International Events

The 28th Summer Universiade Gwangju, a global sports festival for university students, will be held in Gwangju and across Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province) and Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla Province) from July 3 to July 14, 2015.

Some 20,000 athletes, judges and organizers from 170 countries, including North Korea, are expected to take part in the event. The Universiade will feature a total of 21 sport disciplines, including 13 regular sports such as track & field or swimming, and eight optional sports, including badminton, archery and taekwondo. Participating athletes will compete for a total of 272 gold medals during the 12-day event.

Gwangju hosts taekwondo qualifiers for Universiade

Gwangju hosts taekwondo qualifiers for Universiade

With just about two months to go before the Gwangju Summer Universiade 2015, 80 or so taekwondo athletes competed on April 28 to win a ticket to the Gwangju games. ...

Apr 29,2015

Gwangju games to 'flourish in peace via dedication to sports'

Gwangju games to 'flourish in peace via dedication to sports'

The Gwangju 2015 Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC) was invited to a special event at U.N. headquarters in New York and delivered the message that it is trying to ac...

Apr 17,2015

North Korea to attend Gwangju Summer Universiade

North Korea to attend Gwangju Summer Universiade

North Korea will officially participate in the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade. The Gwangju Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC) recently announced that, “The head of ...

Mar 12,2015

Gwangju gears up for 2015 Summer Universiade

Gwangju gears up for 2015 Summer Universiade

Preperations for the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade are in full swing. The international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International Univer...

Mar 14,2014