city of Gwangju. The opening ceremony for the 2015 Gwangju

Universiade is scheduled to begin at seven PM， Korea time，... to welcome spectators，

officials and athletes from around the world. This year′s universiade will be the largest

in the 56－year history of the sporting event， surpassing the previous record set in the

Russian city of Kazan three years ago. Some 13－thousand athletes from 145 countries

are set to compete in Gwangju. South Korea has sent its largest ever delegation

ever with 516 athletes and officials， ...partaking in all 21 sporting categories.