2015 Winter Universiade
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The 2015 Winter Universiade, the XXVII Winter Universiade, was a multi sport winter event held in Granada, Spain and Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. On 14 March 2009, FISU announced that the host would be Granada because they were the only bid.[2]
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Host city | Granada, Spain Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia (Nordic & Biathlon) |
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Nations | 30 (SVK) 34 (ESP)[1] |
Athletes | 1,551 |
Events | 68 in 11 sports |
Opening | 24 January 2015 (Nordic & biathlon) 4 February 2015 |
Closing | 1 February 2015 (Nordic & biathlon) 14 February 2015 |
Opened by | Andrej Kiska and Sebastian Pérez Ortiz |
Athlete's Oath | Sara Hurtado |
Judge's Oath | José Cervi |
Torch lighter | Pavol Hurajt (Slovakia) Patricia Muñoz (Spain) |
Main venue | Štrbské Pleso (Slovakia) Palacio de Congresos (Opening) Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada (Closing) |
Website | Official website (archived) |
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On 25 June 2014, FISU announced that Slovakia would become the co-host of 2015 Winter Universiade. FISU approved to move the Nordic Skiing and Biathlon events to Štrbské Pleso and Osrblie in Slovakia.[3] This decision had been taken to anticipate the difficulties faced by the Granada 2015 Organising Committee in hosting these particular events.[4]