Back الألعاب الجامعية الصيفية 2001 Arabic Universiade d'été de 2001 French אוניברסיאדת בייג'ינג (2001) HE Ljetna univerzijada 2001. Croatian XXI Universiade Italian 2001年夏季ユニバーシアード Japanese 2001년 하계 유니버시아드 Korean Летна универзијада - 2001 Macedonian Sommeruniversiaden 2001 NB Letnia Uniwersjada 2001 Polish
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| Host city | Beijing, China |
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| Nations | 165[1] |
| Athletes | 6,657[1] |
| Events | 173 in 12 sports |
| Opening | 22 August 2001 |
| Closing | 1 September 2001 |
| Opened by | Jiang Zemin |
| Athlete's Oath | Wang Haibin (Fencing) |
| Judge's Oath | Wen Fushen (Athletics) |
| Torch lighter | Tian Liang |
| Main venue | Workers' Stadium |
| Website | universiade21.org.cn (archived) |
The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. Beijing also hosted the 1990 Asian Games. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports. The hosts, China, topped the medal table for the first time, with a total of 103 medals and 54 gold medals (more than twice the number of gold- medals won by the United States, in second place).
The event was also considered a rehearsal for the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to the announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games, which was made one month before the Opening Ceremony of the Universiade.
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