World Student Games (UIE)
The first official World Student Games were organised in 1924 and were held under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) from 1949. An alternative event was organised by the Union Internationale des Étudiants (UIE) from 1947–1962, including one unofficial Games in 1954.
Venues:
- 1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1949 Budapest, Hungary
- 1951 Berlin, East Germany
- 1953 Bucharest, Romania
- 1954 Budapest, Hungary
- 1955 Warsaw, Poland
- 1957 Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1959 Vienna, Austria
- 1962 Helsinki, Finland
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