2027 Summer World University Games
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| Host city | Chungcheong Province, South Korea |
|---|---|
| Motto | With U, With Heart |
| Sport | 249 in 18 sports |
| Opening | 1 August 2027 |
| Closing | 12 August 2027 |
| Main venue | Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| Website | chungcheong2027 |
The 2027 FISU Summer World University Games, also known as Chungcheong 2027, is a multi-sport event scheduled from 1 to 12 August 2027 in the cities of the historical Chungcheong Province, South Korea. The region was confirmed as the host for the Games on 12 November 2022.[1] This will be the third time that the event will be held in South Korea, after Daegu in 2003 and Gwangju in 2015.
Bidding process
Chungcheong Region (South Korea) and North Carolina (United States) were the candidates in the running to host the 2027 edition. Chungcheong was selected on 12 November 2022 at the FISU executive committee in Brussels, Belgium, while North Carolina was awarded the 2029 edition.[2]
Development and preparations
Venues
31 venues will be used, spread across the cities of Daejeon, Sejong City, and the provinces of North Chungcheong and South Chungcheong.[2]
| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daejeon World Cup Stadium | Opening Ceremony | 40,535 | Existing |
| Venue | Sports | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sejong Central Park[3] | Closing Ceremony | TBA | Temporary |
| Sejong Sports Complex Gymnasium[3][4] | Table Tennis | 4,000 | New |
| Sejong Sports Complex Pool[4] | Aquatics (water polo) | 3,000 |
| City | Venue | Sports | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheongju | Cheongju Multipurpose Indoor Gymnasium[3] | Gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic) | 6,000 | New |
| Chungju | Tangeum Lake[5] | Rowing | TBA | Existing |
Sports
In addition to the 15 compulsory sports, up to three optional sports can be chosen, while respecting the infrastructure and local demands. The bid committee originally proposed rowing and sailing as optional sports. This would have been the third time in a row that rowing has been chosen as an optional sport, as it was in 2021 and 2025, while sailing was planned to return after for the first time since 2019.[6] Despite this, infrastructure issues led to changes in plans and the Organizing Committee reviewed its planning in 2024, and decided that, in respect with local demands, retained rowing and replaced sailing and football (the latter of which was excluded from the program in staring in 2021) with golf (which returns after 2017) and beach volleyball, which remains in this status for two consecutive editions.[7][8] On 12 January 2025, it was announced that para taekwondo will be part of the program.[9]
- Aquatics
Diving (13) ()
Swimming (42) ()
Water polo (2) ()
Archery (10) ()
Athletics (51) ()
Badminton (6) ()
Basketball (2) ()
Fencing (12) ()
Golf (4) ()_pictogram.svg.png)
Gymnastics ()
- Artistic gymnastics (14)
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Rhythmic gymnastics (8)
Judo (15) ()
Rowing (14) ()
Table tennis (7) ()
Taekwondo (38) ()
Tennis (7) ()- Volleyball
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Beach volleyball (2) ()_pictogram.svg.png)
Volleyball (2) ()
References
- ^ "Chungcheong Megacity announced as host of 2027 FISU World University Games Summer". FISU. 12 November 2022. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Chungcheong Megacity awarded 2027 FISU World University Games". InsideTheGames. 12 November 2022. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "FISU concludes visit to the Chungcheong 2027 FISU World University Games". International University Sports Federation. 19 May 2025. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Spurring Construction of New Venues for the 2027 Chungcheong Summer World University Games". www.chungcheong2027.com. 25 July 2024. Archived from the original on 8 August 2025.
- ^ "FISU wraps up a 15 day inspection visit in Korea". International University Sports Federation. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Rhine-Ruhr and Turin confirmed as 2025 World University Games hosts". www.insidethegames.biz. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Chungcheong 2027 plans moving at pace". www.insidethegames.biz. 29 April 2025. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Road to Chungcheong 2027 FISU Games". www.insidethegames.biz. 3 April 2025. Archived from the original on 3 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ "Para taekwondo included in 2027 FISU WUG". InsideTheGames. 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025.
