Poznan Withdraws as 2015 SU Candidate
The Executive Committee of the Polish University Sports Association (ASZ) and the Authorities of the City of Poznan regretfully informed FISU they resign from further bidding to organize the 2015 Summer Universiade. ‘The financial crisis in the world’s economy disables the Polish government from providing financial guarantees to cover the costs’, the official communiqué read.
Nevertheless, ASZ is determined to bring a Summer Universiade to Poland in the future: ‘we work intensely on preparing our offer to bid for organizing the Summer Universiade in 2017’, Poznan Mayor Ryszard Grobelny stated.
The city of Poznan will further develop its transport system in the city, expand the airport and railway station, and construct new sport facilities as well as modernizing the already existing ones. These works are connected with Poznan’s preparations to organize the UEFA Euro 2012 but will without any doubt also serve numerous top sport events in the future.
The withdrawal of Poznan as a bidding city leaves the number of candidates for the 2015 Summer Universiade to three: Edmonton (CAN), Gwangju (KOR) and Taipei City (TPE). The Games will be attributed on May 23rd, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.
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FISU stands for Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (International University Sports Federation), founded in 1949. FISU's main responsibility is the supervision of both Summer and Winter Universiades as well as the World University Championships. The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.
The Summer Universiade consists of 12 compulsory sports (Athletics - Basketball - Fencing - Football - Gymnastics - Swimming - Diving - Water Polo – Tennis – Table Tennis - Judo - Volleyball) and up to three optional sports chosen by the host country. The record figures are 9,006 participants in Bangkok, Thailand in 2007 and 174 countries in Daegu, Korea in 2003.
The Winter Universiade consists of 7 compulsory sports (Alpine skiing - Nordic skiing composed of jump, cross country & combined - Biathlon - Ice Hockey - Short-Track - Speed Skating - Figure Skating - Curling) and one or two optional sports also chosen by the host country. The Winter Universiade gathered a record 2,511 participants in Torino in 2007 and a record number of 50 countries in Innsbruck, Austria in 2005.
The World University Championships are organized every even year in sports which do not figure on the compulsory Universiade program. In 2006 28 different WUC were staged all over the world.
For more info or pictures, do not hesitate to contact FISU Media department at media@fisu.net or surf to www.fisu.net.
Nevertheless, ASZ is determined to bring a Summer Universiade to Poland in the future: ‘we work intensely on preparing our offer to bid for organizing the Summer Universiade in 2017’, Poznan Mayor Ryszard Grobelny stated.
The city of Poznan will further develop its transport system in the city, expand the airport and railway station, and construct new sport facilities as well as modernizing the already existing ones. These works are connected with Poznan’s preparations to organize the UEFA Euro 2012 but will without any doubt also serve numerous top sport events in the future.
The withdrawal of Poznan as a bidding city leaves the number of candidates for the 2015 Summer Universiade to three: Edmonton (CAN), Gwangju (KOR) and Taipei City (TPE). The Games will be attributed on May 23rd, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.
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FISU stands for Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (International University Sports Federation), founded in 1949. FISU's main responsibility is the supervision of both Summer and Winter Universiades as well as the World University Championships. The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.
The Summer Universiade consists of 12 compulsory sports (Athletics - Basketball - Fencing - Football - Gymnastics - Swimming - Diving - Water Polo – Tennis – Table Tennis - Judo - Volleyball) and up to three optional sports chosen by the host country. The record figures are 9,006 participants in Bangkok, Thailand in 2007 and 174 countries in Daegu, Korea in 2003.
The Winter Universiade consists of 7 compulsory sports (Alpine skiing - Nordic skiing composed of jump, cross country & combined - Biathlon - Ice Hockey - Short-Track - Speed Skating - Figure Skating - Curling) and one or two optional sports also chosen by the host country. The Winter Universiade gathered a record 2,511 participants in Torino in 2007 and a record number of 50 countries in Innsbruck, Austria in 2005.
The World University Championships are organized every even year in sports which do not figure on the compulsory Universiade program. In 2006 28 different WUC were staged all over the world.
For more info or pictures, do not hesitate to contact FISU Media department at media@fisu.net or surf to www.fisu.net.