2013 Winter Universiade
The 26th Winter Universiade should first be held in the Slovenian city of Maribor on 30 January to 9 February 2013, and would thus have been the first Universiade on Slovenian soil. On 16 March 2012, the FISU announced to have withdrawn from the discharge of Maribor rights. This was due to serious delays in the construction of sports facilities and finally the resignation of the entire organizing committee. As a new host, the Italian region Trentino was named.
Application
Maribor was the only candidate to host the Winter Universiade in 2013. Too, Almaty ( Kazakhstan) and Calgary (Canada) had shown interest in an application, but refrained from. Almaty was later awarded the contract for the Winter Universiade in 2017. The total budget of the event should be at 252.6 million euros, of which 71.8 million euros should be on investment in new sports facilities, 158 million euros for the construction and refurbishment of accommodation and 22, accounting for 8 million euros for other infrastructure such as roads, gondolas, etc.. About 70 % of the budget should benefit the tourism after the Universiade.
Participant
- Azerbaijan
- Australia Australia
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil Brazil
- Bulgaria
- People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
- Germany Germany
- Estonia Estonia
- Finland Finland
- France France
- Georgia Georgia
- Hong Kong Hong Kong
- India India
- Iran Iran
- Italy Italy
- Japan Japan
- Canada Canada
- Kazakhstan
- Croatia Croatia
- Latvia Latvia
- Lithuania Lithuania
- Macedonia Macedonia
- Mexico Mexico
- Monaco Monaco
- Mongolia Mongolia
- New Zealand New Zealand
- Netherlands The Netherlands
- Norway Norway
- Austria Austria
- Poland Poland
- Russia Russia
- San Marino San Marino
- Sweden Sweden
- Switzerland Switzerland
- Serbia Serbia
- Slovakia Slovakia
- Slovenia Slovenia
- Spain
- South Africa South Africa
- Flag of South Korea South Korea
- Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
- Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Turkey Turkey
- Ukraine Ukraine
- Hungary Hungary
- United States United States
- United Kingdom United Kingdom
- Belarus Belarus
Sports
In the Winter Universiade in 2013 a total of 66 competitions were held in eleven sports, 33 for men, 29 for women and four for mixed teams. Most disciplines are recognized internationally and are held in other major sporting events such as the 2014 Winter Olympics. Exceptions are about competition in the synchronized skating and the mixed team sprint cross-country skiing.