Rui Takahashi in action at 2013 SU in Kazan KAZAN – After only a year of practicing Sambo, Japan’s Rui Takahashi has taken the Russian sport by storm. 72kg female contender Takahashi breezed through the Universiade competition to snatch the gold away from the crowd favourite, Russian Zhanara Kusanova in yesterday’s grand final. Sambo, which […]
Claude-Louis Gallien opening the first plenary session KAZAN – Along with the Summer Universiade, FISU organises a four-day academic conference every two years. The Conference is one of FISU’s traditional events as the first edition was organised way back in 1960. This event is always organised in cooperation with the highest local academic authorities ensuring […]
KAZAN – Meeting for only the second time in its existence, the FISU Students’ Committee convened on July 13th at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. The committee was originally formed in the fall of 2011 and its only other previous meeting was at the FISU Forum in Chinese Taipei in March of 2012. The […]
Anders Manell explaining his job to Young Reporter Alsou Mannapova KAZAN – As Anders Manell switches on his computer, a photo of two young children playing in the snow pops up as his desktop background. “Those are my two boys,” he proudly announces. Sweden’s media liaison at Kazan’s Summer Universiade is a […]
Matt Tidcombe and his dilemma KAZAN – Being a citizen of two countries is certainly an advantage. I’m allowed to legally live in two countries, have the right to vote in both elections and also work where I please. The more the better as they say and I certainly have more. But one major problem […]
Granada OC delegates with Milan Augustin KAZAN – Several members of the Organizing Committee of the Granada 2015 Winter Universiade are spending their days in Kazan performing different functions in the Summer Universiade. They flew to the capital of Tatarstan on June 28th to live near the organisation of the Universiade. Between the 2nd and […]
Alexander Rose KAZAN – There is one athlete representing the nation of Samoa at the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. Alexander Rose, a 21-year-old triathlete, is competing only in the discus at the 2013 games. “It made sense to be 100 percent for one event, than tired for some,” said Rose, who chose discus […]
Rachel Siemens in action KAZAN – Attending a Universiade can be hard on an athlete’s back pockets, especially for those travelling the longer distances to attend the event. Flights, accommodation, food and other miscellaneous things add up to around $5,000 – $7,000 for most athletes, for some even more. Internet-savvy Rachel Siemens, a Canadian weightlifter, […]
