KAZAN –Today, July 1st, the first Flag Raising Ceremony took place in the Athletes’ Village. A tradition to welcome each delegation and confirm its settlement into the Village, which for a fortnight will be their home. The inaugural ceremony was in honor of the host country, Russia. The ceremony has begun with Russian and Tatar national […]
Mr Gallien at the HODKAZAN – Today, July 1st, the first official meeting of Heads of Delegation of the 27th Summer Universiade to be held in Kazan (July 6th to 17th July 2013) took place in the Universiade Village. It was preceded by two unofficial meetings yesterday and the day before yesterday. The meeting took […]
LAUSANNE/KAZAN – FISU will launch Live Streaming programme at the upcoming 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan (July 6th to 17th) at www.livefisu.tv. The Universiades, Winter & Summer, are held every two years. Gathering student-athletes aged 17-28, Universiades are second only to the Olympic Games in terms of number of participating athletes and countries represented. In Kazan, […]
Kazan- On June 23, Agryz, Mendeleevsk and Yelabuga joined the ranks of towns that have hosted the Torch Relay of the 27th World University Summer Games. Yelabuga was the last town to take the Torch on this day, as 31 Torchbearers carried the main symbol of the Universiade through the streets. Viktoria Kulakova, Candidate […]
KAZAN – Three days on Tatarstan soil and the Universiade Torch Relay has already visited 9 towns of the south-east of the republic. The Flame was given an amazing and emotional welcome in Bavly, Urussu, Bugulma, Aznakaevo, Leninogorsk, Almetyevsk, Sarmanovo, Muslyumovo and Aktanysh. An unbelievable atmosphere accompanied the Torch Relay when it passed through the municipal […]
OTTAWA – Canadian Interuniversity Sport, in conjunction with Gymnastics Canada, announced Thursday the student-athletes and staff members who will represent Canada in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. A total of 12 gymnasts will wear the Maple Leaf in Kazan, including five in women’s artistic, five in men’s artistic […]
KAZAN – With 46 days to go before the Summer Universiade in Kazan kicks off, FISU is paying its last inspection visit before the big FISU Family delegation arriving in the city for the Universiade on June 24th 2013. Summer Universiade Director Marc Vandenplas, together with Summer Universiade Manager Jing Zhao arrived in Kazan on […]
YEKATERINBURG – The Universiade Flame of the 27th World University Summer Games arrived in Yekaterinburg, the cultural, scientific and educational centre of the Urals Federal District and the informal capital of the Urals, on Sunday, May 19th. Forty torchbearers ran a distance of 7,600 kilometres to kindle the City Cauldron and ignite the hearts and […]
