Canada's participation at the 2023 FISU Summer World University Games in China appeared limited at best on Thursday after two major national sport organizations said they wouldn't be sending athletes to the multi-sport competition.
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford runs away from the field to win the women's 800m at the 2018 Canadian Track and Field Championships in Ottawa on Sunday, July 8, 2018. DeBues-Stafford was a fierce five-foot-three bundle of energy when Lynn Kanuka got to know her four years ago at the FISU Games.
"U Sports continues to engage member institutions and NSOs around the feasibility of sending a Canadian delegation to Chengdu, China, for the 2023 FISU Summer World University Games and look to make a decision in the coming weeks," U Sports chief sport officer Lisette Johnson-Stapley said in an email.
"The estimated cost from U Sports was $8,000 to $12,000 per athlete and staff member to attend this competition, making it our most expensive team in the quadrennial by a significant margin," the release said. "We are aware that Athletics Canada has decided not to participate for all the reasons they've cited in their statement and respect their decision," Johnson-Stapley told The Canadian Press via email.
A Water Polo Canada communications staffer said the Games were not part of the organization's schedule. Tennis Canada said it was looking into its plans while Gymnastics Canada didn't close the door on participation. "Our focus for the senior Olympic program team this year will be on the World Aquatics Championships July 14-30 in Fukuoka, Japan, with the Pan Am Games Oct. 20 -- Nov. 5 in Santiago, Chile, representing an additional opportunity."The organization noted ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and rise of cases in the country, entry and exit controls for travellers, isolation requirements and restrictions on freedom of movement.
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