Organizers vow to make Gwangju summer Universiade "stand out"

Organizers of the 2015 Gwangju summer Universiade vow to make the games slated for July 3-14 "stand out".

The organizers highlighted the distinct differentiations of Universiade Gwangju under Eco and Economic, Peace and Development, IT and Communication, and Culture and Education.

The Gwangju Universiade Organizing Committee (GUOC) reduced the budget on constructing facilities. As the result, Only 4 out of 69 venues were newly built. Nambu University International Aquatics Center is one of the four facilities that were newly built for the Universiade Gwangju. It has the most high-tech and eco-friendly swimming venue in South Korea and the facilities will be used for the World Aquatics Championships in 2019.

Eco-friendly reconstruction of a 30-year-old apartment complex will be utilized the Universiade Athletes Village. The Athletes Village construction project was funded by private capital investments and will be returned to the previous residents after the games which will solve the problem of post utilization.

During the Universiade, forums and conferences will be held for youth to network while achieving a common goal. Gwangju is also the first Universiade host city to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the UN to fulfill and share the value of peace by hosting the EPICS Forum and Youth Leaders Program.

The organizers also promised that Universiade Gwangju will be the most efficient and convenient event using Information Technology. For the first time in an international sport event, all venues and Athletes Village will buzz with free WiFi.

The GUOC, together with International University Sports Federation (FISU), and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), published an anti-doping textbook for university students in five continents for free to promote and educate anti-doping. Also, free cardiac screening will be provided throughout the games to prevent cardiac injuries. Enditem