7,000+
3,000+
150
600
600,000
400,000,000+
1,950
275
50
350,000+
1,500
1,500
600
20,000
18
12
Athletes & officials
coaches, administrators and support staff
countries represented
Universities Represented
spectators
Worldwide Broadcast Viewers
medals awarded
sporting events
venues
meals
international officials
members of the national and international media
fisu and international sport governing body vips
volunteers
sports
event days
7,000+ Athletes & officials
3,000+ coaches, administrators and support staff
150 countries represented
600 Universities represented
600,000 spectators
400,000,000+ Worldwide Broadcast Viewers
1,950 medals awarded
275 sporting events
50 venues
350,000+ meals
1,500 international officials
1,500 members of the national and international media
600 fisu and international sport governing body vips
20,000 volunteers
18 sports
12 event days
The FISU World University Games: The Games are the world's largest event for student-athletes and the second-largest global Olympic multi-sport event, second only to the Olympic Games. Held every other year in the odd year, the Games feature the best collegiate and university athletes from over 150 countries competing in 15 compulsory sports and 3 optional sports during a 12–day event.
United States International University Sports Federation (USIUSF): Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the USIUSF is the United States member of FISU. The USIUSF selects and supports a U.S. Host City to be its partner, whenever the USIUSF puts forth a bid for a major FISU event, such as the World University Games.
North Carolina Local Organizing Committee (NCLOC): The Local Organizing Committee is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing the 2029 FISU World University Games.
Award of the 2029 FISU Games to North Carolina, USA: In the afternoon of Tuesday, January 10, 2023, the FISU Executive Committee, during its meeting in Lake Placid, NY, prior to the 2023 World University Games Winter, unanimously approved North Carolina USA as the host of the 2029 FISU World University Games.
The FISU World University Games: The Games are the world's largest event for student-athletes and the second-largest global Olympic multi-sport event, second only to the Olympic Games. Held every other year in the odd year, the Games feature the best collegiate and university athletes from over 150 countries competing in 15 compulsory sports and 3 optional sports during an approximately 2-week long event.
United States International University Sports Federation (USIUSF): Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, the USIUSF is the United States member of FISU. The USIUSF selects and supports a U.S. Host City to be its partner, whenever the USIUSF puts forward a bid for a major FISU event, such as the World University Games.
North Carolina Local Organizing Committee (NCLOC): The Local Organizing Committee is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing the 2029 FISU World University Games.
Award of the 2029 FISU Games to North Carolina, USA: In the afternoon of Tuesday, January 10, 2023, the FISU Executive Committee, during its meeting in Lake Placid, NY, prior to the 2023 World University Games Winter, unanimously approved North Carolina USA as the host of the 2029 FISU World University Games.
