Universiade 2009
Universiade Belgrade 2009
Belgrade univerisade
Universiade is besides Olympic Games the biggest sport event held in the world. Belgrade is the host of Universiade 2009 and from first to 12th of July and we expect to see spectacular contest. More than 10 000 contestants, above 300 million euro budget, already finished Olympic village with more than 200 000 square meters, new courts, fantastic organization, the greatest media coverage I have ever seen are all implying that this will probably be one of the biggest international contests ever held in the Serbian Capital.
It seems that everything is on time and that there will be no surprises. The Universiade is comprised of 10 obligatory sports and up to 3 optional sports chosen by the host country.
The ten obligatory sports:
Athletics
Basketball
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics
Swimming
Diving
Water Polo
Tennis
Volleyball
The contest is open to all young athletes between 17 and 28 years of age and contestants may come from any country that is eligible for the Olympic Games and from any national federation affiliated to an appropriate International Federation.
If you want to learn more about this really extraordinary event please visit the official website of Universiade 20009
