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XXXII Summer World University Games
Host cityRhine-Ruhr metropolitan region
CountryGermany
MottoSummer Com Laude (German and latin) (English): A Summer With Distinction
NationsTBA
AthletesTBA
Sport20
Events255
Opening16 July 2025
Closing27 July 2025
Athlete's OathTBA
Torch lighterTBA
Main venueMerkur Spiel-Arena (opening ceremony)
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord (closing ceremony)

The 2025 FISU Summer World University Games (Universiade), the XXXII Summer World University Games and commonly known as the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU Summer World University Games, the 32nd edition of the event, is scheduled to be held from 16 to 27 July 2025 in five cities in Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region in Germany. The region also hosted the 1989 Summer Universiade in Duisburg who also host three sports this time.

Host selection

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Sports

In addition to the 15 mandatory sports, the organizing committee chose three more respecting the infrastructure and local demands. Rhine-Ruhr region has proposed beach volleyball, rowing and 3x3 basketball, along some paralympic disciplines as its optional sports. This will be the first time that 3x3 basketball will be part of the World University Summer Games program, while beach volleyball returns after a twelve years of hiatus, the last time being held in Kazan 2013, while rowing remains on the list, as is scheduled to be held Chengdu 2021 program. [1]

Venues

The Organising committee is planning to use existing sports facilities with someones who were near their renovation. Unlike previous editions, this edition will be completely decentralized and they don't have a village dedicated exclusively to the athletes who will compete at the games,as they will stay in hotels and universities residential buildings.The competition venues are spread over 5 cities in the region: Dusseldorf (who is acting as the main venues cluster), Bochum, Duisburg, Essen and Mülheim.[2]

Düsseldorf venues
Bochum standalone venue
Duisburg venues
Essen venues

Messe Essen Complex:

Mülheim standalone venue

References

  1. ^ "Rhine-Ruhr and Turin confirmed as 2025 World University Games hosts". www.insidethegames.biz. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. ^ "Rhine-Ruhr 2025 Sports Program". Rhine-Rühr 2025. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-09.

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