31st Winter World University Games opens in Lake Placid (updated)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 31st Winter World University Games opened in Lake Placid, the United States on Thursday.

The Winter World University Games is the largest winter multi-sport collegiate athletic event in the world. A total of 1,443 athletes from 46 countries and regions will take part in the Winter Universiade, which features 86 events across 12 disciplines, according to the International Unive