Sisters Fabiana (left) and Fernanda Chiaparini play together as the Brazilian women’s double pairing KAZAN – For Fernanda Chiaparini, tennis isn’t just her first love in sport, the match becomes personal every time she walks onto the court with her doubles partner Fabiana – her sister. Tennis runs in the Chiaparini family – both […]
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, […]
Italy’s Andrea Settembrini is left frustrated on the stands KAZAN – In sport, there are always winners and losers. And Andrea Settembrini hates losing. But when your team wins the game, and that victory is still not enough to progress through the group stage, losing becomes a particularly bitter pill to swallow. And when you […]
Vasily Kiknadze (right) with Claude Gallien FISU President visited Panorama’s TV-compоund in the Universiade Today July 11th, FISU President, Mr. Claude-Louis Gallien was welcomed by Mr. Vasily Kiknadze, Panorama’s CEO, at the Tennis Academy TV Compound of the XXVII Summer Universiade in Kazan. Panorama “ANO” Sports Broadcasting is the TV production company – host broadcaster […]
Ryan Napoleon KAZAN – Australian Olympic swimmer Ryan Napoleon has won gold in the 400m freestyle at the Summer Universiade in Kazan. The 23-year-old qualified with the fastest time and narrowly touched the wall seven hundredths of a second in front of Japan’s Kohei Yamamoto. Napoleon, who will also compete in the 400m, 800m, 1500m […]
Karina AmbartsumovaKAZAN – Silence. The only word to describe the atmosphere of the Kazan Equestrian Complex where the Universiade chess matches are played. “It must be silent,” said Karina Ambartsumova, one of the chess organizers for the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. “The opponent is the only thing that can be distracting.” Ambartsumova competed […]
KAZAN – While the Universiade is in full swing and the student-athletes fully devote themselves to their competitions now, it is time to take stock of the pioneer programme ‘Check up Your heart which ended July 9th. This operation was carried out under the aegis of FISU and the Ministry of Health of Tatarstan […]
FISU YR Luana Cruz during the Opening Ceremony KAZAN – In a bizarre turn of events, the FISU Young Reporters Programme’s Brazilian journalist Luana Cruz will be reporting on her past sporting rival, as she attends the gold-medal final fight in women’s judo. Cruz, just missed out on competing in Judo at the Summer […]
