# 2015 Summer Universiade

The 2015 Summer Universiade (Korean: 2015년 하계 유니버시아드, romanized: Icheon sip-o nyeon Hagye Yunibeosiadeu), officially known as the XXVIII Summer Universiade (Korean: 제28회 하계 유니버시아드, romanized: Jeisippalhoe Hagye Yunibeosiadeu) and also known as Gwangju 2015 (Korean: 광주2015, romanized: Gwangju Icheon sip-o) was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), held in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It took place from July 3 to July 14, 2015.

## Bid selection

The cities of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Taipei, Taiwan; and Gwangju, South Korea were in initial contention for the Games. Edmonton previously hosted the 1983 Summer Universiade, 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 subprime mortgage crisis 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 World Cup Stadium: 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: baseball
* Mudeung Baseball Stadium: baseball
* Gwangju International Archery Center: archery
* Chosun University Gymnasium: taekwondo
* Honam University Gymnasium: volleyball
* Gwangju University Gymnasium: basketball

### South Jeolla (Jeonnam)
#### Boseong

* Boseong Public Stadium: football

#### Gurye

* Gurye Indoor Gymnasium: handball

#### Hwasun

* Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center: badminton

#### Jangseong

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

#### Mokpo

* Mokpo International Football Center: football

#### Muan

* Muan Indoor Stadium: basketball

#### Naju

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

#### Suncheon

* Palma Gymnasium: volleyball

#### Yeonggwang

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

### North Jeolla (Jeonbuk)
#### Gochang

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

#### Jeongeup

* Jeongeup Public Stadium: football

### North Chungcheong (Chungbuk)
#### Chungju

* Tangeum Lake: 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" (Korean: 창조의 빛, 미래의 빛, romanized: Changjoui Bich, Milaeui Bich, lit. 'Light of the Creation, Light of the Future') 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.

## Sports

* Aquatics
** Diving (13)
** Marathon swimming (2)
** Swimming (42)
** Water polo (2)
* Athletics (50)
* Archery (10)
* Badminton (7)
* Baseball (1)
* Basketball (2)
* Fencing (12)
* Football (2)
* Golf (4)
* Gymnastics
** Artistic gymnastics (14)
** Rhythmic gymnastics (8)
* Handball (2)
* Judo (18)
* Rowing (13)
* Shooting (34)
* Table tennis (7)
* Taekwondo (23)
* Tennis (7)
* Volleyball (2)

## Participants

* Afghanistan (3)
* Algeria (34)
* Angola (1)
* Anguilla (2)
* Argentina (81)
* Armenia (12)
* Aruba (2)
* Australia (180)
* Austria (25)
* Azerbaijan (8)
* Bangladesh (2)
* Barbados (2)
* Belarus (22)
* Belgium (35)
* Benin (2)
* Bhutan (8)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Botswana (16)
* Brazil (199)
* Bulgaria (4)
* Burkina Faso (2)
* Burundi (2)
* Cambodia (12)
* Canada (232)
* Chad (1)
* Chile (72)
* China (370)
* Colombia (56)
* Comoros (2)
* Costa Rica (2)
* Croatia (23)
* Cuba (2)
* Curaçao
* Cyprus (19)
* Czech Republic (145)
* Denmark (22)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)
* Dominican Republic (10)
* Ecuador (1)
* El Salvador (2)
* Equatorial Guinea
* Estonia (85)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Finland (78)
* France (224)
* Gabon (5)
* The Gambia (1)
* Georgia
* Germany (115)
* Ghana (17)
* Haiti (3)
* Honduras (1)
* Hong Kong (79)
* Hungary (117)
* India (98)
* Indonesia (40)
* Iran (84)
* Ireland (64)
* Israel (27)
* Italy (205)
* Ivory Coast
* Jamaica (10)
* Japan (350)
* Jordan (22)
* Kazakhstan (94)
* Kenya (9)
* South Korea (379) (host)
* Kyrgyzstan (21)
* Latvia (46)
* Lebanon (52)
* Liberia (1)
* Liechtenstein (1)
* Lithuania (71)
* Luxembourg (10)
* Macedonia
* Madagascar (2)
* Malaysia (107)
* Mali (10)
* Malta (11)
* Mauritius (2)
* Mexico (170)
* Federated States of Micronesia (1)
* Moldova
* Monaco (1)
* Mongolia (99)
* Montenegro (33)
* Morocco (12)
* Mozambique (24)
* Namibia (1)
* Nepal (22)
* Netherlands (58)
* New Zealand (66)
* Niger (2)
* Nigeria (51)
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Norway (53)
* Oman (33)
* Pakistan (8)
* Palestine (2)
* Panama (7)
* Paraguay (3)
* Peru (1)
* Philippines (78)
* Poland (153)
* Portugal (45)
* Qatar (17)
* Romania (58)
* Russia (453)
* Rwanda (2)
* Senegal (7)
* Serbia (92)
* Sierra Leone (16)
* Singapore (18)
* Slovakia (50)
* Slovenia (45)
* Solomon Islands (2)
* South Africa (111)
* Spain (17)
* Sri Lanka (54)
* Suriname (2)
* Swaziland (2)
* Sweden (80)
* Switzerland (103)
* Chinese Taipei (234)
* Tajikistan (8)
* Tanzania (2)
* Thailand (107)
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Tunisia (2)
* Turkey (112)
* Uganda (33)
* Ukraine (134)
* Great Britain (64)
* United States (373)
* Uruguay (39)
* Uzbekistan (34)
* Venezuela (92)
* Vietnam (6)
* Virgin Islands
* Zambia (8)
* Zimbabwe (23)

## Schedule

| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| July | 2nd Thu | 3rd Fri | 4th Sat | 5th Sun | 6th Mon | 7th Tue | 8th Wed | 9th Thu | 10th Fri | 11th Sat | 12th Sun | 13th Mon | 14th Tue | Events |
| Ceremonies | | OC | | | | | | | | | | | CC | |
| Archery | | | ● | ● | ● | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | 10 |
| Athletics | | | | | | | 2 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 14 | | | 50 |
| Badminton | | | | | ● | ● | 1 | | ● | ● | 5 | | | 6 |
| Baseball | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Basketball | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | 2 |
| Diving | | ● | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 13 |
| Fencing | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 12 |
| Football | ● | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Golf | | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | 4 | | | | 4 |
| Gymnastics | | | ● | 2 | 2 | 10 | | | | ● | 2 | 6 | | 22 |
| Handball | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | 2 |
| Judo | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 18 |
| Rowing | | | | ● | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | 13 |
| Shooting | | | | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 34 |
| Swimming | | | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | | | | 42 |
| Table tennis | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 7 |
| Taekwondo | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | 23 |
| Tennis | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 5 | | | 7 |
| Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| Water polo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total events | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 40 | 28 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 272 |
| Cumulative total | 0 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 61 | 101 | 129 | 163 | 197 | 221 | 255 | 271 | 272 | |
| July | 2nd Thu | 3rd Fri | 4th Sat | 5th Sun | 6th Mon | 7th Tue | 8th Wed | 9th Thu | 10th Fri | 11th Sat | 12th Sun | 13th Mon | 14th Tue | Events |

## Medal table

* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea (KOR)* | 47 | 32 | 29 | 108 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 34 | 39 | 49 | 122 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 34 | 21 | 16 | 71 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 25 | 25 | 35 | 85 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 20 | 15 | 19 | 54 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 13 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 11 | 15 | 17 | 43 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 8 | 17 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Iran (IRI) | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 6 | 12 | 19 | 37 |
| 11 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 13 | Lithuania (LTU) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | Poland (POL) | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 15 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 16 | Belarus (BLR) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 17 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 18 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 | Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | Thailand (THA) | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 |
| 21 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 22 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 23 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | Mongolia (MGL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 32 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 33 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 36 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Cyprus (CYP) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Armenia (ARM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 44 | Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 47 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 49 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 50 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 56 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 58 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 62 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (64 entries) | Totals (64 entries) | 274 | 272 | 337 | 883 |