The Universiade is an International 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 Universiade is often referred to in English as the World University Games or World Student Games; however, this latter term can also refer to competitions for sub-University grades students, as well.

Shenzhen will host the Universiade in 2011 from the 8th of August till the 18th of August. The city beat out four other candidates - Kaohsiung of Chinese Taipei, Poznan of Poland, Kazan of Russia and Murcia of Spain.

The Universiade has 10 compulsory sports, namely track and field, water sports (swimming, diving and water polo), basketball, soccer, fencing, gymnastics, judo, table tennis, tennis and volleyball.

Date: 2011.8.8 ~ 2011.8.18

Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China

Official English website Universiade 2011: http://www.sz2011.org/eng/index.htm

Shenzhen has some of the best golf courses in China. Two of the courses are in the top-10 of China according to an article by ChinaSportsToday.com:

1. Spring City Golf & Lake Resort (Lake course), Kunming, Yunnan province

2. Spring City Golf & Lake Resort (Mountain course), Kunming, Yunnan province

3. Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai

4. Shenzhen Golf Club, Shenzhen, Guangdong province

5. Tiger Beach Golf Links, Haiyang, Shandong province

6. Lakeview Golf Club, Kunming, Yunnan province

7. Jian Lake Golf & Country Club, Shaoxing, Zhejiang province

8. Trans Strait Golf Club, Fuzhou, Fujian province

9. Pine Valley Golf Resort & Country Club (Old course), Beijing

10. Mission Hills Golf Club (Norman course), Shenzhen, Guangdong province

Swimming is possible all throughout the city. Most good communities in fact have a swimming pool. That one might be hidden behind a gate or on top of a shopping mall, so you would never know even when you passed it daily. Some of these community swimming poolsare just open for non-residents. Best to ask around in your neighbourhood. The price of the swimming pool next to our appartment building is 20Y/2 hours, quite expensive I think. I'll list some addresses of other swimming pools in Futian and Nanshan on this page later.

If you prefer to swim in the sea, I would advice you to go to the east of Shenzhen. The water close to the city is way too polluted to swim and there are no good beaches anyway. In the east of Shenzhen there are several good beaches, some are public (dameisha beach) or private (xichong, judiaoshi beaches for example). Quite nice over here, and good places to go surfing, play volleybal, or just lay on the beach.

Alps iceskating is located next to Window of the World, and can be reached by walking through the European street. It's hard to believe, but in the middle of the summer, you can actually still iceskate in Shenzhen! I didn't skate here myself, but we visited the hall and I was quite impressed by the size. The ice seemed a little bit on the soft side, but that's to be expected when the temperature outside is around 30C!! It costs 50 Yuan/2 hours.