Poznan Withdraws as 2015 SU Candidate

The Executive Committee of the Polish University Sports Association (ASZ) and the Authorities of the City of Poznan regretfully informed FISU they resign from further bidding to organize the 2015 Summer Universiade. ‘The financial crisis in the world’s economy disables the Polish government from providing financial guarantees to cover the costs’, the official communiqué read.

Nevertheless, ASZ is determined to bring a Summer Universiade to Poland in the future: ‘we work intensely on preparing our offer to bid for organizing the Summer Universiade in 2017′, Poznan Mayor Ryszard Grobelny stated.

The city of Poznan will further develop its transport system in the city, expand the airport and railway station, and construct new sport facilities as well as modernizing the already existing ones. These works are connected with Poznan’s preparations to organize the UEFA Euro 2012 but will without any doubt also serve numerous top sport events in the future.

The withdrawal of Poznan as a bidding city leaves the number of candidates for the 2015 Summer Universiade to three: Edmonton (CAN), Gwangju (KOR) and Taipei City (TPE).