantage, but the

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in 2008 led the city to withdraw. This left only Gwangju and Taipei at the final phase. On May 23, 2009, FISU awarded the hosting rights to Gwangju.

Venues

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

Gwangju World Cup Stadium The Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It is the home stadium of Gwangju FC of the K League and has a capacity of 40,245. The stadium is managed by the Sports Support Division of the Culture & Sports Pol ...

: ceremonies, athletics * Dongkang College Gymnasium: basketball * Yeomju Gymnasium: volleyball * Nambu University International Aquatics Center: swimming, diving * Yeomju Indoor Aquatics Center: water polo * Yeomju Bitgoeul Gymnasium: judo * Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium: gymnastics * Honam University Football Field: football * Jinwol International Tennis Court: tennis * Yeomju Indoor Tennis Court: tennis * Kim Dae-Jung Convention Center: fencing *

Gwangju KIA Champions Field The Gwangju-Kia Champions Field () is a baseball stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. It has been the home of KBO club Kia Tigers The Kia Tigers () are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982 and based in the southwestern city ...

: baseball * Mudeung Baseball Stadium: baseball * Gwangju International Archery Center: archery *

Chosun University Chosun University () is one of the oldest private universities in South Korea. Its campus is situated in Gwangju metropolitan city, in southwestern South Korea. Around 33,000 students are enrolled. Academics Undergraduate courses are offere ...

Gymnasium: taekwondo * Honam University Gymnasium: volleyball *

Gwangju University Gwangju University () is a university in Gwangju, South Korea. It began in 1981 as a four-year college in Jinwol-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju, named Gwangju Gyeongsang Jeonmun Daehak (). It now has three graduate schools and four colleges with more t ...

Gymnasium: basketball

South Jeolla South Jeolla Province (), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (), is a province in the Honam region, South Korea, and the southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of North Jeolla to the nor ...
(Jeonnam)

;

Boseong Boseong County (''Boseong-gun'') is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Boseong is famous for its green tea leaves, with 26.71 hectares of land dedicated to its production. It is also the birthplace of the Korean independence acti ...

* Boseong Public Stadium: football ;

Gurye Gurye (''Gurye-gun'') is a county in the province of Jeollanam-do, South Korea. Gurye is a small, picturesque farming town situated between Jirisan and the Seomjin River. In the northeastern part of unwavering efforts at the Mt. Jiri. Gurye is the ...

* Gurye Indoor Gymnasium: handball ;

Hwasun Hwasun County () is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Anthem: Song of Citizens of Hwasun County Symbol * County Flower : Wild Chrysanthemum * County Tree : Zelkova Tree * County Bird : Dove History Before Hwasun became an admi ...

* Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center: badminton ;

Jangseong Jangseong County () is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Jangseong is in the southern region of the Korean peninsula and Gwangju and Naju is the nearest city from Jangseong. In South Jeolla, it near the northern border of its prov ...

* Jangseong Hong Gil-Dong Gymnasium: table tennis * Jangseong Lake : marathon swimming ;

Mokpo Mokpo (; ) is the List of cities in South Korea, third largest and most densely populated city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, located at the southwestern tip of the Korean Peninsula, close to Yudal mountain. Mokpo has frequent high-speed ...

Mokpo International Football Center The Mokpo International Football Center () is a football-specific stadium and training ground in Mokpo, South Korea and was built in 2009. It has six football pitch. Two are nature grounds, three are artificial turf grounds and one ground for you ...

: football ;

Muan Muan County () is a county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. In 2005, Muan County became the capital of South Jeolla following the transfer of the provincial office from its previous location in Gwangju to the village of Namak in Muan. Mu ...

* Muan Indoor Stadium: basketball ;

Naju Naju (; ) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla Province was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla Province actually originates from the first character of Jeonju () and the ...

Dongshin University Dongshin University () is a private university in southwestern South Korea. Its campus is located in Naju, a city in South Jeolla province which borders Gwangju. It enrolls about 7,000 students; the class of 2003 contained 1,378 student The cu ...

Gymnasium: volleyball * Naju Public Stadium: football * Naju Gold Lake Country Club: golf * Naju, South Jeolla Province Shooting Range: shooting * Naju Indoor Stadium: handball ;

Suncheon Suncheon (; ) is the largest city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, with a population of 280,719 as of 2022. It is located in the southeast of the province and is a scenic agricultural and industrial city, known for tourist attractions, suc ...

* Palma Gymnasium: volleyball ;

Yeonggwang Yeonggwang County (''Yeonggwang-gun'') is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Speciality Yeonggwang is a large producer of a fish, the Larimichthys polyactis, small yellow croaker which are so ...

* Yeonggwang Sportium Gymnasium: basketball * Yeonggwang Sportium Football Field: football

North Jeolla North Jeolla Province, officially Jeonbuk State (), is a Special Self-governing Province of South Korea in the Honam region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. Jeonbuk borders the provinces of South Chungcheong to the north, North Gyeo ...
(Jeonbuk)

;

Gochang Gochang County () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, county in Jeonbuk State, South Korea. It is a rural area, and is home to only one institution of higher education: Gochang Polytechnic College. Notable people from Gochang include ...

* Gochang County Gymnasium: handball * Gochang Public Stadium: football ;

Jeongeup Jeongeup (; ), is a city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. The city limits include Naejang-san National Park, a popular destination particularly in autumn due to its foliage. Jeongeup is on the Honam Expressway and Honam Line, with the ...

* Jeongeup Public Stadium: football

North Chungcheong North Chungcheong Province (), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region on the south-centre of the Korean Peninsula. Nor ...
(Chungbuk)

;

Chungju Chungju () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Uamsan is a mountain located within the outskirts of the city. The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Al ...

Tangeum Lake Tangeum Lake () is an artificial lake at Chungju in South Korea., 2013 Chungju, South Korea. The lake is located between Chungju Dam and another dam that regulates its flow. There are leisure facilities including Jungangtap Park and Keum Spor ...

: rowing

Identity

Mascot

The official mascot of the 2015 Summer Universiade is an angel of light named ''Nuribi''. The name Nuribi is a combination of the Korean words ‘nuri’ for world and ‘bi’ for fly. It is described as the messenger of light, symbol of Gwangju Universiade vision and bridge of communication of world's youth which spreads hope of creation to deliver light to the world.

Slogan

The slogan of the 2015 Summer Universiade is "Light Up Tomorrow" () which represents the city's identity derived from its name Gwangju, the town of light, its position at the center of 21st-century high-tech industry era, the challenging spirit and passion of the world's youth especially university student athlete at the Universiade, expectations for better performance of athlete, Gwangju's effort to help brighten the future of the world through the Universiade, city's intention to create momentum for sustainable development toward a better future, and will of Guangju to set new standards for universiade.

Logo

The logo of the 2015 Summer Universiade is the "Wings of Light". Its unique 'U' letter shape resembles the Universiade Games. Overall, it represents the passion of athletes compete against all odds beyond limits, the dynamic atmosphere of sport, and the harmony of nations around the world, and Gwangju's vision to reach worldwide recognition and admiration. 5 blue wings represents the world's oceans and 6 Red wings represents the world's six continents. The overlapping light denotes the harmony and friendship among the world's youth especially university student athlete in the Universiade. The soaring U-shaped wings emitting light symbolize Gwangju as a global city and aiming for greater heights during the universiade.Symbol 2015 Gwangju

Sports

Aquatics Aquatics may refer to: *Aquatic sports in the Olympics and other international competitions, including the disciplines of swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, and open water swimming *Water-related sports more broadly (including boa ...

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Artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), ...

(14) **

Rhythmic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups on a floor with an apparatus: hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), hoop, ball (rhythmic gymnastics), ball, Clubs (rhythmic gymnastics), clubs, ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics), ...

(8) * * * * * * * *

Participants

* (3) * (34) * (1) * (2) * (81) * (12) * (2) * (180) * (25) * (8) * (2) * (2) * (22) * (35) * (2) * (8) * * (16) * (199) * (4) * (2) * (2) * (12) * (232) * (1) * (72) * (370) * (56) * (2) * (2) * (23) * (2) * * (19) * (145) * (22) * (2) * (10) * (1) * (2) * * (85) * (2) * (78) * (224) * (5) * (1) * * (115) * (17) * (3) * (1) * (79) * (117) * (98) * (40) * (84) * (64) * (27) * (205) * * (10) * (350) * (22) * (94) * (9) * (379) (host) * (21) * (46) * (52) * (1) * (1) * (71) * (10) * * (2) * (107) * (10) * (11) * (2) * (170) * (1) * * (1) * (99) * (33) * (12) * (24) * (1) * (22) * (58) * (66) * (2) * (51) * * (53) * (33) * (8) * (2) * (7) * (3) * (1) * (78) * (153) * (45) * (17) * (58) * (453) * (2) * (7) * (92) * (16) * (18) * (50) * (45) * (2) * (111) * (17) * (54) * (2) * (2) * (80) * (103) * Flag of Chinese Taipei for Universiade

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One China principle stipulated by the ...

(234) * (8) * (2) * (107) * * (2) * (112) * (33) * (134) * (64) * (373) * (39) * (34) * (92) * (6) * * (8) * (23)

Schedule

Medal table

References

External links

Official Games site (archived)
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Venues

Gwangju Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...

South Jeolla South Jeolla Province (), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (), is a province in the Honam region, South Korea, and the southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of North Jeolla to the nor ... (Jeonnam)

North Jeolla North Jeolla Province, officially Jeonbuk State (), is a Special Self-governing Province of South Korea in the Honam region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. Jeonbuk borders the provinces of South Chungcheong to the north, North Gyeo ... (Jeonbuk)

North Chungcheong North Chungcheong Province (), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region on the south-centre of the Korean Peninsula. Nor ... (Chungbuk)

Identity

Mascot

Slogan

Logo

Sports

Participants

Schedule

Medal table

See also

References

External links

South Jeolla South Jeolla Province (), formerly South Chŏlla Province, also known as Jeonnam (), is a province in the Honam region, South Korea, and the southernmost province in mainland Korea. South Jeolla borders the provinces of North Jeolla to the nor ...
(Jeonnam)

North Jeolla North Jeolla Province, officially Jeonbuk State (), is a Special Self-governing Province of South Korea in the Honam region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. Jeonbuk borders the provinces of South Chungcheong to the north, North Gyeo ...
(Jeonbuk)

North Chungcheong North Chungcheong Province (), also known as Chungbuk, is a province of South Korea. North Chungcheong has a population of 1,578,934 (2014) and has a geographic area of located in the Hoseo region on the south-centre of the Korean Peninsula. Nor ...
(Chungbuk)