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| Host city | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Opening | 2 March 1989 |
| Closing | 12 March 1989 |
| Opened by | Todor Zhivkov |
The 1989 Winter Universiade, the XIV Winter Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]
Iran boycotted the event in response to the Iran–Iraq War in 1980. Iran and Iraq also chose to boycott the 1989 Summer Universiade in Duisburg for the same reason.
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