ERZURUM, January 26, 2011

KAIRIS ULP

The IMPORTANCE of the WINTER UNIVERSIADE

in the PROGRAMME and HISTORY of FISU

Chairman WU Supervision Commision FISU

25th Winter Universiade

• The importance of the Winter Universiade for FISU

• The importance of the Winter Universiade for the organiser

• Winter Universiade and Winter Olympics

27.01.-06.02.2011, Erzurum, Turkey

WINTER UNIVERSIADE

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 FIRST WINTER GAMES

1. Winter International University Games

1928 Cortina d’Ampezzo-------------------------1.Winter Universiade

1960Chamonix, FRA

220 athletes, 16 countries

I Winter Olympics

1924Chamonix, FRA

258 athletes16 countries

WOG 2006 & WU 2009

XX Winter Olympics 2006, Turin, ITA

5337 participants,

80 countries,

OC paid staff: 2700

Volunteers: 18 000

15 sport disciplines,

84 medal events

XXIV Winter Universiade 2009, Harbin, CHN

2,381 participants,

44 countries,

OC paid staff: 679

Volunteers: 3000

13 sport disciplines, 82 medal events

WOG 2006 & WU 2009

8. Ice Hockey

9. Curling

10. Figure Skating

11. Short-Track

Speed Skating

12. Speed skating

1. Alpine skiing

2. Snowboarding

3. Biathlon

4. Cross-country skiing

5. Ski jumping

6. Nordic combined

7. Freestyle skiing

7 SNOW EVENTS 5 ICE EVENTS

WOG 2006 & WU 2009

XX Winter Olympics 2006, Turin, ITA

1.-12. .... 13. Bobsleigh

14. Luge 15. Skeleton

XXIV Winter Universiade 2009, Harbin, CHN

1.-12. ....13. Synchronized skating

WU Sports programme

WU Sports programme

WU Sports programme

WU Sports programme

WU Sports programme

Winter Universiade & FISU

FISU – an umbrella organisation for international student sports, 153 members

FISU events:• Summer Universiade, ca 9000 participants

• Winter Universiade, ca 3000 participants

• Wolrd University Championships, ca 30 sports

• FISU Forum

• FISU Conference

Winter Universiade & FISU

• 1. WU, 1960 Chamonix 220 athletes• 22. WU, 2005 Innsbruck 50 countries• 23. WU, 2007 Torino 2511 participants

Winter Universiade – one of the crucial means for developing student sports and disseminating their ideas all over the world

Winter Universiade & organisers

1. Development of infrastructure related to winter sports;

2. Advancement of the knowledge cocnerning competitive sport, experience of organising a unique multi-sport event;

3. Social significance for the city, university, region and country;

4. Periodically focused attention, support and resources for student sport.

ASIA and

THANK YOU!

KAIRIS ULP (Estonia), Chairman WU Supervision Commision FISU

ERZURUM, January 26, 2011