Summer World University Games: the sports programme

Sports contested at each edition of the Summer World University Games, as recorded in open data. A dot marks a sport on the programme; the right-hand column counts its editions.

33editions

40sports & disciplines

1957–2025years

25most sports at one edition

Sport by edition

Programme chart

Sport	1957	1959	1961	1963	1965	1967	1970	1973	1975	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	2025	Editions
Athletics																																		33
Basketball																																		31
Fencing																																		31
Competitive swimming																																		30
Tennis																																		30
Volleyball																																		30
Water polo																																		30
Diving																																		29
Gymnastics																																		27
Association football																																		18
Judo																																		15
Table tennis																																		10
Taekwondo																																		10
Archery																																		9
Badminton																																		7
Rowing																																		7
Shooting sports																																		5
Wrestling																																		5
Artistic gymnastics																																		4
Baseball																																		4
Golf																																		4
Rhythmic gymnastics																																		4
Beach volleyball																																		3
Weightlifting																																		3
Canoeing																																		2
Chess																																		2
Cycle sport																																		2
Field hockey																																		2
Rugby sevens																																		2
Wushu																																		2
3x3 basketball																																		1
Boxing																																		1
Canoeing and kayaking																																		1
Cue sports																																		1
Handball																																		1
Road bicycle racing																																		1
Sabre fencing																																		1
Sambo																																		1
Softball																																		1
Synchronized swimming																																		1

Hosts

Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Sports	Medal events
2025	2025 Summer World University Games	Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region	19	148
2023	2021 Summer World University Games	Chengdu	19	76
2019	2019 Summer Universiade	Naples	17	78
2017	2017 Summer Universiade	Taipei	21	171
2015	2015 Summer Universiade	Gwangju	21	94
2013	2013 Summer Universiade	Kazan	25	114
2011	2011 Summer Universiade	Shenzhen	22	76
2009	2009 Summer Universiade	Belgrade	15	59
2007	2007 Summer Universiade	Bangkok	16	57
2005	2005 Summer Universiade	İzmir, Manisa	13	52
2003	2003 Summer Universiade	Daegu	13	47
2001	2001 Summer Universiade	Beijing	12	45
1999	1999 Summer Universiade	Palma	11	45
1997	1997 Summer Universiade	Sicily	10	45
1995	1995 Summer Universiade	Fukuoka, Fukuoka Dome	12	43
1993	1993 Summer Universiade	Buffalo	12	45
1991	1991 Summer Universiade	Sheffield	11	43
1989	1989 Summer Universiade	Duisburg	4	42
1987	1987 Summer Universiade	Zagreb	12	42
1985	1985 Summer Universiade	Kobe	11	42
1983	1983 Summer Universiade	Edmonton	10	40
1981	1981 Summer Universiade	Bucharest	10	39
1979	1979 Summer Universiade	Mexico City	10	34
1977	1977 Summer Universiade	Sofia	10	34
1975	1975 Summer Universiade	Rome	1	35
1973	1973 Summer Universiade	Moscow	10	36
1970	1970 Summer Universiade	Turin	9	36
1967	1967 Summer Universiade	Tokyo	10	35
1965	1965 Summer Universiade	Budapest	9	32
1963	1963 Summer Universiade	Porto Alegre	9	29
1961	1961 Summer Universiade	Sofia	9	31
1959	1959 Summer Universiade	Turin	7	29
1957	1957 World University Games	—	1	29