Multisports

NIZHNY NOVGOROD – On 8 June the Universiade Flame received a really warm welcome in Nizhny Novgorod. The residents of the city were creative in the way they welcomed the Flame: after a symbolic ‘Switch on Hospitality’ button was pressed, the passengers of the Universiade Torch Relay branded train were offered a breathtaking performance with […]

KAZAN – The Four Days of the Universiade rehearsals designed to simulate the busiest days of this summer’s premier university sports event and to test the Games Management System’s readiness will be held in Kazan on June 8, 15, 21, 22. The large-scale exercises aim to check the workforce’s readiness for the Games, the interaction within the Organising […]

IZHEVSK – On 6 June, with exactly one month to go before the opening of the Summer Universiade in Kazan, the main symbol of the World University Games was welcomed by the citizens of Izhevsk, the capital city of the Udmurt Republic. The people of Izhevsk welcomed the Universiade Torch Relay with traditional Udmurtian baked […]

EUSA President Roczek with the Presidents of the Bidding Committees LJUBLJANA – The Executive Committee of the European University Sports Association attributed the 3rd European Universities Games for 2016 on 1 June at its meeting in Ljubljana. After the successful organisation of the first edition of the EUSA Games last summer in Cordoba and intense […]

  LONDON – British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) are pleased to confirm the athletes selected to represent Great Britain at the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, taking place next month. A Great Britain delegation of 175 will take part with athletes competing in Artistic Gymnastics, Badminton, Fencing, Football, Judo, Rugby 7’s, Shooting, Swimming […]

  PERM – The Torch Relay of the 27th Summer Universiade arrived in Perm on 5 June. 68 Torchbearers carried the main symbol of the World University Games along the city streets and squares and lit the City Cauldron at the Esplanade. Perm is the 18th city in Russia hosting the Torch Relay. It has the longest route […]

KAZAN – Joint rehearsals of the Opening Ceremony for the 27th Summer Universiade, scheduled to take place a month from now, on 6 July, began at the Kazan Arena Stadium on Tuesday, 4 June. The details of the ceremony have not been disclosed. However, it is known that the installation of the set has entered […]

MOSCOW – The main symbol of the 2013 Summer Universiade travelled hundreds of thousands of kilometres, visited 5 continents of the globe, left behind dozens of cities of the world and finally arrived in the capital of the host country of the 27th Summer Universiade – Moscow. On 3 June, 40 Torchbearers, including the best […]