2017 Winter Universiade

XXVIII Winter Universiade
XXVIII Qysqy Universiada
Host cityAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Motto"Spread Your Wings!"
Nations56
Athletes1,604
Events85
Opening29 January 2017
Closing8 February 2017
Opened byNursultan Nazarbayev
Athlete's OathAiza Mambekova
Judge's OathAskar Valiyev
Torch lighter16 well known Kazakh athletes
Main venueAlmaty Ice Palace
Websitealmaty2017.com (archived)
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Winter Universiade 2017, the XXVIII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 29 January to 8 February 2017. On 29 November 2011, FISU announced that Winter Universiade 2017 would be hosted in Almaty.[1]

Student-athletes from all over the world between the ages of 17 and 28 arrived in Almaty to take part in Winter Universiade organized by FISU.[2]

  1. ^ Almaty officially announced capital of Winter Universiade-2017. tengrinews.kz ()
  2. ^ "Universiade History". almaty2017.com.