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2015 Summer Universiade

2015 Summer Universiade. Sport Events Congress Ottawa April 16, 2009. What is the Universiade?. A multi-sport competition—summer and winter Staged every odd year by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Open to student-athletes aged 17 to 28 Edmonton hosted in 1983

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2015 Summer Universiade

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  1. 2015 Summer Universiade Sport Events Congress Ottawa April 16, 2009

  2. What is the Universiade? • A multi-sport competition—summer and winter • Staged every odd year by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) • Open to student-athletes aged 17 to 28 • Edmonton hosted in 1983 • Cities bidding to host the 2015 Summer Universiade • Edmonton, Canada • Gwangju, Korea • Taipei City, Chinese Taipei

  3. Universiade by the Numbers • 10,000 athletes, coaches & team officials • 10,000 volunteers • 1,250 technical officials • 1,000 media • 500 dignitaries • 170 countries • 12 days of competition

  4. Previous and awarded Universiades (1959 - 2013)

  5. Previous and awarded Universiades (1995 – 2013)

  6. Sport Overview - compulsory • 12 Compulsory Sports • Athletics (track and field) • Basketball • Diving • Football (soccer) • Gymnastics (artistic) • Gymnastics (rhythmic) • Judo • Swimming • Table Tennis • Tennis • Volleyball • Water Polo

  7. Sport Overview - optional • Up to three optional sports will be selected • Badminton • Cycling • Golf • Rugby Sevens • Taekwondo • Wrestling

  8. Benefits for Edmonton • Up to $400M to the Alberta economy • Creation of more than 6,000 jobs • Attract the world’s best student-athletes • Showcase Edmonton and Canada to the world

  9. Legacy • Enhance legacy programs from 1983 Universiade • 1983 Scholarship program ($1.3 M for 850+ student-athletes) • Triple the size • The Universiade Pavilion (Butterdome) • Construct a second multipurpose field house on south campus • Increase Edmonton’s volunteer and sport administration capacity • Expect to see a similar impact • 1983 Universiade Grant Program • Increase funding to this sport & culture grant program

  10. Legacy • New Facilities • Universiade Village • New and upgraded Sport Facilities • National Training Centres in Western Canada • Sports Equipment Legacy • Canadian Interuniversity Sport Legacy Fund • Ambassador Program • Sport Development • Youth , Aboriginal and Masters • Corporate Sponsorship Matching Program • Other FISU Legacies

  11. Compulsory Sports Athletics Foote Field Aquatics Kinsmen Sports Centre Basketball Rexall Place (finals) Go Community Centre Clare Drake Arena NAIT Football (soccer) Commonwealth Stadium Clarke Park TELUS Field Multi-Sport Tournament Recreation Site Edmonton Soccer Association Complex Jasper Place Bowl Victoria Soccer Park Competition Venues

  12. Compulsory sports (continued) Gymnastics Rexall Place (artistic) Northlands (rhythmic) Judo Northlands Table Tennis Universiade Pavilion Tennis University of Alberta Tennis Centre Michener Park Volleyball Rexall Place University of Alberta Main Gym Clare Drake Arena MacEwan College St. Francis Xavier Field House Bill Hunter Arena Competition Venues

  13. Renovation Projects (under $1 million) • Commonwealth Stadium • Rollie Miles Athletic Park • Multi-Sport Tournament Recreation Site • U of A Main Gymnasium • Universiade Pavilion • Saville Sports Centre

  14. Renovation Projects (more than $8 million) • Clarke Park • Foote Field • Kinsmen Sport Centre

  15. New Construction • Go Community Centre • South Campus Field House • Physical Activity and Health Complex • Student-Athlete Housing

  16. Cultural Program • Opening & Closing Ceremonies • Kaleidoscope 2015 • Medal Ceremonies

  17. FISU Conference • FISU Conference • FISU Executive Meetings • FISU General Assembly

  18. Timeline (domestic) • 2003 • Edmonton begins to explore hosting the Summer Universiade • June 2008 • Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) chooses Edmonton as Canada’s bid to host the 2015 Summer Universiade • October 2008 • All three orders of government support Edmonton’s bid

  19. Timeline (international) • March 14, 2009 • Final bid package submitted to International University Sports Federation (FISU) • April 30 to May 4, 2009 • FISU site evaluation committee visits Edmonton • May 23, 2009 • Final presentations and FISU’s attribution of 2015 Summer Universiade (Brussels, Belgium)

  20. Questions?

  21. Henry Singer Stanley A. Milner John & Bunny Ferguson Eric & Kathy Newell

  22. www.2015universiade.ca

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