Summer World University Games 2021

[LDOG 2,477]

25 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

They already have hosts lined up for 2025, 2027, and 2029.

 

In general, I watch a lot of the competition, but the time zone was bad for me this time around. 

How??? Who pays for this?

[Grassmarket 4,294]

10 minutes ago, LDOG said:

How??? Who pays for this?

It’s a bit of a mystery, but they seem to have lots of money from somewhere.

[Olympian1010 8,297]

19 minutes ago, LDOG said:

How??? Who pays for this?

I think it’s still seen as stepping stone for areas with larger ambitions, or for “second tier” metropolitan areas looking to host a major event. I still see plenty of news about the event in my feeds, so they still have a following. 
 

From an American perspective, the Games are a fun trip for our university students. It’s likely that many won’t make it to the Olympics, so this gives them a big event of their own. It’s not well-known in the United States, but the student-athletes that go seem to have a wonderful time.

[Grassmarket 4,294]

59 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I think it’s still seen as stepping stone for areas with larger ambitions, or for “second tier” metropolitan areas looking to host a major event. I still see plenty of news about the event in my feeds, so they still have a following. 
 

From an American perspective, the Games are a fun trip for our university students. It’s likely that many won’t make it to the Olympics, so this gives them a big event of their own. It’s not well-known in the United States, but the student-athletes that go seem to have a wonderful time.

But they must have generous funding behind them. The last Winter Games were supposed to be in Lucerne, but they got them rearranged to Lake Placid at short notice, which doesn’t come cheap.

[Olympian1010 8,297]

Just now, Grassmarket said:

But they must have generous funding behind them. The last Winter Games were supposed to be in Lucerne, but they got them rearranged to Lake Placid at short notice, which doesn’t come cheap.

No, Lake Placid won the bid for the 2023 edition. Lucerne was awarded the 2021 edition, which was originally postponed to December and then cancelled. Italy will host the winter edition 2025. 

[Bearas 628]

Aaand Lithuania is now up in 9th place on overall medal stands  

[Griff88 2,021]

The closing ceremony is too joyful for me, or maybe I'm just getting old and cranky

[Griff88 2,021]

Crying panda! But I still prefer a crying bear

[Grassmarket 4,294]

22 hours ago, Bearas said:

Aaand Lithuania is now up in 9th place on overall medal stands  

Comfortably beating , for the first time since….Moscow 1980.

 

Also  finished as the top Slov* nation.

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First time ever India finished in top 10 ( 7th) in worldwide multigames .... So great for us .... India is on a roll ... Thrashed china in shooting which also was a first .....so yaaah....thanks Chengdu .....