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The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad". The Universiade is often referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students, as well.

Precursors[link]

Venues:

• 1923 Paris,  France
• 1924 Warsaw,  Poland
• 1927 Rome,  Italy
• 1928 Paris,  France
• 1930 Darmstadt,  Germany
• 1933 Turin,  Italy
• 1935 Budapest,  Hungary
• 1937 Paris,  France
• 1939 Monte Carlo,  Monaco
• 1939 Vienna,  Austria
• 1947 Paris,  France
• 1949 Merano,  Italy
• 1951 Luxembourg,  Luxembourg
• 1953 Dortmund,  West Germany
• 1955 San Sebastián,  Spain
• 1957 Paris,  France
• All information from GBR Athletics.^[1]

World Student Games (UIE)[link]

The first official World Student Games were organised in 1924 and were held under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) from 1949. An alternative event was organised by the Union Internationale des Étudiants (UIE) from 1947–1962, including one unofficial Games in 1954.

Venues:

• 1947 Prague,  Czechoslovakia
• 1949 Budapest,  Hungary
• 1951 Berlin,  East Germany
• 1953 Bucharest,  Romania
• 1954 Budapest,  Hungary
• 1955 Warsaw,  Poland
• 1957 Moscow,  Soviet Union
• 1959 Vienna,  Austria
• 1962 Helsinki,  Finland

Locations of Universiades[link]

The table below gives an overview of all host cities of both the Summer and Winter Universiades. Only actual host cities are listed.

Year	Games	Summer Universiade	Games	Winter Universiade
1959	I	Turin,  Italy		—
1960		—	I	Chamonix,  France
1961	II	Sofia,  Bulgaria		—
1962		—	II	Villars,  Switzerland
1963	III	Porto Alegre,  Brazil		—
1964		—	III	Špindlerův Mlýn,  Czechoslovakia
1965	IV	Budapest,  Hungary		—
1966		—	IV	Sestriere,  Italy
1967	V	Tokyo,  Japan		—
1968		—	V	Innsbruck,  Austria
1970	VI	Turin,  Italy	VI	Rovaniemi,  Finland
1972		—	VII	Lake Placid,  United States
1973	VII	Moscow,  Soviet Union		—
1975	VIII	Rome,  Italy	VIII	Livigno,  Italy
1977	IX	Sofia,  Bulgaria		—
1978		—	IX	Špindlerův Mlýn,  Czechoslovakia
1979	X	Mexico City,  Mexico		—
1981	XI	Bucharest,  Romania	X	Jaca,  Spain
1983	XII	Edmonton, Alberta,  Canada	XI	Sofia,  Bulgaria
1985	XIII	Kobe,  Japan	XII	Belluno,  Italy
1987	XIV	Zagreb,  Yugoslavia	XIII	Štrbské Pleso,  Czechoslovakia
1989	XV	Duisburg,  West Germany	XIV	Sofia,  Bulgaria
1991	XVI	Sheffield,  United Kingdom	XV	Sapporo,  Japan
1993	XVII	Buffalo,  United States	XVI	Zakopane,  Poland
1995	XVIII	Fukuoka,  Japan	XVII	Jaca,  Spain
1997	XIX	Sicily,  Italy	XVIII	Muju / Jeonju,  South Korea
1999	XX	Palma de Mallorca,  Spain	XIX	Poprad Tatry,  Slovakia
2001	XXI	Beijing,  China	XX	Zakopane,  Poland
2003	XXII	Daegu,  South Korea	XXI	Tarvisio,  Italy
2005	XXIII	Izmir,  Turkey	XXII	Innsbruck / Seefeld,  Austria
2007	XXIV	Bangkok,  Thailand	XXIII	Turin,  Italy
2009	XXV	Belgrade,  Serbia	XXIV	Harbin,  China
2011	XXVI	Shenzhen,  China	XXV	Erzurum,  Turkey
2013	XXVII	Kazan,  Russia	XXVI	Trentino1,  Italy
2015	XXVIII	Gwangju,  South Korea	XXVII	Granada,  Spain
2017	XXIX	Taipei,  Taiwan2	XXVIII	Almaty,  Kazakhstan

¹ Due to financial problems, Slovenia has withdrawn as a host.

² Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by the FISU and the majority of international organizations. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Future Universiades[link]

2011 Universiade city selection[link]

On 16 January 2007, Shenzhen and Erzurum were announced as the host cities of the 2011 Universiades.

For 2011, Shenzhen was the candidate of China.^[2] On 28 June 2006, the official bid book had been sent to the FISU HQ to confirm its bid.^[3]

For the 2011 Summer Universiade, the bidding cities were the following:

• Shenzhen – China – winner
• Kaohsiung – Taiwan
• Kazan – Russia
• Poznań – Poland
• Murcia – Spain

For the 2011 Winter Universiade, the bidding cities were the following:

• Erzurum – Turkey – winner
• Maribor – Slovenia

2013 Universiade candidate cities[link]

FISU has officially closed the bidding period for the 2013 Universiades. The following cities have officially entered their candidature within the deadline:

Winter

• Trentino, Italy 26th Winter Universiade Trentino 2013

Summer

• Gwangju, Korea Universiade Gwangju 2013
• Kazan, Russia (candidate for 2011 Summer Universiade)
• Vigo, Spain Vigo 2013

The final decision to attribute the 2013 Universiades was taken in Brussels, Belgium, on 31 May 2008, and the selected cities were Maribor and Kazan.^[4]

2015 Universiade candidate cities[link]

The bid are expected before 15 March 2009, and the election of both host cities is foreseen on 30 June 2009. The bids to host the 2015 Summer Universiade were:

• Edmonton, Canada
• Gwangju, South Korea
• Taipei, Taiwan

The only bid to host the 2015 Winter Universiade was:

• Granada, Spain

The final decision to attribute the 2015 Universiades was taken in Brussels, Belgium, on 23 May 2009, and the selected cities were Gwangju and Granada.

2017 Universiade candidate cities[link]

The bid are expected before 02 May 2011, and the election of both host cities is foreseen on November 2011. The bids to host the 2017 Summer Universiade are:

• Taipei, Taiwan
• Brasília, Brazil

The candidate city of Kocaeli, Turkey later withdrew.

The only bid to host the 2017 Winter Universiade is:

• Almaty, Kazakhstan

The candidate city of Trentino, Italy withdrew.

Taipei was selected in Bruxelles, Belgium on November 29, 2011 to host the 2017 Universiade along with Almaty to host 2017 Winter Universiade.^[5]

See also[link]

• Athletics at the Universiade
• Tennis at the Universiade

External links[link]

• Official website of the International University Sports Federation (FISU)
• Official Website of the German University Sports Federation
• Official Report Winter Universiade Innsbruck / Seefeld 2005

2009

• Winter Universiade Harbin (China) 2009
• Summer Universiade Belgrade (Serbia) 2009

2011

• Winter Universiade Erzurum (Turkey) 2011
• Summer Universiade Shenzhen (China) 2011
• Photos construction sites Universiade Shenzhen 2011

2013

• Winter Universiade Maribor (Slovenia) 2013
• Summer Universiade Kazan (Russia) 2013

2015

• Winter Universiade Granada (Spain) 2015
• Summer Universiade Gwangju (South Korea) 2015

2017

• Winter Universiade Almaty (Kazakhstan) 2017
• Summer Universiade Taipei (Taiwan) 2017

References[link]

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Arvydas Sabonis

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Personal information
Born	(1964-12-19) December 19, 1964 (age 47) Kaunas, Lithuania SSR, USSR
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight	292 lb (132 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	1986 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career	1981–2005
Career history
1981–1989	Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
1989–1992	Forum Valladolid (Spain)
1992–1995	Real Madrid (Spain)
1995–2001	Portland Trail Blazers
2001–2002	Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
2002–2003	Portland Trail Blazers
2003–2005	Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1996) 8× European Player of the Year: 6× Euroscar Player of the Year (1984–1985, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1999) 2× Mr. Europa Player of the Year (1985, 1997) 4× Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year (1984, 1985, 1986, 1996) European Championship MVP (1985) Spanish League Finals MVP (1993–1994) Spanish League MVP (1994–1995) Euroleague Final Four MVP (1995) Euroleague Regular Season MVP (2004) Euroleague Top 16 MVP (2004) All-Euroleague First Team (2004) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors FIBA Hall of Fame Inductee
Career NBA statistics
Points	5,629 (12.0 ppg)
Rebounds	3,436 (7.3 rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men's basketball Olympic Games Competitor for  Soviet Union Gold 1988 Seoul National team Competitor for  Lithuania Bronze 1992 Barcelona National team Bronze 1996 Atlanta National team World Championships Competitor for  Soviet Union Gold Colombia 1982 National team Silver Spain 1986 National team European Championships Competitor for  Soviet Union Bronze 1983 France National team Gold 1985 West Germany National team Bronze 1989 Yugoslavia National team Competitor for  Lithuania Silver 1995 Greece National team

Arvydas Romas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuania SSR, USSR) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player and a businessman. He was an eight-time European Player of the Year, winning the Euroscar Award six times, and the Mr. Europa Award twice, as the best European player and played in a variety of leagues, including seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the United States. Sabonis played the center position and also won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in South Korea for the Soviet Union, and later earned bronze medals at the 1992 and 1996 games while playing for Lithuania. He retired from professional basketball in 2005.

Sabonis is considered one of the best big man passers as well as one of the best overall centers in the history of the game. Bill Walton once called Sabonis a 7'3" Larry Bird due to his unique court vision, shooting range, rugged in-game mentality, and versatility.^[1]

On August 20, 2010, Sabonis was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in recognition of his great play in international competition.^[2] On April 4, 2011, Sabonis was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame,^[3] and he was inducted on August 12, 2011. Sabonis has the distinction of being the tallest player inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. On 24 October 2011, Sabonis was voted to be the next president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation.

Early years[link]

Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, Sabonis began playing basketball at age 13. By the time he was 15 years old he was a member of the Soviet national junior team.^[4]

Professional career[link]

Sabonis made his professional debut in 1981 with one of the oldest basketball teams in Lithuania, BC Žalgiris, in his hometown of Kaunas. He won three consecutive Soviet League titles and reached the 1986 Euroleague finals with the team.

Sabonis was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 77th pick of the 1985 NBA Draft. However, the selection was voided because Sabonis was under 21 at the time of the draft. The following spring, he suffered a devastating Achilles' tendon injury. Nevertheless, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 24th pick of the 1986 NBA Draft.^[4]

Sabonis was not allowed to play in the NBA by Soviet authorities until 1989. However, he did go to Portland to rehabilitate his injury with Blazers trainers. He also practiced with the team.

In the 1988 Summer Olympics, Sabonis led the Soviet Union to a gold medal with a win against a United States team that featured future NBA All-Stars David Robinson, Mitch Richmond and Danny Manning^[4] in the semi-finals. The team later beat Yugoslavia in the finals.^[4]

The 1985–1988 stretch of a heavy playing schedule and lack of rest took a significant toll on Sabonis' future health and durability. Various leg injuries weren't given much time to heal due to the Cold War climate that surrounded international competition as well as BC Žalgiris – CSKA Moscow games. In a 2011 interview, Sabonis expressed an opinion that overuse by the coaches of the Soviet national program was a major contributing factor to his first Achilles' tendon injury back in 1986.^[5] Another key moment for his future health took place in 1988 when Sabonis had a surgical Achilles procedure performed in Portland but was rushed back on the floor with the USSR Olympic team before a full recovery. The decision to include a limping Sabonis on the USSR roster for the 1988 Olympic games was protested at the time by Portland medical staff and was later heavily criticized.^[6] Eventually Sabonis would develop chronic knee, ankle and groin issues that substantially limited his mobility and explosiveness by the mid-1990s.

In 1992, after playing with CB Valladolid for three seasons, Sabonis joined Real Madrid and won two Spanish League titles and a Euroleague title in 1995. During the 1994–95 regular season with Real Madrid, he averaged 22.8 points, 13.2 rebounds, 2.6 blocked shots, and 2.4 assists per game.^[4]

After the 1994–95 European season, Sabonis and Portland contacted one another about a move to the NBA. Before signing Sabonis, Portland's then-general manager Bob Whitsitt asked the Blazers team physician to look at Sabonis' X-rays. Illustrating the impact of Sabonis' numerous injuries, Whitsitt recalled in a 2011 interview that when the doctor reported the results, "He said that Arvydas could qualify for a handicapped parking spot based on the X-ray alone."^[7] Nevertheless, the Blazers signed Sabonis. He had a successful rookie campaign, averaging 14.5 points on 55% shooting and 8.1 rebounds while playing less than 24 minutes per game.^[4] Sabonis was selected to the All-Rookie First Team and was runner-up in both Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year votings.^[4] His postseason averages were up to 23.6 points and 10.2 rebounds.^[4] In the first playoff series of his NBA career, Portland lost to Utah in five games.

Sabonis averaged 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 1997–98, all career-highs.

During Sabonis' first leg in Portland the Blazers always made the playoffs (part of a 21-year streak); between 1998 and 1999 the Oregon franchise changed large parts of its roster in order to compete for the title (after six consecutive first round losses), with center Sabonis the only player remaining in the starting five. Kenny Anderson and Isiah Rider were traded for Damon Stoudemire and Steve Smith. In both those years the Blazers reached the Western Conference Finals; in 1999 they were swept by the eventual champions, the San Antonio Spurs, while the next year the team (starting Sabonis, Smith, Stoudemire, Wallace and recently added Scottie Pippen) lost to the Los Angeles Lakers (at the beginning of the Shaq-Kobe three-peat) in 7 games.

He won the European Player of the Year twice while playing with the Blazers. He also became a fan favorite.^[8]

The question that surrounds Sabonis' NBA career revolves around how good he could have been had he played in the NBA during his prime.^[9][10] Sabonis was nearly 31 when he joined the Blazers, by which time he had already won multiple gold medals, suffered through numerous injuries and had lost much of his mobility and athleticism. In Bill Simmons' "Book of Basketball", Arvydas Sabonis the international player is idealized while Arvydas Sabonis the Blazer is described as "lumbering up and down the court in what looked to be concrete Nikes" and ranking "just behind Artis Gilmore on the Moving Like a Mummy Scale."^[11] In ESPN's David Thorpe's view, Sabonis would be the best passing big in NBA history and possibly top 4 center overall, had he played his entire career there.^[12] In Clyde Drexler's view, if Sabonis had been able to spend his prime in Portland next to the plethora of other Trail Blazers' All Stars (Drexler, Terry Porter, Buck Williams and "Cliff" Robinson), Trail Blazers would "have had four, five or six titles. Guaranteed. He was that good. He could pass, shoot three pointers, had a great post game, and dominated the paint."^[13]

After the 2000–2001 NBA season, Sabonis refused to sign an extension with Trail Blazers and retired from the NBA. In his own words, he "was tired mentally and physically." Instead, he returned to Europe where he signed a one year deal at nominal salary with Žalgiris, expecting to join the team for most important games down the stretch. However, he ended up missing that season in its entirety resting and recovering from injuries. Sabonis rejoined Trail Blazers for one final season in 2002–2003.^[14]

Sabonis came back to Žalgiris to play his final season in 2003–2004. He led the team to the Top 16 stage of the Euroleague that year and was named the Regular Season MVP and the Top 16 MVP. He also became the team's president.^[15] Sabonis would officially retire in 2005.

Personal life[link]

Sabonis is married to Ingrida Mikelionytė, a former Miss Miss Lithuania, fashion model, and movie actress.^[4] They have a daughter named Aušrinė and three sons: Domantas, Tautvydas, and Žygimantas. Tautvydas plays for the CB Málaga junior team,^[16] and was a member of the Lithuania under-19 national team that won the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.^[5] The other two sons also represent Lithuanian national teams in FIBA youth tournaments of their age groups; in August 2011, Domantas was touted as Lithuania's top under-15 player.^[5]

In September 2011, Sabonis suffered a heart attack while playing basketball in Lithuania. Doctors said that the heart attack was not life-threatening.^[17]

NBA career statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

See also[link]

• List of tallest players in National Basketball Association history

References[link]

External links[link]

• The Sabonis Network
• Arvydas Sabonis at Basketball-Reference.com
• NBA.com Profile
• InterBasket Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• FIBAEurope.com Profile

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Juan Antonio San Epifanio	Mr. Europa 1985	Succeeded by Dražen Petrović
Preceded by Toni Kukoč	Mr. Europa 1997	Succeeded by Predrag Danilović

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Belov Chazalon Ćosić Cruz Dalipagić Daneu Delibašić Divac Furlong Galis González Kićanović Korać Maciel Marcari Martín Marzorati Meneghin Meyers Miller Pasos Petrović Robertson Rodríguez Ronchetti Russell Sabonis Schmidt Semjonova Zassoulskaya   Technical Officials (11) Arabadjian Bain Belošević Dimou Hopenhaym Kassai Kostin Pfeuti Rae Reverberi Righetto v t e Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Based in Springfield, Massachusetts Members   Coaches (86) Allen Anderson Auerbach Auriemma Barmore Barry Blood Boeheim Brown Calhoun Cann Carlson Carnesecca Carnevale Carril Case Chancellor Chaney Conradt Crum Daly Dean Díaz-Miguel Diddle Drake Ferrándiz Gaines Gamba Gardner Gill Gomelsky Gunter Hannum Harshman Haskins Hickey Hobson Holzman Hurley Iba Jackson Julian Keaney Keogan Knight Krzyzewski Kundla Lambert Litwack Loeffler Lonborg Magee McCutchan A. McGuire F. McGuire Meanwell Meyer Miller Moore Nikolić Novosel Olson Ramsay Riley Rubini Rupp Rush Sachs Sharman Shelton Sloan Smith Stringer Summitt Taylor Thompson VanDerveer Wade Watts Wilkens Williams Winter Wooden Woolpert Wootten Yow Boldface indicates those who are also inducted as players   Contributors (58) Abbott Bee Biasone H. Brown W. Brown Bunn Buss Colangelo Davidson Douglas Duer Embry Fagan Fisher Fleisher Gavitt Gottlieb Gulick Harrison Hearn Hepp Hickox Hinkle Irish Jones Kennedy Lemon Liston Lloyd McLendon Mokray Morgan Morgenweck Naismith Newell Newton J. O'Brien L. O'Brien Olsen Podoloff Porter Reid Ripley Sanders Saperstein Schabinger St. John Stagg Stanković Steitz Taylor Teague Tower Trester Vitale Wells Wilke Zollner   Players (149) Guards Archibald Beckman Belov Bing Blazejowski Borgmann Brennan Cervi Cooper-Dyke Cousy Davies Drexler Dumars Edwards Frazier Friedman Gervin Goodrich Greer Hanson Haynes Holman Hyatt Jeannette D. Johnson E. Johnson K. Jones S. Jones Jordan Lieberman Maravich Marcari Martin McDermott McGuire Meyers Monroe Mullin Murphy Page Petrović Robertson Roosma Russell Schommer Sedran Sharman Steinmetz Stockton Thomas Thompson Vandivier Wanzer West Wilkens Woodard Wooden Forwards Arizin Barkley Barry Baylor Bird Bradley Cunningham Curry Dalipagić Dantley DeBusschere Dehnert Endacott English Erving Foster Fulks Gale Gates Gola Hagan Havlicek Hawkins Hayes Heinsohn Howell G. Johnson Lucas Luisetti K. Malone B. McCracken J. McCracken McHale Mikkelsen Miller Pettit Phillip Pippen Pollard Ramsey Rodman Schayes Schmidt Stokes Thompson Twyman White Wilkins Worthy Yardley Centers Abdul-Jabbar Barlow Bellamy Chamberlain Cooper Ćosić Cowens Crawford DeBernardi Donovan Ewing Gallatin Gilmore Gruenig Harris-Stewart Houbregs Issel W. Johnson Johnston Krause Kurland Lanier Lovellette Lapchick Macauley M. Malone McAdoo Meneghin Mikan Murphy Olajuwon Parish Pereira Reed Risen Robinson Russell Sabonis Semjonova Thurmond Unseld Wachter Walton Boldface indicates those who are also inducted as coaches   Referees (13) Enright Hepbron Hoyt Kennedy Leith Mihalik Nucatola Quigley Rudolph Shirley Strom Tobey Walsh   Teams (8) 1960 United States Olympic Team 1992 United States Olympic Team Buffalo Germans The First Team Harlem Globetrotters New York Rens Original Celtics Texas Western Awards Bob Cousy Award Curt Gowdy Media Award John Bunn Award Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Official website v t e Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Players Teresa Edwards Artis Gilmore Chris Mullin Dennis Rodman Arvydas Sabonis Reece "Goose" Tatum Coaches Herb Magee Tara VanDerveer Tex Winter Contributors Tom "Satch" Sanders v t e Portland Trail Blazers Founded in 1970 Based in Portland, Oregon The Franchise Franchise All-Time Roster History Expansion Draft Draft history Accomplishments Seasons Head coaches Current season Arenas Memorial Coliseum Rose Garden Coaches Todd Inman McCloskey Wilkens (player-coach) Ramsay Schuler Adelman Carlesimo Dunleavy Cheeks Pritchard McMillan General Managers Glickman Inman Spoelstra Petrie Whitsitt Nash Patterson Leiweke Pritchard Cho President Sarkowsky Weinberg Whitsitt Glickman Patterson Leiweke Miller D-League Affiliate Idaho Stampede Administration Owner Paul Allen General Manager Vacant Head Coach Kaleb Canales (interim) List of executives Retired Numbers 1 13 14 15 20 22 30 (Gross) 30 (Porter) 32 36 45 77 NBA Championships (1) 1977 Culture and lore Blazermania 1977 NBA Finals I-5 rivalry Rip City "Duck" Memorial Coliseum Larry Weinberg Bill Walton Jack Ramsay Clyde the Glide The Schonz Memorial Day Miracle Media TV KGW Comcast SportsNet Northwest Radio KXTG-FM Announcers Mike Barrett Mike Rice Brian Wheeler Antonio Harvey