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24 x 16 vintage poster advertises the
X World Winter Student Games, a major international multi-sport event for university athletes held in Vienna and Semmering, Austria, from February 23 to March 2, 1953.
Event Details
Host Cities: Vienna and Semmering, Austria.
Dates: February 23 – March 2, 1953.
Organizer: The International Union of Students (IUS), based in Prague, Czechoslovakia, which was a communist-oriented organization that ran its own student games parallel to the International University Sports Federation's (FISU) events during the Cold War era.
Disciplines: The image specifically depicts a skier in a racing bib navigating a slalom course, indicating alpine or cross-country skiing events were part of the games.
Historical Context: In 1953, the IUS and FISU organized separate international university sports events due to political disagreements. The IUS event in Austria was held during the same time as the FISU's "International Winter Week" in St. Moritz, Switzerland. |
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