2019 Summer Universiade
summer universiade italian universiade estiva officially known xxx summer universiade italian xxx universiade estiva also known naples napoli held naples italy july initially scheduled brasília brazil july however december confirmed brasília withdrawn hosting event citing financial problem international university sport federation decided reopen bidding process withdrawal june thenbrazilian minister sport aldo rebelo president cbdu confederação brasileira desporto universitário luciano cabral announced failed bid brazil summer universiade would bid summer universiade brazil capital brasília appointed bid city lost taipei brazil previously hosted summer universiade porto alegre december azad rahimov youth sport minister azerbaijan announced country right host first european game would bid host summer universiade attempt first time azerbaijan placed bid universiade baku would represent country bid city january miklós tóth vicechairman hungarian olympic committee announced hungary would make bid summer universiade aid alfréd hajós plan hajós alfréd terv budapest previously hosted summer universiade confirmed bid city february april fisu officially confirmed three candidate city baku azerbaijan brasilia brazil budapest hungary october baku officially withdrew bidding process summer universiade citing city busy sporting event period – european game islamic solidarity game november budapest withdrew city could afford cost event leaving brasilia bidding city november fisu nominated brasilia host city summer universiade march fisu reattributed universiade naples italy organising committee plan involve already existed sport facility renovation naples venue stadio san paolo – ceremony athletics palavesuvio – artistic gymnastics rhythmic gymnastics palabarbuto – basketball mostra doltremare – diving judo shooting sport ex born – rugby seven circolo del remo vela italia – sailing felice scandone pool – swimming tennis caracciolo boardwalk – tennis avellino venue stadio partenioadriano lombardi – archery palasport del mauro – basketball baronissi venue university sport center cu salerno – fencing caserta venue royal palace caserta – archery stadio alberto pinto – football swimming stadium – swimming eboli venue palasele – volleyball opening ceremony held stadio san paolo ran central european summer time including special performance italian tenor andrea bocelli logo game image mount vesuvius sommastratovolcano located gulf naples remodeled five chromatic trail olympics universiade resembles race track line meeting top ending puff multicoloured smoke symbolise different people’s involvement unique objective sharing contributing development progress solidarity coexistence mascot game siren named partenope designed melania acanfora young neapolitan student “accademia delle belle arti” academy fine art mascot described gymnast fish tail could transformed scaly leg allow run jump dance real athlete opening ceremony mariafelicia carraturo interpreted mascot ioc lifted suspension kuwait olympic committee meaning athlete kuwait competed independent olympic athlete july naples allowed compete national flag july city order appearance parade nation international olympic committee suspended kuwait olympic committee october kuwait athlete competed independent olympic flag july however international olympic committee lifted suspension kuwait olympic committee july kuwait allowed participate july national flag closing ceremony held july stadio san paolo ran central european summer time closing ceremony featuring handover fisu flag chinese city chengdu host city summer universiade along fisu protocol ceremony performance rapper clementino singer eurovision song contest runnerup mahmood austrian dj sonic snare host nation italy universiade naples archived april wayback machine