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U Sports

governing body of university sport in Canada
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U Sports

Summary

U Sports is a sports governing body[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of sports_governing_body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #6 of 731).[2]

Key Facts

  • U Sports is in the country of Canada[3].
  • U Sports's instance of is recorded as sports governing body[4].
  • U Sports's instance of is recorded as sports league[5].
  • U Sports's headquarters location is recorded as Richmond Hill[6].
  • U Sports's Commons category is recorded as U Sports[7].
  • 1961 marks the founding of U Sports[8].
  • U Sports's sport is recorded as curling[9].
  • U Sports's official website is recorded as http://usports.ca[10].
  • U Sports's topic's main category is recorded as Category:U Sports[11].

Body

Founding

1961 marks the founding of U Sports[8].

Operations

U Sports's headquarters location is recorded as Richmond Hill[6].

Why It Matters

U Sports ranks in the top 0.82% of sports_governing_body entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #6 of 731).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Canada Richmond Hill

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . en.usports.ca. en.usports.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). U Sports. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/u-sports
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  1. 6d ago · InMontreal · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Inception → +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → sports governing body, sports league
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://en.usports.ca"
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