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Encyclopedia > 2009 Winter Universiade
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XXIV Winter Universiade

Nations participating
Athletes participating ---
Events 12 sports
Opening ceremony 18 February, 2009
Closing ceremony 1 March,2009
Officially opened by ---
Athlete's Oath ---
Judge's Oath ---
Torch Lighter ---
Stadium

The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade, is scheduled to take place in Harbin, China. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ... The Olympic Oath is taken by an athlete and a judge at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games. ... Montreals Olympic Stadium The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. ... The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). ... Harbin on a map of China For other meanings of Harbin, see Harbin (disambiguation). ...

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Selection

Harbin was selected by FISU on January 10, 2005 over future 2011 Winter Universiade host city Erzurum. They were the only two candidates. Erzurum (Ô¿Õ¡Ö€Õ«Õ¶ (Karin) in Armenian) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. ...


Sports

Ice disciplines

  • Speed skating
  • Short track
  • Figure skating
  • Hockey
  • Curling

Snow disciplines

  • Alpine skiing
  • Cross country skiing
  • Ski jumping
  • Nordic combined
  • Free style skiing
  • Snowboarding
  • Biathlon

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:

These venues were used for the Asian Games and were part of Harbin's unsuccessful application for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Yabuli Ski Resort is Chinas largest ski resort. ... Heilongjiang University (黑龙江大学) is a famous comprehensive university in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. ... Categories: | | ... Three cities made the shortlist with their bids to host the 2010 Winter Olympics (formally known as XXI Olympic Winter Games), which were awarded to Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 2, 2003. ... The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, are the next Winter Olympics, scheduled to be performed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010. ...


There will be two athlete's villages, the main one in Harbin and the second one in Yabuli.


External link

  • Official web site of Harbin 2009
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