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The southern Chinese city Shenzhen won Tuesday the right to host the 2011 XXVI World University Games, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) announced here.
Shenzhen beat the other four candidates – Kaohsiung of Chinese Taipei, Poznan of Poland, Kazan of Russia and Murcia of Spain, during an executive meeting of the FISU at the Teatro Regio in Turin.
Xu Zongheng, major of Shenzhen and head of China’s delegation, cried with joy after FISU President George Killian announced the result.
“To host the 2011 World Universiade is the wish of every single Shenzhen citizen. The whole city is waiting for the result even it’ s midnight (2:00p.m. on Jan. 17, Beijing time) back in China,” Xu said.
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