A warm welcome at the Russian-Tatar House Today, June 30th, Marat Bariev, the Minister of Youth and Sport of the Tatarstan Republic and CESU Member, officially opened the Russian-Tatar House which will open its doors during the Belgrade Universiade. He warmly welcomed all the guests to join and taste some Russian and Tatar culture. […]
Bring on the pizza!Athletes are always hungry. And everybody likes pizza. That must have been the thought of Martin Roberts, the Chef de Mission of the Australian delegation, as the whole lot from Down Under together with indispensable mascot ‘Skippy the ‘Roo’ ordered some take out pizza and gobbled it up at the terraces […]
Gwladys Epangue, bronze medallist at the 2008 Olympics When the French delegation will march in the Opening Ceremony venue in Belgrade on July 1st , its tricolor flag will be carried by 2008 Olympics bronze medallist Gwladys Epangue. Besides her Olympic medal at the Games in Beijing, Gwladys is a triple European Champion […]
The South African delegation More flying flags in the Belgrade Universiade Athletes’ Village today, June 27th, as Village Mayor Ranko Tepavcevic officially welcomed the delegations of South Africa, Uganda, Costa Rica, Honduras and Zimbabwe. Costa Rica together with El Salvador‘Your Excellencies, dear athletes and Heads of Delegation, dear guests, I am very thrilled […]
Today, June 27th, the first Heads of Delegations meeting was held at the Sava Centre in Belgrade. Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic, Chairman of the UB2009 Organizing Committee attended the meeting and addressed the Heads of Delegations who were present. ‘You will see Belgrade as it is’, Mr. Djelic said. ‘We have mobilized a […]
FISU President Killian talking to South African Student-Athletes Today, June 27th after the EC meeting, FISU President George E. Killian visited the Restaurant of the Athletes’ Village. In the Restaurant he stopped at different tables to talk with the athletes about their stay and if they were satisfied with the food. Deputy PM Djelic […]
Another Flag Raising Ceremony Today, Universiade Village Mayor Ranko Tepavcevic welcomed five more delegations in the Athletes’ Village when the delegations of Brazil, Madagaskar, Mongolia, Swaziland and Tanzania become official residents of the Village after the Flag Raising Ceremony. It’s great to be here’, Biko Luigi Molteni told FISU Media. Biko is an athlete […]
The three delegations together Today, June 25th, 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. By coincidence the inaugural ceremony was in honor of three Commonwealth countries, i.e. Australia, Canada and […]
