Multisports

KAZAN – As part of the media tour launched by the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate, Director General of the Executive Directorate for the 27th Summer Universiade Vladimir Leonov and head of the Volunteer Recruitment Office Tatyana Nikulina met with leading media representatives ofKrasnoyarsk,Saint Petersburg,Sochi and Ekaterinburg. Vladimir Leonov presented a report on the preparation progress […]

KAZAN – President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting with executives of McDonald’s on November 15th. The parties discussed a cooperation during the 27th Summer Universiade. The meeting took place in the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan and saw the attendance of CEO of McDonald’s Russia and President Eastern […]

    KAZAN – The building run-up race took place in the Universiade Village on November 16th. Residents of the student campus toed the starting line of the unique stair climbing event challenged to climb up 16 floors The building run-up used to be an annual tradition in Kazan University’s high-rise buildings. Over the years, […]

  KAZAN – The flag of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) was presented on November 16th, during the solemn opening ceremony of the 1st Federal University Sports Festival. The 1st Federal University Sports Festival, organized by Kazan Federal University (KFU) with the support of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate, gathered in Kazan nearly 350 […]

  CAMPINAS – The 2011 Brazilian University Games – JUB closed November 13th, in Campinas (SP), with the finals of the basketball, volleyball, handball and futsal tournaments (male and female). More than 3.000 young athletes representing 194 universities from all over the country competed in the 2011 JUB in eight sports (judo, chess, swimming, athletics, […]

Ski jumping hill   TRENTO – Trentino is ready with all sports infrastructures and facilities to host the Winter Universiade in 2017. All structures are there and some of them just need to be renewed with the highest attention to environmental sustainability, from pollution reduction to the use of renewable energies. The aim is to […]

ALMATY – In Almaty Central Stadium, with the support of the 2017 Winter Universiade Bidding Committee, a sport event “Youth Chooses Sports and Health!” was organized. Main aim of the event is promoting a healthy lifestyle and the development of public sport. Master classes of the most popular sports, relay races and competitions took place, […]

  KAZAN – The traditional national cuisine cooking contest ‘National Dishes of the World’ took place in the UniversiadeVillage. The panel of judges made up of gourmets of the Village’s administration were treated to a great variety of national cuisines. Under the terms of the contest, each team was to present their unusual home-made national dishes. The panel […]