ERZURUM – The 2011 Winter Universiade starts in 140 days and the sports world is excited to come to Erzurum (TUR) to see real improvement of winter sports in Turkey with all the brand new facilities. Therefore FISU inspection visits are now on monthly basis to discuss with EWUOC the relevant points that must […]
BRUSSELS – Today, September 1st, 2010, FISU officially opens the bidding for the 2017 Winter and Summer Universiades. The Games are already attributed for 2011, 2013 and 2015, i.e. Erzurum, Turkey; Maribor, Slovenia and Granada, Spain will host the 25th, 26th and 27th Winter Universiade respectively, while Shenzhen, China; Kazan, Russia and Gwangju, Korea will […]
The UASD Rector, Franklin García Fermín, comments on the hosting of the country’s XIII Central American and Caribbean University Games. He is flanked by Sotero Vásquez, ODUCC President, and Julio Gómez, Director General of the Games SANTO DOMINGO – Today, the rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Franklin García Fermín, highlighted the […]
ERZURUM – The ‘Friendship’ design theme for the medal and the torch that will be used during the Erzurum WU has been approved by FISU. The 25th Winter Universiade which will be held between January 27-February 6. The design refers to the city’s most important landmark, the Double Minaret Madrasah ‘hook motif’ . ARKES, […]
SHENZHEN – “Let’s speak English,” Shenzhen Mayor Xu Qin announced at the launching ceremony of the “Shenzhen Speaks Foreign Languages” campaign at the 2011 Universiade One-year Countdown Ceremony. The citywide campaign was organized by the city government to promote the English language for Shenzhen citizens to provide better service during the Games. “Welcome to Shenzhen,” […]
ERZURUM – On August 13th, Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan visited Erzurum, host city of the 25th Winter Universiade. Together with Health Minister Recep Akdağ, Erzurum Governor Sebahattin Öztürk,General Director of Youth and Sport Yunus Akgül and Erzurum Universiade General Coordinator Bekir Korkmaz he inspected the Cemal Gürsel Stadium. Erdoğan later visited the 3,000-seating capacity […]
SHENZHEN – The long-awaited design of Shenzhen Universiade medals and torch was recently unveiled, when a spectacular celebration was held in Shenzhen to mark the one-year countdown to the Games. Bearing a Universiade logo, the torch is different from most used to herald sporting events in that rings forming the torch can be revolved […]
KAZAN – Last weekend FISU President George E. Killian visited the capital of Tatarstan. In Kazan he held a meeting with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, visited a few Universiade venues and also gave an interview to kazan2013.com. Read more …
