LAUSANNE – Following a breathtaking 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan (RUS) where no more than eleven (11) Championship sports where present, as well as a successful year of World University Championships in 2012, where 27 events took place in 17 countries over 4 continents, the 2014 edition of WUCs is at hand.
Starting early March and running until mid-December, the 2014 World University Championships will include a FISU record equalling 29 events in a single year, this time in 24 countries and over the 5 continents (17 Europe, 8 Asia, 2 America, 1 Africa and 1 Oceania).
The Championships will take place for the first time in seven countries, i.e. Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
The dates below are final except when otherwise mentioned.
|
Sport |
City |
Country |
Date start |
Date end |
|
Triathlon |
Wellington |
New Zealand |
2014-03-08 |
2014-03-08 |
|
Cross country |
Entebbe |
Uganda |
2014-03-22 |
2014-03-22 |
|
Equestrian |
Abu Dhabi |
UAE |
2014-03-25 |
2014-03-28 |
|
American Football |
Uppsala |
Sweden |
2014-05-01 |
2014-05-11 |
|
Cycling |
Jelenia Gora |
Poland |
2014-06-04 |
2014-06-08 |
|
Taekwondo |
Hohhot |
China |
2014-06-08 |
2014-06-14 |
|
Floorball |
Singapore |
Singapore |
2014-06-18 |
2014-06-22 |
|
Karate |
Bar |
Montenegro |
2014-06-19 |
2014-06-22 |
|
Golf |
Crans-Montana |
Switzerland |
2014-06-23 |
2014-06-27 |
|
Match Racing |
Trentino |
Italy |
2014-06-29 |
2014-07-05 |
|
Wrestling |
Pecs |
Hungary |
2014-07-07 |
2014-07-12 |
|
Futsal |
Málaga |
Spain |
2014-07-13 |
2014-07-20 |
|
Archery |
Louvain-la-Neuve |
Belgium |
2014-07-16 |
2014-07-19 |
|
Beach Volleyball |
Porto |
Portugal |
2014-07-23 |
2014-07-27 |
|
Badminton |
Cordoba |
Spain |
2014-07-24 |
2014-07-29 |
|
Handball |
Guimarães |
Portugal |
2014-08-03 |
2014-08-10 |
|
Rugby 7 |
Sao Jose do Campos |
Brazil |
2014-08-08 |
2014-08-10 |
|
Orienteering |
Olomouc |
Czech Republic |
2014-08-12 |
2014-08-16 |
|
Canoe Sprint |
Minsk |
Belarus |
2014-08-15 |
2014-08-17 |
|
Chess |
Katowice |
Poland |
2014-08-18 |
2014-08-24 |
|
Squash |
Chennai |
India |
2014-09-01 |
2014-09-07 |
|
3×3 Basketball |
Salvador |
Brazil |
2014-09-11 |
2014-09-14 |
|
Rowing |
Gravelines |
France |
2014-09-12 |
2014-09-14 |
|
Boxing |
Yakutsk |
Russia |
2014-09-23 |
2014-09-28 |
|
Shooting Sport |
Al Ain |
UAE |
2014-10-08 |
2014-10-12 |
|
Woodball |
Perlis |
Malaysia |
2014-10-21 |
2014-10-26 |
|
Bridge |
Opatija |
Croatia |
2014-11-01 |
2014-11-07 |
|
Weightlifting |
Chiang Mai |
Thailand |
2014-12-10 |
2014-12-13 |
|
Speed skating |
Almaty |
Kazakhstan |
2014-12-18 |
2014-12-21 |
(Source: Paulo Ferreira, Director WUC)
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