2007 Summer Universiade

The 2007 Summer Universiade officially known as the XXIV Summer Universiade and commonly known as Bangkok Universiade, was an international multi-sport for university athletes that took place from 8 to 18 August 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 7 August. Bangkok also hosted the Asian Games in 1966, 1970, 1978 and 1998.

XXIV Summer Universiade
กีฬามหาวิทยาลัยโลกฤดูร้อน ครั้งที่ 24

Slogan: "All Become One"
Host city	Bangkok, Thailand
Nations	170 (estimated)
Athletes	10,000 (estimated)
Events	236 in 15 sports
Opening	August 8, 2007
Closing	August 18, 2007
Opened by	Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn
Athlete's Oath	Boonsak Ponsana (Badminton)
Judge's Oath	Visuit Jundung
Torch lighter	HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana
Main venue	Rajamangala National Stradium
Website	bangkok2007.com (archived)
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Bidding process

In August 2003, FISU officially confirmed five candidate cities:

• Bangkok, Thailand
• Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei^[1]
• Monterrey, Mexico
• Poznań, Poland
• Saskatoon, Canada

Bangkok, Saskatoon, Poznań, Kaohsiung and Monterrey were the five candidate cities.^[2][3] However, Saskatoon Bid was withdrawn.

Bangkok's bid

Visual Identity

Mascot

The official mascot of the 2007 Summer Universiade is a rabbit named Mighty Mai-Tri.The name of this mascot not only suggests power and friendship but it also corresponds to the Year of the Rabbit, which is the lunar year of King Bhumibol's birth. The rabbit is a symbol of agility, intelligence, gentleness, and welcomes athletes of all nations. With a smile and friendship His appearance, color, and mannerism express humility. Which is one of the uniqueness of Thai's very long established culture.

Slogan

The slogan for the 24th Summer Universiade is, "All Become One", suggesting the unity of people of all races and religions from 150 countries.

Logo

The logo itself consists of 5 line colors arranged in a U shape, which is derived from the word Universiade is comparable to the lines of experience transmission. The exchange of knowledge and culture between representatives and athletes from universities from 5 continents around the world all in one. Connected into a golden yellow bird patterned symbol. Which is the identity of the Thai nation Filled with joy and pride to be honored as the center of transmission and exchange of cultures.

Venues

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Provinces	Venues	Stadiums	Sports
Bangkok	Kasetsart University	Insee Chantarasatit Stadium	Football
	Ramkhamhaeng University	Ramkhamhaeng University Stadium	Football
	Royal Thai Army	Thai Army Sports Stadium	Football
	Sports Authority of Thailand	Clay Target Range	Shooting
		Indoor Stadium Huamark	Volleyball
		Rajamangala Stadium	Football
		Shooting Range	Shooting
	Thailand National Stadium	Supachalasai Stadium	Football
		Nimibutr Stadium	Basketball
	Thai-Japanese Stadium	Gymnasium 1	Basketball
		Gymnasium 2	Volleyball
Nakhon Nayok	Srinakharinwirot University	Aquatic Stadium	Water Polo
		Gymnasium 1	Basketball
		Srinakharinwirot University Stadium	Football
		Softball Stadium	Softball
	Ongkharak	Watermill Golf & Gardens	Golf
Nonthaburi	IMPACT Arena Muang Thong Thani	Arena Hall	Artistic Gymnastics
			Rhythmic Gymnastics
		Hall 2	Volleyball
		Hall 5−6	Table Tennis
		Hall 7−8	Fencing
	Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand	The National Tennis Development Center	Tennis
Pathum Thani	Bangkok University	Bangkok University Stadium	Football
	Pathum Thani	Chiang Rak Noi−Chiang Rak Yai Road	Athletics (Marathon)
	Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi	RMUTT Satadium	Football
	Thammasat University	Aquatic Center	Diving
		Gymnasium 1−Hall 1	Basketball
		Gymnasium 1−Hall 3	Volleyball
		Gymnasium 2	Badminton
		Gymnasium 4	Judo
		Gymnasium 6	Taekwondo
		Thammasat Stadium	Athletics
		Softball Field	Softball
		Swimming Pool	Swimming
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya	Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya	Ayutthaya Historical Park	Athletics (Walk)
Samut Prakan	Assumption University	John Paul II Sports Center	Volleyball

Calendar

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Opening Ceremony

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Competitions

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Finals

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Closing Ceremony

August		07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Total
Ceremonies			●										●
Aquatics – Diving										1	1	4	6	12
Aquatics – Swimming				6	6	7	7	6	8					40
Aquatics – Water polo												1		1
Athletics				4	7	8	8	9	10					46
Badminton						1				5				6
Basketball												1	1	2
Fencing						2	2	2	2	2	2			12
Football												2		2
Golf												4		4
Gymnastics – Artistic				1	1	2	10							14
Gymnastics – Rhythmic											2	6		8
Judo								4	4	4	4	2		18
Shooting					4	12	12	12						40
Softball												1		1
Table tennis								2	1	2	2			7
Taekwondo				4	3	3	3	3						16
Tennis										2	3			5
Volleyball												1	1	2
Total Gold Medals				15	21	35	42	38	25	16	14	22	8	236

Sports

• Aquatics
  •  Diving (12) (details)
  •  Swimming (40) (details)
  •  Water polo (1) (details)
•  Athletics (46) (details)
•  Badminton (6) (details)
•  Basketball (2) (details)
•  Fencing (12) (details)
•  Football (2) (details)
•  Golf (4) (details)
•  Gymnastics (details)
  • Artistic gymnastics (14)
  • Rhythmic gymnastics (8)
•  Judo (18) (details)
•  Shooting (40) (details)
•  Softball (1) (details)
•  Table tennis (7) (details)
•  Taekwondo (16) (details)
•  Tennis (5) (details)
•  Volleyball (2) (details)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	33	31	28	92
2	Russia (RUS)	28	28	39	95
3	Ukraine (UKR)	28	22	18	68
4	Japan (JPN)	19	15	22	56
5	South Korea (KOR)	15	18	18	51
6	Thailand (THA)*	13	7	10	30
7	Germany (GER)	11	5	9	25
8	United States (USA)	10	11	15	36
9	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	7	9	13	29
10	Italy (ITA)	6	6	9	21
11	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	5	4	7	16
12	Canada (CAN)	5	3	8	16
13	Mexico (MEX)	4	3	5	12
14	Iran (IRI)	4	1	4	9
15	Australia (AUS)	3	5	3	11
16	Belarus (BLR)	3	4	6	13
17	Turkey (TUR)	3	3	4	10
18	Austria (AUT)	3	2	3	8
19	Poland (POL)	2	5	9	16
20	Hungary (HUN)	2	3	1	6
21	North Korea (PRK)	2	1	4	7
22	Czech Republic (CZE)	2	1	2	5
23	Morocco (MAR)	2	1	0	3
24	Lithuania (LIT)	2	0	3	5
25	Switzerland (SUI)	2	0	2	4
26	Finland (FIN)	2	0	0	2
27	France (FRA)	1	6	7	14
28	Great Britain (GBR)	1	4	5	10
29	Brazil (BRA)	1	3	6	10
30	Romania (ROM)	1	2	2	5
	Slovakia (SVK)	1	2	2	5
32	South Africa (RSA)	1	2	1	4
33	Cyprus (CYP)	1	2	0	3
	Ireland (IRL)	1	2	0	3
35	Latvia (LAT)	1	1	1	3
	Slovenia (SLO)	1	1	1	3
37	Egypt (EGY)	1	1	0	2
	Mongolia (MGL)	1	1	0	2
	Portugal (POR)	1	1	0	2
40	Algeria (ALG)	1	0	1	2
	Cuba (CUB)	1	0	1	2
	Georgia (GEO)	1	0	1	2
	India (IND)	1	0	1	2
	Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	0	1	2
45	Azerbaijan (AZE)	1	0	0	1
	Bulgaria (BUL)	1	0	0	1
	Montenegro (MNE)	1	0	0	1
48	Spain (ESP)	0	4	2	6
49	Serbia (SRB)	0	4	1	5
50	Croatia (CRO)	0	2	2	4
51	Belgium (BEL)	0	2	1	3
52	Estonia (EST)	0	1	1	2
	Uganda (UGA)	0	1	1	2
54	Cameroon (CMR)	0	1	0	1
	Israel (ISR)	0	1	0	1
	Kenya (KEN)	0	1	0	1
	Malaysia (MAS)	0	1	0	1
	Mozambique (MOZ)	0	1	0	1
	New Zealand (NZL)	0	1	0	1
60	Armenia (ARM)	0	0	3	3
	Indonesia (INA)	0	0	3	3
62	Moldova (MDA)	0	0	2	2
63	Greece (GRE)	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	1	1
	Philippines (PHI)	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	0	1	1
	Vietnam (VIE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (67 entries)		237	236	293	766