During the 2017 Summer Universiade held in Japan, Nigeria had more women participants than men.
The 2017 Summer Universiade (Chinese: 2017; pinyin: 2017 Nian Xiaji Shijie Daxue Yundonghui), the XXIX Summer Universiade, commonly known as the Taipei 2017 Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Taipei, Taiwan from 19 to 30 August 2017. 
