Some 8,000 athletes from 170
countries will be competing in Naples and the surrounding
Campania region in the 2019 Universiade slated for July 3-14.
The numbers have been decided in recent weeks for the
athletes that will be taking part in 18 different sports:
archery, gymnastics, track and field, basketball, diving,
fencing, football, Judo, rhythmic gymnastics, seven-player
rugby, sailing, target shooting, swimming, table tennis,
Taekwondo, tennis, volleyball and water polo.
In the spotlight will be Naples, which was assigned the games
and will host 4,500 athletes including 4,000 that will be
staying on two cruise ships anchored in the port.
The first contract for the first, the MSC Lirica, has already
been signed while bidding is still underway for the second and
the others will probably go to the university dorms.
The remaining 3,500 athletes will go to Salerno and Caserta,
distributed between hotels and the Fisciano university campus.
In addition to the athletes, 2,000 technical experts,
competition judges and delegates from various countries are
expected in Naples, alongside the audience.
There will be 80 sports facilities in Naples and the greater
Campania region involved in the event: 38 for competitions and
42 for training and preparation in all five of the provinces in
the region.
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