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1991 Summer Universiade

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construction had already cost £174 million. Loans taken out to build the three main arenas - Don Valley Stadium, Ponds Forge International Sports Centre and Sheffield Arena - have been refinanced four times in the years since, with the final cost coming to £658 million when it is paid off in 2024.
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Despite the initial high hopes that the Games would foster regeneration in the city, heavy financial losses continue to burden the Games' legacy. Whilst the event cost a reported £10 million to host at the time, with building costs predicted to reach only £25 million, by the opening ceremony
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The opening ceremony included a performance honouring Sheffield's industrial heritage, with participants wearing flat caps and waistcoats and carrying hammers, choreographed by Judy Chabola, who had been involved with the opening ceremony of the
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The medals were forged by Thessco, a Sheffield-based mint, who charged no fee for their manufacture. The medals' designs were selected through a national student competition, and the final design bore the
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provided extensive live coverage of the event. However, at the time only 1.5 million households had access to satellite television, thus reducing the potential audience. Highlights were shown on
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were used for accommodation for the athletes during the games. Built in the 1960s, many had been demolished, with those left being specially refurbished for the Games.
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More than 3,300 athletes took part from 101 countries, including the first appearance of a unified German team at a Summer Universiade.
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The three major venues for the events were all built especially for the event, on land formerly occupied by various industrial works.
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The organisers struggled to find a live broadcast partner with any of the three terrestrial networks so a deal was signed with
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Ice hockey team in 1991, in an attempt to find a long term use for the venue. Games continue to be played by the team.
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The 1991 Summer Universiade remains the only time that the Games have taken place in the United Kingdom.
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opened in May 1991 as a multi-purpose venue and took on the role of the Gymnastics Hall for the Games.
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Sheffield was selected as the host for the 1991 Summer Universiade at a anual meeting of
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The Don Valley Stadium was used in later years for a variety of events, including
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The Sheffield Arena constructed for the games became the home of the
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Other venues included the Concord Sports Center in Shiregreen and
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Sheffield
United Kingdom
Anne, Princess Royal
Helen Sharman
Don Valley Stadium
1989 Duisburg
1993 Buffalo
Universiade
Sheffield
1948 Summer Olympics
Sheffield City Council
urban renewal
industrial decline
Don Valley Stadium
Lyceum Theatre
FISU
Sheffield City Council
Don Valley Stadium
Crystal Palace
Ponds Forge
Sheffield Arena
Hillsborough Stadium
Huddersfield
Chesterfield
Wakefield
Bradford
Scunthorpe
Stocksbridge

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