More than 1,800 athletes from 24 universities around the world competed in soccer, indoor soccer, handball (men’s and women’s), volleyball (men’s and women’s), basketball, swimming, judo, track and field, and chess.
Universidad ORT Uruguay represented by its men's indoor soccer team and women's handball team, the latter of which finished in fifth place.
As part of the tournament's academic program, ORT's Sports Delegate, Mario Matalonga, M.A., delivered a lecture titled "University Sports in Uruguay" on October 16, 2003.