Summer Games

At the volleyball tournaments at the 2009 Universiade in Belgrade, FISU, with the assistance of the FIVB (International Volleyball Federation), will test and evaluate a new volleyball rule, currently on approval for future volleyball tournaments. Sandy Steel, the president of the FIVB Rules Commission, has proposed a new rule “four players in one position” that […]

  The newly built Athletes’ Village for the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade was turned into a green oasis in the past few days as gardeners were hard at work. Landscape architects have carefully chosen the trees, plants and decorative flowers so as to be in full bloom in time for the Universiade. In the […]

  On Tuesday, May 12th, 2009, the Director of the Summer Universiade, Marc VANDENPLAS, as well as the Director of Educational and Development Services, Kolë GJELOSHAJ together with the coordinator of Medal Awarding Ceremonies, Nicole MANGELSCHOTS, had a second day of meetings with the Organizing Committee of the Universiade in Belgrade. In the morning, Marc […]

  For the second time this year, employees and volunteers of Universiade Belgrade 2009 have taken part in the campaign of the Serbian Institute for Blood Transfusion and Novi Beograd Red Cross. ‘Together, Universiade employees and volunteers have shown humanitarianism at work. Without volunteers Universiade would have been impossible. However, their help is immeasurable in […]

  On Monday May 11th, 2009, the Director of the Summer Universiade, Marc VANDENPLAS, as well as the Director of Protocol, Kole GJELOSHAJ, together with the Coordinator of Medal Awarding Ceremonies, Nicole MANGELSCHOTS travelled to Serbia for a three day meeting with the Organizing Committee of the Universiade in Belgrade. Marc VANDENPLAS held meetings with […]

  In celebration of Europe Day and in promotion of this year’s biggest sports event, the 2009 Summer Universiade, an air show was held at the airport in Lisicji Jarak. The parachutist Boris Adamaov, carrying the Universiade flag jumped from 2,200 m. This was the first joint event of company “Universiade Belgrade 2009” and club […]

  On Wednesday, April 29th, the Canadian Embassy delegation visited the University Village in Belgrade, where athletes will be living during the forthcoming Summer Universiade. The Members of delegation were: Counselor and Consul Bill Milner, Chief of Security John Devoe and Embassy’s Consular Affairs Associate Milica Dacic. The Canadian delegation will be one of the […]

EvalCom Chair Stefan Bergh addressing the media at the press conference   Today, May 3rd, the Evaluation Committee for the 2015 Summer Universiade had its last day of the three-day inspection visit of Edmonton, third and last candidate city for the 2015 SU visited by the Committee members. The EvalCom in at the Gretzky statue […]