2015 Summer Universiade

XXVIII Summer Universiade
Logo of the 2015 Summer Universiade.
Host cityGwangju, South Korea
MottoLight Up Tomorrow
(Korean: 창조의 빛, 미래의 빛, romanizedChangjoui Bich, Milaeui Bich)
Nations143
Athletes12,885
Events272 in 21 sports
OpeningJuly 3, 2015 (2015-07-03)
ClosingJuly 14, 2015 (2015-07-14)
Opened byPark Geun-hye
Athlete's OathKim Seong-yeon and Kim Kuk-young
Judge's OathKim Dae-nan and Park Mi-sun
Torch lighterChan Ho Park and Yang Hak-seon
Main venueGwangju Universiade Main Stadium
Websitegwangju2015.com (archived)
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The 2015 Summer Universiade (Korean: 2015년 하계 유니버시아드, romanizedIcheon sip-o nyeon Hagye Yunibeosiadeu) was a Universiade held in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It took place from July 3 to July 14, 2015. Gwangju also hostes the group matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

The event is officially known as the XXVIII Summer Universiade (Korean: 제28회 하계 유니버시아드, romanizedJeisippalhoe Hagye Yunibeosiadeu) and also known as Gwangju 2015 (Korean: 광주2015, romanizedGwangju Icheon sip-o).