GREENSBORO, N.C. — The International University Sports Federation (FISU) announced they will be hosting their 2027 World University Games in Korea instead of Greensboro.
FISU is a global institution that governs the World University Games, the biggest event for college athletes.
FISU even visited the Greensboro Coliseum in September to assess the possibility of hosting the event in the U.S.
Yet, they announced Saturday that Chungcheong would be the official host of the 2027 FISU World University Games.
However, FISU did state that their might be a chance for Greensboro to host the games going forward.
“While Chungcheong is today’s choice for 2027, we would be delighted to have North Carolina as a host for the FISU World University Games in the future at the first available opportunity," said FISU Acting President Leonz Eder.
Hill Carrow, The CEO for the North Carolina World University Games Bid Committee says this is a disappointing end to a process that began back in 2018.
“I will see the positives are that we made a very good impression. Keep in mind, we really made history because North Carolina has never been at this level of international competition, for a global event of the statured. So we at least achieved a really great mile stone in that regard, and we were excited about that," said Carrow.
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