UFA – Early in the morning on September 5th, the ‘Universiade in Your City!’-train with the Kazan 2013 delegates on board arrived in Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, which is the next destination on the route of the FISU Flag Relay. At the railway station inUfa, the Tatarstan delegation received a warm welcome extended by Ruslan […]
Alexander Dobroskok holds the FISU Flag ORENBURG – Alexander Dobroskok, a two-time world champion and Olympic diving vice-champion, was awarded the Kazan 2013 Ambassador title during the FISU Flag Relay festivities in Orenburg. The solemn Kazan 2013 Ambassador initiation ceremony took place in Orenburg State University. Credentials were handed over by Larisa Sulima, Advisor […]
BRUSSELS – In 2012, the Portuguese University Sport Federation (FADU) will organize two World University Championships, i.e. Chess and Futsal. Those WUCs will both be organized by the University of Minho respectively in the cities of Guimarães and Braga. FADU and the University of Minho have a large experience in organizing World University Championships; indeed […]
Vladimir Leonov & Oleg Matytsin KAZAN – In November 2012, as part of the program of festivities for Student Solidarity Week,Kazan may host the first All-Russian University Sports Ball. The idea was offered by FISU 1st Vice-President and Russian Student Sports President Oleg Matytsin during one of the meetings held within the FISU Flag Relay […]
Judoka Abdul Omarov (centre) appointed as Kazan 2013 Ambassador PERM – Judoka Abdul Omarov, a winner of the 26th World University Summer Games in Shenzhen, has been appointed as a Kazan 2013 Ambassador. The Kazan 2013 Ambassador initiation ceremony was held on September 3rd during theFISUFlag Relay festivities inPerm.Credentials were handed over by Igor […]
The FISU Flag arrives in Perm PERM – The ‘Universiade in Your City!’ train arrived on September 3rd inPerm, where the FISU Flag Relay delegation received an amazingly warm welcome. The Kazan 2013 delegation was met at thePermtrain station by Ruslan Sadchenko, Deputy Minister of Sports and Physical Culture of thePermTerritory, as well as by over […]
BRUSSELS – As 2012 approaches, FISU is getting ready for the World University Championships to be organized next year. In four months the first WUC 2012 will start launching the campaign. Indeed, 28 championships will be hosted on 26 cities from 17 countries on 5 continents from January to December 2012. Three sports will […]
KAZAN – The ‘Universiade in Your City!’ train with the FISU Flag Relay delegation on board arrived early this morning in Izhevsk, the capital of the Udmurt Republic. Among the FISU Flag Relay delegates are Oleg Matitsyn, FISU 1st Vice-President and Russian Student Sports Union President; executives of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate Vladimir Leonov, […]
