Summer Games

MOSCOW – Dr. Larry Rink, Chair of the FISU Medical Committee, met in Moscow with Veronika Skvortsova, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Russia, and Airat Farrakhov, the Minister of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Director of Sports Medicine for the Republic of Russia. FISU was assured of the full […]

KAZAN – An anti-terror drill took place in Kazan on May 22nd as the security services prepare for the Kazan 2013 Summer Universiade. The drill was carried out on the premises of the Vatan Sports Complex as part of a series of anti-terror exercises which the organizers run in the lead-up to the Games. The […]

The Sedov KAZAN – The famous four-mast bark ‘Sedov’ sailed out of St. Petersburg for a world cruise on May 20, 2012. Special representatives of the 27th Summer Universiade will travel by ship with the Kazan 2013 Flag flying on the mainmast. On May 18th the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate signed an agreement with Murmansk […]

KAZAN – Dr. Lawrence Rink, Chair of the FISU Medical Committee, paid a working visit to Kazan and held a number of meetings to discuss provision of medical care during the 27th Summer Universiade. The Department of Medical, Sanitary and Epidemiological Services of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate facilitated several meetings between Dr. Rink, Veronika […]

KAZAN – The 20th anniversary edition of the Student Spring All-Russian Festival takes place in Chelyabinsk these days. A cooperation agreement was signed between the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate and Russian Union of Youth (RUY) on the sidelines of the cultural event. The agreement’s goal is to establish a cooperation for a joint selection of […]

  GWANGJU – The 2015 Gwangju Universiade Organizing Committee held a Welcome Ceremony for its latest group of student supporters at a grand hall inGwangjuCity Hall, April 12. About 800 students from universities in Gwangju and the surrounding Jeollanam-do region attended the ceremony and pledged their efforts to make the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade a […]

  KAZAN – The FISU Technical Delegates continue their inspection ofKazan’s progress in the build up to the 2013 Summer Universiade. On April 16, the Technical Delegates agreed upon the draw system for team tournaments at the 27th Summer Universiade. Russia, as the Games host, will be drawn in Pool A in all team sports […]

KAZAN – The second inspection visit of FISU Technical Delegates to Kazan has officially commenced on April 15th. During the opening ceremony, 1st Deputy Director General of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate Azat Kadyrov greeted the guests and expressed hope that the negotiations with the Technical Chairs would be a success. «We are happy to […]