Beijing is Good, Daegu will be Better

“Daegu is going to organize a better world university students games than the Beijing Universiade,” said Sang-ha Park, Vice President of the Organizing Committee for the 2003 Daegu Universiade, yesterday morning during a 10-minute presentation promoting the city’s “Dream for Unity” slogan.

World No.1 Fencer Knocked Out

The world’s top-ranked epee fencer, Jorg Fiedler of Germany, was knocked out in the quarter-finals of the 21st Universiade by teammate Daniel Strigel yesterday.

Village Head Shares Experience

“I’m a fan of the Italian Serie A,” Zhang Jingmin, president of the Athletes’ Village, told Luca Ciriani, president of the Executive Committee of the 2003 Tarvisio Winter Universiade.

Chinese Team on Track to Beat Previous Best

Head of the Chinese Delegation Li Furong was full of praise for Chinese athletes’ performances at his first press conference of the Universiade yesterday.

One to Watch

Competition in the Men’s Basketball tournament is set to heat up as we enter the second round. Sixteen teams have progressed from the first group phase, and must now play off in four further groups to decide the quarter-final lineup.

Ukraine Targets Seven Titles

The powerful Ukrainian swimming team is aiming for seven golds at the 21st Universiade, says the Ukrainian coach. It already has two in the bag – the Women’s 800m Freestyle won by Yana Klochkova on the first day, and the Men’s 800m Freestyle won by Igor Chervynskiy.