2009 Winter Universiade

2009 Winter Universiade

Universiade infobox
Name = XXIV Winter Universiade

Size = 150
Optional caption =
Nations participating = ---
Athletes participating = ---
Events = 12 sports
Opening ceremony = 19 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.

election

Harbin was selected by FISU on January 10, 2005 over future 2011 Winter Universiade host city Erzurum. They were the only two candidates.

ports

Ice disciplines

*Speed skating
*Short track
*Figure skating
*Hockey
*Curling

now 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:
*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.

External links

* [http://www.harbin2009.org/ Official web site of Harbin 2009]


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