They will vie for 272 gold medals in 21 sports .
Some 13,000 athletes and officials from 146 nations will be in the competition , surpassing 11,759 who took part in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan , Russia , as the largest ever .
athletes will vie for 272 gold medals in 21 sports .
Some 13,000 athletes and officials from 146 nations will be in the competition , surpassing 11,759 who took part in the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan , Russia , as the largest ever .