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2001 Summer Universiade

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Nations participating
  
165

Events
  
12 sports

Closing ceremony
  
1 September

Athletes participating
  
6,757

Opening ceremony
  
22 August

Officially opened by
  
Jiang Zemin

The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, People's Republic of China, between the 22 August and 1 September. 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 runners-up the United States).

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Sports

Events in a total of twelve sports were contested at the Universiade.

  • Note: Numbers in brackets denote the number of different events held in each sport.

    • Obligatory sports

    Rhythmic gymnastics became an obligatory sport at this edition.

    Optional

  • Judo (18) ()
  • Table tennis (7) ()

    • References

    2001 Summer Universiade Wikipedia
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