ERZURUM, January 26, 2011 KAIRIS ULP The IMPORTANCE of the WINTER UNIVERSIADE in the PROGRAMME and HISTORY of FISU Chairman WU Supervision Commision FISU

25th Winter Universiade The importance of the Winter Universiade for FISU The importance of the Winter Universiade for the organiser Winter Universiade and Winter Olympics , Erzurum, Turkey

WINTER UNIVERSIADE The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.

THE FIRST WINTER GAMES 1.Winter International University Games 1928 Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Universiade 1960 Chamonix, FRA 220 athletes, 16 countries I Winter Olympics 1924 Chamonix, FRA 258 athletes 16 countries

WOG 2006 & WU 2009 XX Winter Olympics 2006, Turin, ITA 5337 participants, 80 countries, OC paid staff: 2700 Volunteers: sport disciplines, 84 medal events XXIV Winter Universiade 2009, Harbin, CHN 2,381 participants, 44 countries, OC paid staff: 679 Volunteers: sport disciplines, 82 medal events

WOG 2006 & WU Ice Hockey 9. Curling 10. Figure Skating 11. Short-Track Speed Skating 12. Speed skating 1.Alpine skiing 2.Snowboarding 3.Biathlon 4.Cross-country skiing 5.Ski jumping 6.Nordic combined 7.Freestyle skiing 7 SNOW EVENTS 5 ICE EVENTS

WOG 2006 & WU 2009 XX Winter Olympics 2006, Turin, ITA Bobsleigh 14. Luge 15. Skeleton XXIV Winter Universiade 2009, Harbin, CHN Synchronized skating

WU Sports programme

Winter Universiade & FISU FISU – an umbrella organisation for international student sports, 153 members FISU events: Summer Universiade, ca 9000 participants Winter Universiade, ca 3000 participants Wolrd University Championships, ca 30 sports FISU Forum FISU Conference

Winter Universiade & FISU 1. WU, 1960 Chamonix 220 athletes 22. WU, 2005 Innsbruck 50 countries 23. WU, 2007 Torino 2511 participants Winter Universiade – one of the crucial means for developing student sports and disseminating their ideas all over the world

Winter Universiade & organisers 1.Development of infrastructure related to winter sports; 2.Advancement of the knowledge cocnerning competitive sport, experience of organising a unique multi-sport event; 3.Social significance for the city, university, region and country; 4.Periodically focused attention, support and resources for student sport.

ASIA and THANK YOU! KAIRIS ULP (Estonia), Chairman WU Supervision Commision FISU ERZURUM, January 26, 2011