Multisports

KAZAN – The torch of the 27th Summer Universiade will be carried through the five continents and 27 top university centres of Russia. The Universiade Torch Relay concept was approved on June 4th during the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate Supervisory Board Meeting under the chairmanship of Russia’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko. Igor Sivov, Deputy Director […]

KAZAN – Hyundai Universe bus routes were tested on June 5th on the territory of the Universiade Village to check the venue’s transport readiness in the run up to the Kazan 2013 Summer Universiade. The bus depot was checked for compliance with relevant requirements, while parking lots and driveways near the International Information Centre were […]

KAZAN – A video conference meeting was held on May 24th between representatives of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate and participants of the All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference ‘Doping in Sports: Risks, Counteraction, Prevention’. Azat Kadyrov, 1st Deputy Director General of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate, gave a report regarding doping control programme during the […]

  LJUBLJANA – The representatives of the European University Sports Association – EUSA and the Organising Committee of the 1st European Universities Games met for the inspection and evaluation visit between May 14 and 17 in Córdoba, Spain. EUSA was represented by Mr Fernando Parente and Mr Haris Pavletic, Executive Committee Members, Mr Matjaz Pecovnik, […]

Opening Ceremony of the 9th Koç Fest   ESKIŞEHIR – The Turkish University Sport Federation (TUSF), in cooperation with Anadolu University, organized the final games of the 9th Turkish Koç Fest University Championships which were held in ESKIŞEHIR from 11th to 17th May, 2012. The event attracted 83 participating universities with a total of 2500 athletes and […]

Members of the WAUG executive at the opening ceremony ILORIN – The 13th West Africa University Games (WAUG) were held very successfully at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, from Tuesday March 27th to Saturday April 7th, 2012. The regional event attracted 56 participating Universities; 1 of which was an observer and other five 5 […]

KAZAN – The 27th Summer Universiade has gained new licensees. Three companies –Gala Graffiti, Open Star and Torgovy Dom, a company based on the production site of Vostok Watch Makers Inc – signed licensing agreements with the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate Thanks to the agreements signed with new licensees, the range of Kazan 2013 merchandise […]

OTTAWA – Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) announced the appointment of Canada’s chefs de mission for the 2013 Universiades. Theresa Hanson, Associate Director, Intercollegiate & High Performance Sport at the Universityof British Columbia, will lead Team Canada at the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan,Russia, from July 6 to 17. Gord Grace, Director of Athletics at the […]