2023 Winter World University Games

2023 Winter World University Games
Time to Shine
Host cityLake Placid, New York, United States
Nations46
Athletes1443 (832 men, 611 women).
Events85 in 12 sports
Opening12 January 2023
Closing22 January 2023
Opened byKathy Hochul
Athlete's OathTing Cui
Judge's OathDan Nardiello
Torch lighterJames Miller, Arthur Lussi, and Nina Lussi
Main venueHerb Brooks Arena
Websitelakeplacid2023.com (archived)
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Summer

The Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, commonly known as Lake Placid 2023, was a collegiate multi-sport winter sports held between January 12 to January 22, 2023 and had Lake Placid, New York, United States, as main host city.[1][2] Alongside Lake Placid, events were also hosted by neighbouring cities of Wilmington, Saranac Lake, Potsdam and North Creek also located at the New York state. The event is also known as the 31st Winter Universiade as administered by the International University Sports Federation (FISU).

It marked the second edition of the Games, formerly known as the Winter Universiade, to be held in Lake Placid, after the 1972 games. It was the third time that the World University Games were held in the United States after Lake Placid in 1972 and 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, also in the state of New York.

  1. ^ "Lake Placid chosen to host 2023 Winter World University Games". newyorkupstate. Associated Press. March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ sali, kishor (January 26, 2023). "Lake Placid: 2023 World University Games". Sports Ghoda.