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2009 SU Update: Universiade in the Clouds

Summer Games 12 May 2009

  In celebration of Europe Day and in promotion of this year’s biggest sports event, the 2009 Summer Universiade, an air show was held at the airport in Lisicji Jarak. The parachutist Boris Adamaov, carrying the Universiade flag jumped from 2,200 m. This was the first joint event of company “Universiade Belgrade 2009” and club […]

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2009 SU Update: Humanitarianism at Work

Summer Games 12 May 2009

  For the second time this year, employees and volunteers of Universiade Belgrade 2009 have taken part in the campaign of the Serbian Institute for Blood Transfusion and Novi Beograd Red Cross. ‘Together, Universiade employees and volunteers have shown humanitarianism at work. Without volunteers Universiade would have been impossible. However, their help is immeasurable in […]

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2009 SU Update: Working Visit - Day 1

Summer Games 12 May 2009

  On Monday May 11th, 2009, the Director of the Summer Universiade, Marc VANDENPLAS, as well as the Director of Protocol, Kole GJELOSHAJ, together with the Coordinator of Medal Awarding Ceremonies, Nicole MANGELSCHOTS travelled to Serbia for a three day meeting with the Organizing Committee of the Universiade in Belgrade. Marc VANDENPLAS held meetings with […]

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2009 SU Update: Canadian Embassy Delegation in University Village

Summer Games 8 May 2009

  On Wednesday, April 29th, the Canadian Embassy delegation visited the University Village in Belgrade, where athletes will be living during the forthcoming Summer Universiade. The Members of delegation were: Counselor and Consul Bill Milner, Chief of Security John Devoe and Embassy’s Consular Affairs Associate Milica Dacic. The Canadian delegation will be one of the […]

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EvalCom 2015 SU in Edmonton - Day 3

Summer Games 4 May 2009

EvalCom Chair Stefan Bergh addressing the media at the press conference   Today, May 3rd, the Evaluation Committee for the 2015 Summer Universiade had its last day of the three-day inspection visit of Edmonton, third and last candidate city for the 2015 SU visited by the Committee members. The EvalCom in at the Gretzky statue […]

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EvalCom 2015 SU in Edmonton - Day 2

Summer Games 3 May 2009

    Today, May 2nd, the second day of the three-day visit of the Evaluation Committee for the 2015 Summer Universiade in Edmonton, the FISU delegates continued their tour of the facilities. They started the day with a helicopter flight to have an areal view of the proximity of all the competition and training venues. […]

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2009 SU Update: Day 3 of the Inspection Visit

Summer Games 3 May 2009

Wednesday 29 April 2009, third day of the Inspection Visit of the reconstruction and refurbishment works FISU Sports Department Manager Michal Buchel visited the town of Smederevo where he was warmly welcomed by the members of the City Council namely Mr. Predrag Umicevic, Mayor of Smederevo, Mr. Bojan Teofilovic, Assistant Mayor for the local government […]

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EvalCom 2015 SU in Edmonton – Day 1

Summer Games 2 May 2009

The EvalCom for 2015 SU with Minister of Sport Gary Lunn   Today, May 1st, the FISU Evaluation Committee for the 2015 Summer Universiade started its first day of the three-day evaluation visit of Edmonton, the third and last bidding city for the 2015 SU. The Committee chaired by FISU Vice-President Stefan Bergh consists of […]