Universiade/Definition

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Universiade [r]: A multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a combination of the words "University" and "Olympiad". The inaugural summer event was in 1959 in Turin, Italy and the winter event was the following year in Chamonix, France.