Attn Canucks: support Canada at the 2003 Summer Universiade!

Alright all you Canucks here in South Korea,

Your chance to slip on the Maple Leaf and support fellow Canadian athletes is quickly approaching!

The 2003 Summer Universiade takes place in the city of Daegu between August 21st and 31st. Canadians will be participating in ten events:

-Athletics
-Soccer
-Basketball
-Swimming
-Diving
-Taekwondo
-Fencing
-Tennis
-Gymnastic
-Volleyball
-Judo
-Waterpolo

A hand-full of Canucks have already expressed their desire to watch the Canadian men's and women's soccer teams on Sat Aug 24 and Sun Aug 30. We're hoping to get a large number of Canadians together, to this and all other sports, to cheer our country on!

UNIVERSIADE

Staged every two years, the Summer Universiade is the second largest sporting event in the world in number of participants after the Olympics.

Record figures for a single Universiade are 6,757 participants and 165 countries in 2001 in Beijing, China.

The Universiade is open to competitors between the ages of 17 and 28 in the year of the Games, who are full-time post-secondary students (University, college, CEGEP) or have graduated from a post-secondary institution within the previous year of the event.

"Canucks in Daegu", a message board for Canadians planning to attend the 2003 Daegu Summer Universaide, has just been launched:

http://daegu.hyperboards.com

It contains complete rosters for all of Canada's various sports teams, competition info, and links to detailed schedules.

It even contains a section for supporters of countries other than Canada.

So, meet up with your fellow Canadians and cheer on your athletes in Daegu!

(the message board has just been launched, so don't be shy... say hello!)