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The heads of the delegations concluded the team drawing for the
Beijing Universiade Saturday.
It is the first time that the drawing opened to the media in the
history of International University Sports Federation, known as
FISU.
A total of 138 Teams which will compete in seven different team
events, were drawn publicly during the two-hour drawing ceremony
presided by Roch Compana, the secretary general of FISU.
China will compete in the all seven events of men's waterpolo,
men's volleyball, women's volleyball, men's basketball, women's
basketball, men's football and women's football.
According to the Universiade consuetude, the host China was listed
in the poll A of every sport event. Other fair-insured arrangements
like no more than two countries or regions come from one continent
will be drawn in the same poll were also taken into consideration
by FISU.
Following are the results of the team draw concluded for 21st Beijing
Universiade from August 22 - September 1:
Men's waterpolo:
Poll A: China, Greece, Mexico, Kazakhstan
Poll B: Spain, Canada, Brazil, Netherlands
Poll C: Italy, Russia, Japan, South Korea
Poll D: Hungary, Yugoslavia, Australia, South Africa
Women's volleyball:
Poll A: China, Canada, New Zealand, Britain
Poll B: Russia, Chinese Taipei, Ukraine, Mexico
Poll C: Japan, Brazil, South Africa, Hong Kong of China
Poll D: Spain, Thailand, South Korea, Australia
Men's volleyball:
Poll A: China, Australia, Latvia, Rwanda
Poll B: Germany, Slovakia, Hong Kong of China, Switzerland
Poll C: Japan, Turkey, Iran, Chinese Taipei
Poll D: South Korea, Italy, France
Poll E: Russia, Mexico, Canada, Peru
Poll F: United States, Estonia, Ukraine, Portugal
Poll G: Yugoslavia, Greece, South Africa
Poll H: Netherlands, Brazil, Lebanon, Denmark
Women's basketball:
Poll A: China, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Peru
Poll B: United States, Canada, Japan, South Africa, Ireland
Poll C: Russia, Sweden, Mexico, South Korea, Netherlands
Poll D: Lithuania, Portugal, Brazil, Yugoslavia, Nigeria
Men's basketball:
Poll A: China, Greece, Angola, Virgin Islands
Poll B: United States, Turkey, South Africa, Iran
Poll C: Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Jordan, Ukraine
Poll D: Mexico, South Korea, Sweden
Poll E: Canada, Japan, Nigeria
Poll F: Russia, Britain, Hong Kong of China
Poll G: Lithuania, Czech Republic, Lebanon, Burundi
Poll H: Brazil, Peru, Germany
Women's soccer:
Poll A: China, Brazil, Finland
Poll B: Japan, Canada, Poland
Poll C: South Korea, South Africa, France
Poll D: DPR Korea, Mexico, Netherlands
Men's soccer:
Poll A: China, Mexico, Britain, Nigeria
Poll B: Italy, South Korea, Ukraine, Thailand
Poll C: Brazil, Morocco, Uruguay, France
Poll D: Czech Republic, Iran, Ireland, Japan
(People's Daily 04/14)
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