2009 Summer Universiade
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The 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade
were celebrated in Belgrade
, Serbia
from 1 July to 12 July 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina
(Serbian Autonomous Province), close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised by the city. At this Universiade the biggest star was the Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgeniya Kanaeva who won 5 gold medals. Russia was the leading nation in the medal table, with most gold medals (27) and most medals (76).
The bidding process for the 2009 Summer Universiade games began in early 2004. Together with Belgrade another two cities bid for the event - Monterrey
in Mexico
and Poznań
in Poland
. Working in Belgrade's favour were the various major sporting events the city was awarded to host in the upcoming 2005, 2006 and 2007 such as Eurobasket 2005
, the 2005 European Volleyball Championship
, the 2006 European Water Polo Championship
, and the European Youth Olympic Festival
2007. Furthermore the city launched two unsuccessful candidate bids to organize the Summer Olympic Games
: for the 1992 Summer Olympics
Belgrade was eliminated in the third round of International Olympic Committee
voting, with the games going to Barcelona
. The 1996 Summer Olympics
ultimately went to Atlanta
.
On January 19, 2005 in Innsbruck
, Austria
Belgrade was announced as the host of the 2009 Summer Universiade. The ceremony of the host city announcement was attended by the now deceased Belgrade mayor Nenad Bogdanović
.
bird. The organisers chose the sparrow not only because of its symbolic ties to the host city but also because it represents a fast, dynamic and skillful bird, attributes needed for those competing at Universiade. The mascot received a new more modern look in 2009 and a competition began to name the Belgrade sparrow. The three final names for the sparrow were published in the Serbian media in April 2009, with the finalists being Srba, Cvrle and Dživdžan. The final voting was left to the 10,000 Universiade volunteers who overwhelmingly chose the name Srba.
, Obrenovac
, Pančevo
, Smederevo
, Vršac
and Zrenjanin
. Obrenovac hosted the water polo and volleyball competition, Inđija, Pančevo and Vršac the basketball, Novi Sad the athletics and volleyball, while Zrenjanin hosted the swimming competition. The venue for each sport can be found on the official website of the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade.
The opening and closing ceremonies took place at the Belgrade Arena
, with a capacity of 20.000. A range of sports halls have undergone intense reconstruction to meet standards for the Universiade games. A number of venues were also newly constructed.
Each building has been named after a flower. They are Iris Marigold
, Dandelion, Violet, Lily of the Valley
, Sunflower
, Mimosa
, Cyclamen
, Gillyflower, Syringa, Jacinth
, Rose
, Tulipa, and Lily. During the construction of the village it was the largest development site in the Balkans
. It is located in New Belgrade with the closest venues to it being Belgrade Arena
(basketball
and table tennis
), EXPO XXI (wrestling
and taekwondo
) and TK Gazela (tennis
).
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, the national broadcasting corporation. It used its first and second channel to broadcast the games as well as its digital channel. The games were produced and broadcasted in high definition television. Eurosport
provided cable broadcasting to European nations.
Universiade
The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation . The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad"...
were celebrated in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
from 1 July to 12 July 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
(Serbian Autonomous Province), close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised by the city. At this Universiade the biggest star was the Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgeniya Kanaeva who won 5 gold medals. Russia was the leading nation in the medal table, with most gold medals (27) and most medals (76).
The bidding process
| Bid cities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Country | ||||
| Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... |
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| Monterrey Monterrey Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the... |
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| Poznań Poznan Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be... |
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The bidding process for the 2009 Summer Universiade games began in early 2004. Together with Belgrade another two cities bid for the event - Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Working in Belgrade's favour were the various major sporting events the city was awarded to host in the upcoming 2005, 2006 and 2007 such as Eurobasket 2005
Eurobasket 2005
The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Greece won the gold medal by defeating Germany, while France won the bronze medal over Spain...
, the 2005 European Volleyball Championship
2005 European Volleyball Championship
The 24th Men's European Volleyball Championship was the first continental volleyball competition hosted by two nations – Serbia and Montenegro and Italy, namely in their respective capitals, Belgrade and Rome...
, the 2006 European Water Polo Championship
European Water Polo Championship
The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation , the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.The first European Water Polo...
, and the European Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Olympic Festival
European Youth Olympic Festival, known by its initials EYOF, is a biennial multi-sport event for youth athletes from the 48 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. EYOF has a summer edition, held for the first time in Brussels in 1991, and a winter edition, which began...
2007. Furthermore the city launched two unsuccessful candidate bids to organize the Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
: for the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
Belgrade was eliminated in the third round of International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
voting, with the games going to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. The 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
ultimately went to Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
On January 19, 2005 in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
Belgrade was announced as the host of the 2009 Summer Universiade. The ceremony of the host city announcement was attended by the now deceased Belgrade mayor Nenad Bogdanović
Nenad Bogdanovic
Nenad Bogdanović was the mayor of Belgrade, elected to office in October 2004.-Education and career:...
.
Mascot
The mascot of the 2009 Summer Universiade is a sparrowSparrow
The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family, Passer...
bird. The organisers chose the sparrow not only because of its symbolic ties to the host city but also because it represents a fast, dynamic and skillful bird, attributes needed for those competing at Universiade. The mascot received a new more modern look in 2009 and a competition began to name the Belgrade sparrow. The three final names for the sparrow were published in the Serbian media in April 2009, with the finalists being Srba, Cvrle and Dživdžan. The final voting was left to the 10,000 Universiade volunteers who overwhelmingly chose the name Srba.
Venues
The 2009 Summer Universiade took place in 69 venues across Belgrade and near bycities Inđija, Novi SadNovi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
, Obrenovac
Obrenovac
Obrenovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44°40′ North, 20°13′ East. Its name stems from last name "Obrenović" which in turn stems from name "Obren" in Serbian language. In 2003 the municipality has total population of 75,949...
, Pančevo
Pancevo
Pančevo is a city and municipality located in the southern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina, 15 km northeast from Belgrade. In 2002, the city had a total population of 77,087, while municipality of Pančevo had 127,162 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of the South Banat...
, Smederevo
Smederevo
Smederevo is a city and municipality in Serbia, on the right bank of the Danube, about 40 km downstream of the capital Belgrade. According to official results of the 2011 census, the city has a population of 107,528...
, Vršac
Vršac
Vršac is a town and municipality located in Serbia. In 2002 the town's total population was 36,623, while Vršac municipality had 54,369 inhabitants. Vršac is located in the Banat region, in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. It is part of the South Banat District.-Name:The name Vršac is of Serbian...
and Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
. Obrenovac hosted the water polo and volleyball competition, Inđija, Pančevo and Vršac the basketball, Novi Sad the athletics and volleyball, while Zrenjanin hosted the swimming competition. The venue for each sport can be found on the official website of the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade.
The opening and closing ceremonies took place at the Belgrade Arena
Belgrade Arena
The Belgrade Arena is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs. With a total space that covers 48,000 square metres, and an official total capacity of 19,982 seats , it is one of the largest indoor arenas in...
, with a capacity of 20.000. A range of sports halls have undergone intense reconstruction to meet standards for the Universiade games. A number of venues were also newly constructed.
University Village
The University Village was home to all athletes participating at the 2009 Summer Universiade games. Often referred to as Belville, the village has been newly built and comprises 14 buildings containing modern apartments. The Belville complex consists of a residential area comprising 120,000 m², commercial and business facilities comprising 34,800 m² and educational facilities comprising 6,100 m². The complex also includes 22,000 m² of office space. The Belville complex was completed in May 2009 and officially opened in June 2009. 2000 Apartments have been offered for sale in spring of 2008, and the new owners will be allowed to move in in October 2009.Each building has been named after a flower. They are Iris Marigold
Tagetes
Tagetes is a genus of 56 species of annual and perennial mostly herbaceous plants in the sunflower family . The genus is native to North and South America, but some species have become naturalized around the world. One species, T...
, Dandelion, Violet, Lily of the Valley
Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majalis , commonly known as the lily-of-the-valley, is a poisonous woodland flowering plant native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe....
, Sunflower
Sunflower
Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
, Mimosa
Mimosa
Mimosa is a genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs, in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek word μιμος , meaning "mimic."...
, Cyclamen
Cyclamen
Cyclamen is a genus of 23 species of perennials growing from tubers, valued for their flowers with upswept petals and variably patterned leaves...
, Gillyflower, Syringa, Jacinth
Jacinth
Jacinth is a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone. Jacinth is also a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple , and hence a precious stone of that colour ....
, Rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
, Tulipa, and Lily. During the construction of the village it was the largest development site in the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
. It is located in New Belgrade with the closest venues to it being Belgrade Arena
Belgrade Arena
The Belgrade Arena is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs. With a total space that covers 48,000 square metres, and an official total capacity of 19,982 seats , it is one of the largest indoor arenas in...
(basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
), EXPO XXI (wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
and taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
) and TK Gazela (tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
).
Medal table
| 1 |  Russia |
27 | 22 | 27 | 76 |
| 2 |  People's Republic of China |
22 | 21 | 15 | 58 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
21 | 11 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 |  Japan |
20 | 21 | 32 | 73 |
| 5 |  United States |
13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 |  Ukraine |
7 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei |
7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 |  Italy |
6 | 14 | 11 | 31 |
| 9 |  Poland |
6 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| 10 |  Serbia |
5 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 |  Australia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 |  Iran |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 |  France |
4 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 14 |  Belarus |
4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 |  Spain |
4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 |  Mexico |
3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 17 |  Germany |
3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 18 |  United Kingdom |
3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 |  Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 |  Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 |  Portugal |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 |  Canada |
2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 23 |  South Africa |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 23 |  Turkey |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 25 |  Brazil |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 26 |  Cuba |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 |  Slovenia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 |  Azerbaijan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 |  Hong Kong |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 |  North Korea |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 31 |  Hungary |
1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 32 |  Kazakhstan |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 33 |  New Zealand |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 33 |  Romania |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 35 |  Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 |  Kenya |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 |  Lithuania |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 |  Moldova |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 36 |  Senegal |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 |  Honduras |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 |  Latvia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 |  Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 |  Egypt |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 45 |  Croatia |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 |  Mongolia |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 |  Vietnam |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 |  Thailand |
0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 49 |  Slovakia |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 50 |  Armenia |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 50 |  Belgium |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 52 |  Israel |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 |  Algeria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 |  Austria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 |  Ecuador |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 |  Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 204 | 203 | 262 | 669 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Schedule
| ● | Opening Ceremony | ● | Competitions | ● | Finals | ● | Closing Ceremony | ||||||||
| June/July | 30 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | ● | ● | |||||||||||||
| Archery Archery at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Archery competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade were held in Belgrade, Serbia.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Mixed events:-Medal table:... |
2 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Athletics Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade The athletics competition at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia from July 7 to July 12, 2009.-Men's events:In Long Jump, Kim Deok-Hyeon's record is not unofficial.... |
2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 46 | ||||||||
| Basketball Basketball at the 2009 Summer Universiade The basketball competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade was held at different venues in Serbia on 1–11 July 2009.-Basketball – Men:-Basketball – Women:-Notes:... |
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Diving Diving at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Diving competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade were held in Belgrade, Serbia.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*... |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |||||||
| Fencing Fencing at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Fencing competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade were held in Belgrade, Serbia.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:... |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||
| Football Football at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Football competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade were held on different venues in Serbia between 30 June - 10 July 2009.-Men:-Women:... |
2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Artistic gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Gymnastics competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade were held in Belgrade, Serbia.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Rhythmic gymnastics:-Medal table:-References:* *... |
1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Rhythmic gymnastics Gymnastics at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Gymnastics competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade were held in Belgrade, Serbia.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Rhythmic gymnastics:-Medal table:-References:* *... |
2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Judo Judo at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Judo competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade were held in Belgrade, Serbia.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:... |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||
| Swimming Swimming at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Swimming competition of the 25th Summer Universiade was held at the Tašmajdan Sports Centre in Belgrade, Serbia, 5–11 July 2009. All events were contested in a long course pool.... |
4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 40 | |||||||
| Table tennis Table tennis at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Table tennis competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade were held in Belgrade, Serbia.-Medal overview:-Medal table:... |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Taekwondo competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade were held in Belgrade, Serbia.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Mixed events:-Medal table:-External links:*... |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |||||||||
| Tennis Tennis at the 2009 Summer Universiade Tennis events were contested at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia.-Events:-Medal table:... |
2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Volleyball Volleyball at the 2009 Summer Universiade The Volleyball competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade are due to be held at different venues in Serbia between 2 - 11 July 2009.-Men:-Women:... |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Water polo Water polo at the 2009 Summer Universiade The water polo competition in the 2009 Summer Universiade are due to be held at different venues in Serbia between 1 - 12 July 2009.-Women:... |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total Gold Medals | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 42 | 11 | 203 | |||
Participants
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Broadcasting
The host broadcaster of the 2009 Summer Universiade was Serbia's RTSRadio Television of Serbia
Radio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is...
, the national broadcasting corporation. It used its first and second channel to broadcast the games as well as its digital channel. The games were produced and broadcasted in high definition television. Eurosport
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
provided cable broadcasting to European nations.