2009 Winter Universiade
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| XXIV Winter Universiade | |
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| Athletes participating | --- |
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| Events | 12 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 19 February, 2009 |
| Closing ceremony | 1 March,2009 |
| Athlete's Oath | --- |
| Judge's Oath | --- |
| Torch Lighter | --- |
The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade, is scheduled to take place in Harbin, China.
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[edit] Selection
Harbin was selected by FISU on January 10, 2005 over future 2011 Winter Universiade host city Erzurum. They were the only two candidates.
[edit] Sports
[edit] Ice disciplines
- Speed skating
- Short track
- Figure skating
- Hockey
- Curling
[edit] Snow disciplines
- Alpine skiing
- Cross country skiing
- Ski jumping
- Nordic combined
- Free style skiing
- Snowboarding
- Biathlon
[edit] Competition venues
Harbin now has four stadiums for international ice games and five training stadiums. Among the venues, the following are mentioned in the official web site:
- Yabuli Olympic Snow Sports Center, about 100 km from Harbin
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin International Conference Exhibition and Sports Center
These venues were used for the Asian Games and were part of Harbin's unsuccessful application for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
There will be two athlete's villages, the main one in Harbin and the second one in Yabuli.
[edit] External links
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