Mennea clocks the World Record at the 1979 SU in Mexico LAUSANNE/ROME – Pietro Mennea, medal winner at the Universiade on various occasions and the greatest Italian sprinter of the 20th century, passed away on 21 March at the age of 60 after a long illness. Mennea after breaking the World Record at the 1979 […]
KAZAN – The Universiade Village officially opened its door for a brand new service as the post office in the 420010 zip code was launched at the student campus last week. The grand opening was attended by Farid Abdulganiev, Universiade Village Mayor, Vitaly Utkin, Head of Information Technologies and Communications of Kazan’s Executive Committee, Regina […]
François Thiébaud (Tissot) & Eric Saintrond (FISU) sign the FISU-Tissot partnership LE LOCLE/LAUSANNE – FISU, the International University Sports Federation is proud to announce a long-term partnership with Tissot commencing with its flagship events in 2013. Tissot will provide timekeeping, scoring and results services at both the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia and the […]
GWANGJU – Uni-friends, the honorary publicity ambassador of the 2015 Gwangju Universiade, in its third term gathered at the beginning of February in the Muju Ski Resort, where the 1997 Winter Universiade had been held. Uni-friends reaffirmed their determination to continue their promotional activities for the 2015 Universiade, by assessing their performances achieved in the past year […]
KAZAN – Pre-registration for the Kazan 2013 Observer Programme is still open for the Organising Committees of future Universiades and multi-sports events. The Observer programme participants will be gaining invaluable experience of how the Summer Universiade events are organised. The programme provides the Organising Committees with the opportunities to learn from other multi-sport events and […]
LAUSANNE – FISU has the pleasure to announce the call for abstracts for the FISU Conference scheduled during the 27th Summer Universiade, to be held from 14 to 17, July 2013 in Kazan, Russian Federation. FISU organises a scientific conference in the framework of its educational and cultural activity programme during the Summer Universiade. The […]
Rhythmic Gymnastics test event KAZAN – The Gymnastics Centre, another sports venue planned for the 27th Summer Universiade, was inaugurated on 14 November on the sidelines of the opening ceremony of two Kazan 2013 test events – Rhythmic Gymnastics Russian Cup and Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Group Championship – which were held in the competition venue. The […]
KAZAN/EKATERINBURG – An inter-university volunteer recruitment centre opens in Ekaterinburg on Thursday, November 31, as the recruitment drive for students willing to be part of the 27th Summer Universiade continues apace. According to head of the centre Alexander Antimonov, the first candidates will be interviewed on the very day of the opening ceremony. The event […]
