Multisports

ARKHANGELSK – The Russian leg of the Universiade Torch Relay continues. The Flame of the World University Games was carried along the streets of Arkhangelsk. Arkhangelsk, home to Russian shipbuilding, has become the most northern of the 30 cities included in the Universiade Torch Relay route. Celebrations began in front of the main building of […]

Eduard Tokar KALININGRAD – Yesterday, May 20th, the 27th Summer Universiade Torch Relay arrived in Kaliningrad, the capital of Russia’s westernmost region of the same name.   Rimma Ratnikova32 Torchbearers, among them officials, representatives of partner companies, university students and big-name athletes of the region, carried the Flame of the 27th Summer Universiade through the […]

TYUMEN – On Friday, May 17th, the Torch Relay of the 27th Summer Universiade took place in Siberia’s oldest city, Tyumen, where it arrived from Novosibirsk. Tyumen became the 7th city for the Universiade Torch Relay to pass through on Russian soil. The 6-kilometre long leg started off in the square in front of the […]

NOVOSIBIRSK – The Flame of the 27th Summer Universiade was given a warm welcome upon its arrival in Novosibirsk on 15 May. The most populous city of Siberia, which is also one of the largest scientific and student centres of Russia, became the 6th destination of the Universiade Torch Relay on Russian soil. 34 Torchbearers, […]

TRENTINO – The Organising Committee of the 2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino bets on crowdfunding to directly and emotionally involve supporters in the organisation of this huge sport event. The use of this innovative tool to collect funds was proposed by Andrè Silva, young laureate holding a master degree in Economics achieved at Trento’s University […]

LONDON – Great Britain’s top young athletes in Artistic Gymnastics, Badminton, Fencing, Football, Judo, Rugby 7’s, Shooting, Swimming and Tennis will compete against the best student athletes from across the world this summer, and today the new teamwear kit has been revealed. Tom Mitchell (Rugby 7’s, Oxford University), Stephanie Cornish (Tennis, University of Bath), James […]

BRUSSELS – The FISU Steering Committee held its meeting today, 13 May at the Château de la Solitude, the FIDSU Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. On this occasion the Steering Committee members met with a delegation of the Gwangju 2015 Summer Universiade Organising Committee to discuss a number of pending matters regarding the preparations towards the 28th Summer […]

Airat Shafigullin VOLGOGRAD – On 9 May, the day when Russia was celebrating the 68th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, the Hero City of Volgograd gave a warm welcome to the Flame of the 27th Summer Universiade. It was the 5th city to greet the Universiade Torch Relay on […]