Kazan- On June 23, Agryz, Mendeleevsk and Yelabuga joined the ranks of towns that have hosted the Torch Relay of the 27th World University Summer Games. Yelabuga was the last town to take the Torch on this day, as 31 Torchbearers carried the main symbol of the Universiade through the streets. Viktoria Kulakova, Candidate […]
KAZAN – Three days on Tatarstan soil and the Universiade Torch Relay has already visited 9 towns of the south-east of the republic. The Flame was given an amazing and emotional welcome in Bavly, Urussu, Bugulma, Aznakaevo, Leninogorsk, Almetyevsk, Sarmanovo, Muslyumovo and Aktanysh. An unbelievable atmosphere accompanied the Torch Relay when it passed through the municipal […]
OTTAWA – Canadian Interuniversity Sport, in conjunction with Gymnastics Canada, announced Thursday the student-athletes and staff members who will represent Canada in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. A total of 12 gymnasts will wear the Maple Leaf in Kazan, including five in women’s artistic, five in men’s artistic […]
KAZAN – With 46 days to go before the Summer Universiade in Kazan kicks off, FISU is paying its last inspection visit before the big FISU Family delegation arriving in the city for the Universiade on June 24th 2013. Summer Universiade Director Marc Vandenplas, together with Summer Universiade Manager Jing Zhao arrived in Kazan on […]
YEKATERINBURG – The Universiade Flame of the 27th World University Summer Games arrived in Yekaterinburg, the cultural, scientific and educational centre of the Urals Federal District and the informal capital of the Urals, on Sunday, May 19th. Forty torchbearers ran a distance of 7,600 kilometres to kindle the City Cauldron and ignite the hearts and […]
Beach Volleyball medallists (Photo: Felipe Abud) FORTALEZA – After the finals of Brazil’s University Sport League of Beach Volleyball, held in Fortaleza, Ceará from 2 to 4 May, the yellow and green has four more athletes who qualified for the Brazilian team heading to the Universiade of Kazan this summer. In the Women’s competition, the […]
KAZAN – On Thursday, April 4th, the Heads of Delegation started their inspection tour of the main venues of the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan next July. Divided into 3 groups, they visited the “Basketball Hall”, the “Central Stadium”, the “Central Stadium Track and Field Hall”, the “Rowing Centre” and the Universiade Village during the […]
KAZAN – And again Kazan is getting ready to welcome guests. Heads of Delegation (HoD) of more than 120 nations will gather in the host city of the 2013 Summer Universiade on 3-7 April. Sports ministers and heads of National University Sports Federations (NUSFs) from the United States, Canada, China, Latin America, Africa, Asia, the […]
