2017 Summer Universiade

The 2017 Summer Universiade (Chinese: 2017年夏季世界大學運動會; pinyin: Èr líng yī qī Nián Xiàjì Shìjiè Dàxué Yùndònghuì), officially known as the XXIX Summer Universiade (Chinese: 第二十九屆夏季世界大學運動會; pinyin: Dì èrshíjiǔ jiè xiàjì shìjiè dàxué yùndònghuì) and commonly called Taipei 2017 (Chinese: 台北2017; pinyin: Táiběi Èr líng yī qī), was an international multi-sport event that took place in Taipei, Taiwan from 19 to 30 August 2017.

XXIX Summer Universiade
Official logo of the 2017 Summer Universiade
Host cityTaipei
Country Republic of China
MottoFor You, For Youth
Chinese: 獻給你，獻給年輕世代
(Xiàn gěi nǐ, xiàn gěi niánqīng shìdài)
Nations145
Athletes7,639
Sport21
Events271
Opening19 August
Closing30 August
Opened byPresident Tsai Ing-wen
Athlete's OathWu Tsung-hsuan (Volleyball)
Chang Kai-chen (Tennis)
Judge's OathShiu Geng-hau (Volleyball)
Lan Mei-fen (Football)
Torch lighterChen Chin-Feng (Baseball)
Main venueTaipei Municipal Stadium
Summer
Winter
Flame in Taipei Municipal Stadium

Bid selection
2017 Taipei Summer Universiade Organizing Committee Office Entrance
A signboard of the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. Taipei is selected as host of the 2017 Summer Universiade on 29 November 2011.

The cities of Brasília in Brazil and Taipei in Taiwan were in contention for the Games. Taipei was elected as the host city of the 2017 Summer Universiade by FISU on 29 November 2011, in Brussels, Belgium.[1]

Venues

Venue changes

In June 2015, Taipei's Mayor Ko Wen-je announced that organizers had shifted the opening and closing ceremonies from the Taipei Dome to the Taipei Municipal Stadium due to delays in the construction of the domed stadium.[2]

Marketing

Motto

The official motto of the games was For You, For Youth (Chinese: 獻給你，獻給年輕世代; pinyin: Xian gěi nǐ, xiàn gěi niánqīng shìdài). It was adopted to represent the assembly of university athletes from around the world to compete and pursue for dreams and victory.[3][4]

The logo of the games was a stylized image of the Chinese character Běi (北) as in the host city, Taipei (臺北 Táiběi). The logo was based on the shape of letter U, which stands for Universiade, United and University. It was adopted to represent the passion, vitality, hope and positivity. The logo's combination of five colors (blue, yellow, black, green and red) represents the assembly of university athletes from around the world to compete. The logo was designed by Yu Ming-lung.[3][4]

Mascot
Bravo the Bear, the official mascot of the games.

The mascot of the games was Bravo the Bear (Chinese: 熊讚; pinyin: Xióng Zàn), a Formosan black bear. The white V on the chest of the Formosan black bear and the gold medal represented the hope of the games athletes in pursuing dreams and victory, while the identity of the black bear as the endangered species in Taiwan represented commitment to protecting the natural environment. The mascot name, Bravo, which is an expression of approval in Italian, was chosen to represent athletes' bravery in achieving outstanding results.[3][4] The Mandarin name of the mascot, Xióng Zàn, sounds like the word "brilliant" in the Taiwanese Min-nan language.[4] The mascot was designed by Yu Ming-lung.[5]

Theme song

The official theme song of the Taipei 2017 Universiade was "Embrace the World with You" (Chinese: 擁抱世界擁抱你; pinyin: Yōng Bào Shì Jiè Yōng Bào Nǐ), composed by Kris Wu (Paiwan: Utjung Tjakivalid) and sung by I-WANT STAR POWER (Chinese: I-WANT星勢力). The theme song was produced by techno producer Howie B and Taiwanese music producer Ada Su.[6][7]

Attendees

On 7 July, it was announced that the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Tsai Ing-wen would attend the event.[8]

In what has been referred to as a "stealth boycott",[9] China officially announced that it would not be sending teams to participate in team events, but individual Chinese athletes are allowed to travel to Taiwan and compete in the individual events.[10]

Days before the opening ceremony, Ugandan sports official Norman Katende stated that the Ugandan team had been ordered not to travel to Taiwan because of their country's adherence to the "one China" policy.[11] Katende published a letter received from the Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs reading "The purpose of this letter is to inform you of 'the one china [sic] policy', which is the position of the government of Uganda. In this regard therefore the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is advising that your Ministry does not send an official delegation to participate."[12] The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative Eleanor Wang said "The Uganda team is still trying to talk with its government and is hoping to be allowed to attend the games in Taipei."[13] In an update on 15 August, Katende published a statement from Makerere University Sports and Recreation Department head Peninnah Kabenge, citing "overaction [sic] and misunderstanding" for the Ministry's actions.[14] Ms. Kabenge later confirmed this, writing "It is official team UGANDA is on the way to the 29th Universiade."[15]

Opening ceremony

A few weeks before the opening ceremony,FISU and the Organizing Committee confirmed that public would be allowed to bring Taiwan flags into the stadium, though the delegations and volunteers who participate on event would not be allowed to use them.[16][17]

The opening ceremony on 19 August was affected by several incidents of protest from protestors outside the stadium, as well as hoaxes that one or more Islamic State (ISIS) sympathisers had infiltrated the country, either as foreign workers or as part of the event's guest teams.[18] Several groups and organizations, including opponents to the pension reform that was carried out in June, also staged protests outside of the Taipei Municipal Stadium which in turn caused security concerns that affected the opening ceremony.[19]

Before the event, it was known that athletes from China would not take part in the Parade of Nations for political reasons. However, protests outside the stadium prevented all athletes and flagbearers after Burkina Faso (starting with Burundi) from entering the stadium at the scheduled time. Volunteers carried the flags into the stadium in the designated order, while the athletes waited outside. Shortly after the volunteer carrying Zimbabwe's flag entered the stadium, all of the placard bearers between Burundi and Zimbabwe entered (not in alphabetical order), followed by all of their athletes. The host country's team, the Chinese Taipei delegation, entered last in the proper order (placard bearer, followed by flagbearer, followed by their athletes).[20]

Over 5,600 uniformed and plain-clothes Taiwanese police, including Military police armed with rifles, were present to ensure the smooth running of the opening ceremony.[18]

Closing ceremony

During the closing ceremony, athletes from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom thanked Taiwan by carrying banners, Republic of China flags and wigs with the colours of the ROC flag.[21] After the closing ceremony, athletes of these countries received an official warning by FISU for bringing flags of the Republic of China into the stadium as they marched in the parade of nations in the closing ceremony.[22]

The host of 2019 Summer Universiade, Naples, Italy,made a special performance during the handover ceremonies.

  • Closing ceremony of the 2017 Summer Universiade.
    Closing ceremony of the 2017 Summer Universiade.
  • Flags of different countries in the closing ceremony.
    Flags of different countries in the closing ceremony.
  • Vice President Chen Chien-jen with Ko Wen-je in the closing ceremony.
    Vice President Chen Chien-jen with Ko Wen-je in the closing ceremony.
  • Argentinian athletes in the closing ceremony, with flags of the Republic of China.
    Argentinian athletes in the closing ceremony, with flags of the Republic of China.
  • Canadian athletes in the closing ceremony with a banner that says "Thank you, Taipei" in Chinese.
    Canadian athletes in the closing ceremony with a banner that says "Thank you, Taipei" in Chinese.
  • Fireworks in the closing ceremony.
    Fireworks in the closing ceremony.

Sports

Originally, this would be the first edition since the 2003 Summer Universiade in which the number of optional sports would be reduced to 3. However, due to local issues, an exception was made. The Organizing Committee, during bidding process, opted to add the 14 compulsory sports: archery, badminton and taekwondo. Due to the historic results of the local team, the Organizing Committee requested FISU to add three extra sports, in consequence of low interest, and also to increase the Chinese Taipei medal chances: weightlifting, baseball, and golf who were accepted. Later, due to the success of the country on a worldwide scale, two other local sporting federations which have recently been recognized as University sports by FISU were also accepted (Roller Skating and Wushu). An eighth sport was chosen as an optional sport, billiards. However, it was proposed late and was not recognized by FISU, which led to it being played as a demonstration sport. [23]

Participants
Participating National University Sporting Federations

Schedule
OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions 1Event finals CCClosing ceremony
August 18th
Fri		 19th
Sat		 20th
Sun		 21st
Mon		 22nd
Tue		 23rd
Wed		 24th
Thu		 25th
Fri		 26th
Sat		 27th
Sun		 28th
Mon		 29th
Tue		 30th
Wed		 Events
CeremoniesOCCC
Aquatics - Diving 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 4 15
Aquatics - Swimming 4 5 5 7 4 7 8 2 42
Aquatics - Water polo ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Archery ● ● ● 5 5 10
Athletics 2 6 9 11 12 10 50
Badminton ● ● 1 ● ● 5 6
Baseball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Fencing 2 2 2 2 2 2 12
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Golf ● ● 4 4
Gymnastics ● 1 1 2 10 ● 2 6 22
Judo 4 4 4 4 2 18
Roller Sports 4 4 4 2 2 16
Table tennis ● ● ● ● 2 1 2 2 7
Taekwondo 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 23
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 5 7
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Weightlifting 3 3 2 2 3 3 16
Wushu ● 2 2 10 14
Daily medal events 0 0 18 24 24 41 29 29 30 21 21 33 1 271
Cumulative total 0 0 18 42 66 107 136 165 195 216 237 270 271
Billiards (Demonstration) ● ● 2 ● 2 4
August 18th
Fri		 19th
Sat		 20th
Sun		 21st
Mon		 22nd
Tue		 23rd
Wed		 24th
Thu		 25th
Fri		 26th
Sat		 27th
Sun		 28th
Mon		 29th
Tue		 30th
Wed		 Events

Medal table

The host nation of the  Republic of China is recognized by the name of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei by FISU.

  *   Host nation (Chinese Taipei)

2017 Summer Universiade medal table[24]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)372637100
2 South Korea (KOR)30223082
3 Chinese Taipei (TPE)*26343090
4 Russia (RUS)25313894
5 United States (USA)16191651
6 Ukraine (UKR)12111336
7 North Korea (PRK)125623
8 Italy (ITA)961732
9 China (CHN)96217
10 Iran (IRI)841123
11 Poland (POL)79925
12 Germany (GER)761124
13 Mexico (MEX)651122
14 Hungary (HUN)55414
15 France (FRA)45817
16 Canada (CAN)45413
17 Australia (AUS)4329
18 Dominican Republic (DOM)4206
19 Serbia (SRB)4004
20 Turkey (TUR)37616
21 Kazakhstan (KAZ)36716
22 Belarus (BLR)3429
23 Romania (ROU)32611
24 Azerbaijan (AZE)3148
25 Lithuania (LTU)3137
26 Armenia (ARM)3126
27 Thailand (THA)25613
28 Brazil (BRA)24612
29 Portugal (POR)2125
30 Hong Kong (HKG)2024
31 Netherlands (NED)2013
32 Macau (MAC)2002
33 Colombia (COL)13711
34 Finland (FIN)1124
35 Switzerland (SUI)1113
 Uganda (UGA)1113
37 Cuba (CUB)1102
38 Vietnam (VIE)1045
39 Czech Republic (CZE)1023
40 Austria (AUT)1012
41 Ireland (IRL)1001
 Jamaica (JAM)1001
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)1001
44 South Africa (RSA)0505
45 Great Britain (GBR)0369
46 Malaysia (MAS)0347
47 Algeria (ALG)0325
48 Mongolia (MGL)0213
49 Cyprus (CYP)0202
50 Latvia (LAT)0123
51 Bahamas (BAH)0112
 Slovakia (SVK)0112
 Sweden (SWE)0112
54 Argentina (ARG)0101
 Burkina Faso (BUR)0101
 Estonia (EST)0101
 India (IND)0101
 Philippines (PHI)0101
 Spain (ESP)0101
60 Croatia (CRO)0033
 Indonesia (INA)0033
62 Belgium (BEL)0011
 Jordan (JOR)0011
 Moldova (MDA)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
 Norway (NOR)0011
Totals (66 entries)273271343887

See also

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