1970 Summer Universiade

The 1970 Summer Universiade, also known as the VI Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.

VI Summer Universiade
VI Universiade estiva
Host cityTurin, Italy
Nations58
Athletes2,084
Events81 in 9 sports
OpeningAugust 26, 1970
ClosingSeptember 6, 1970
Opened byGiuseppe Saragat
Main venueStadio Comunale

After the city of Lisbon, Portugal failed to host the 1969 Summer Universiade, the games were assigned to Turin to be held next year.

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