BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The International University Sports Federation (FISU) steering committee agreed unanimously to give China's Chengdu the hosting rights of the 2021 World University Games, the Federation of University Sports of China （FUSC）announced here on Thursday.

The FISU Executive Committee will have a meeting on March 1, 2019, to sign the hosting contract with Chengdu, the FUSC confirmed.

As the only candidate for the biannual tournament, Chengdu bidding committee presented to the FISU their determination and preparation to host the 2021 Universiade, as well as the governmental support from the southwest city of China.

According to the news release from FUSC, the 2021 Chengdu World University Games will be hosted on August 8-19.