U Sports

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national university sports governing body non-profit organization sports governing body

U Sports is the national governing body for university athletics in Canada, overseeing intercollegiate sports and championships across the country.

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Observed surface forms (17)

Surface form	Occurrences
Canadian Interuniversity Sport	8
Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union	2
Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union	2
Ontario University Athletics	1
U Sports basketball	1
U Sports cross country	1
U Sports curling	1
U Sports football	1
U Sports golf	1
U Sports ice hockey	1
U Sports national championships	1
U Sports rowing	1
U Sports rugby	1
U Sports soccer	1
U Sports swimming	1
U Sports track and field	1
U Sports volleyball	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national university sports governing body ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ sports governing body ⓘ
abbreviation	U Sports self-link ⓘ
affiliationType	university sport conferences ⓘ
competitionLevel	top level of university sport in Canada ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
earlierPredecessor	CIAU ⓘ U Sports self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union
focus	student-athletes ⓘ
formerName	CIS ⓘ U Sports self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union U Sports self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Canadian Interuniversity Sport
governs	university athletics in Canada ⓘ
hasDomain	university sport governance ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
memberType	post-secondary institutions ⓘ universities ⓘ
organizes	national university championships ⓘ
oversees	intercollegiate sports in Canada ⓘ national university championships in Canada ⓘ
predecessor	CIS ⓘ U Sports self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Canadian Interuniversity Sport
rebrandedFrom	CIS ⓘ U Sports self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Canadian Interuniversity Sport
rebrandingYear	2016 ⓘ
regionServed	Canada ⓘ
responsibility	coordinating national competition structures ⓘ promoting university sport in Canada ⓘ setting eligibility rules for student-athletes ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
sector	amateur sport ⓘ
sportCategory	multi-sport ⓘ
sportLevel	intercollegiate ⓘ university ⓘ
websiteType	official organizational website ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U Sports → abbreviation → U Sports self-link ⓘ

McGill Martlets → affiliatedWith → U Sports ⓘ

Carleton University → affiliation → U Sports ⓘ

University of Manitoba → affiliation → U Sports ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Interuniversity Sport

University of Victoria → affiliation → U Sports ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Interuniversity Sport

Concordia University → athleticAssociation → U Sports ⓘ

Toronto Metropolitan University → athleticAssociation → U Sports ⓘ

University of Alberta → athleticsAffiliation → U Sports ⓘ

University of Guelph → athleticsAffiliation → U Sports ⓘ

Acadia University → athleticsAssociation → U Sports ⓘ

University of Manitoba → athleticsAssociation → U Sports ⓘ

University of Ottawa → athleticsAssociation → U Sports ⓘ

University of Regina → athleticsAssociation → U Sports ⓘ

Varsity Blues → competesIn → U Sports ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ontario University Athletics

Varsity Blues → competesIn → U Sports ⓘ