What position is achieved by India in the medal telly of FISU World University Games 2023 ?

Correct — option (1), 7th.

India finished 7th in the medal table of the FISU World University Games held in Chengdu, China, from 28 July to 8 August 2023. The Games kept the name Chengdu 2021 after being postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

India won 26 medals: 11 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze, according to the Prime Minister's Office release of 8 August 2023. The Prime Minister called it India's best performance at the Games, noting that India had won 18 medals in all from 1959 until this edition.

The medal table on Wikipedia's page for the Games, which cites the organisers' results site, ranks nations by gold, then silver, then bronze. It places six nations above India: China, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Poland and Türkiye. Türkiye also won 11 golds, but had 12 silvers to India's 5.

The idea to remember: Chengdu, 2023: 26 medals (11 gold, 5 silver, 10 bronze), 7th place.

Why the others are wrong

• (2)
  6th — In the medal table on Wikipedia's page for the Games, sixth place went to Türkiye, which won 11 golds, 12 silvers and 12 bronzes.

  India also won 11 golds, so the tie was broken on silver. Türkiye's 12 silvers beat India's 5, which left India seventh.

• (3)
  5th — In the same Wikipedia table, fifth place went to Poland, with 15 golds, 16 silvers and 13 bronzes.

  India's 11 golds put it below Poland, and below Türkiye as well on silver, so India was seventh, not fifth.

• (4)
  4th — In the same Wikipedia table, fourth place went to Italy, with 17 golds, 18 silvers and 21 bronzes. South Korea had the same golds and silvers but 23 bronzes, and so placed third.

  India's 11 golds were well short of either, and it finished seventh.

The World University Games are a multi-sport event for university athletes, run by FISU, the International University Sports Federation. Chengdu 2021 was the first edition called the Summer World University Games rather than the Summer Universiade.

The Chengdu edition was postponed from August 2021 to 2022, and then to 2023. It kept the 2021 name, which is why the Games of 2023 carry that label.

The medal table on Wikipedia's page for the Games orders nations by golds; silvers and then bronzes separate nations level on golds.

Key facts

• The FISU World University Games, branded Chengdu 2021, were held in Chengdu, China, from 28 July to 8 August 2023.
• India won 26 medals: 11 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze, and finished 7th in the medal table.
• The Prime Minister said India had won 18 medals in all at the Games from 1959 until the Chengdu edition.
• Wikipedia's medal table for the Games puts China top, with 103 gold medals.
• In the same Wikipedia table, Türkiye, sixth, matched India's 11 golds but won 12 silvers to India's 5.

Common traps

• Ranking by total medals: the table orders nations by golds first, so India's position depends on its 11 golds and 5 silvers, not its 26 medals.
• Missing the tie on golds: Türkiye and India both won 11 golds, and Türkiye's 12 silvers put it sixth.
• Reading 'Chengdu 2021' as a 2021 event: the Games kept that name but were held from 28 July to 8 August 2023.

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• practice — not a real PYQ

  How many gold medals did India win at the FISU World University Games held in Chengdu, China, in 2023?

  • (a)26
  • (b)11
  • (c)10
  • (d)5
  Answer(2) — India won 11 gold medals. Option (1) is India's total medal count; option (3) is its bronze count; option (4) is its silver count.
• practice — not a real PYQ

  In which city were the FISU World University Games held in July–August 2023, where India won 26 medals?

  • (a)Chengdu
  • (b)Hangzhou
  • (c)Yekaterinburg
  • (d)Naples
  Answer(1) — The Games were held in Chengdu, China, from 28 July to 8 August 2023. Option (2) hosted the 2022 Asian Games, held from late September 2023; option (3) lost the right to host the 2023 edition; option (4) hosted the 2019 Summer Universiade.