KAZAN – For those who were able to take a break from the sports field on July 13th, the traditional Tatar Festival ‘Sabantuy’ brought a welcome change. Sabantuy is a typical Tatar summer festival that dates back to the Volga Bulgarian epoch. At first Sabantuy was a festival of farmers in rural areas, but it […]
PARIS/KAZAN – FISU broadcast partner Eurosport has achieved its best ever start to a Universiade event with audience reach for the opening five days double that of the same period during the previous Summer Universiade in Shenzhen 2011. The multi-sport format being produced by the broadcaster has been a hit with sports fans already, who […]
The Universiade has a unique pre-game ceremony … KAZAN – No matter the sport, every Universiade event has a similar pre-game ceremony and it is by no means an accident. It keeps in tact the core values that the Universiade represents, especially the fair play and respect that opposing players or teams should have for […]
Aauri Lorena Bokesa after her race KAZAN – It is easy to say ‘congratulations’. We do it constantly, sometimes by impetus, unconsciously. We say congrats at weddings, for school marks, for successes at work. We do it with winning athletes, and it is easy to find the word to thank their effort and wish them the […]
The exterior of the Aquatics Palace KAZAN – The men’s 10-meter platform diving competition is truly a spectacle. Climbing three flights of stairs to the top platform, the 16 divers competing in the preliminary stages of this year’s Summer Universiade defied gravity with an array of tucks, twists and tumbles as they gracefully entered the […]
Djimadoum RodoumKAZAN – Ghana’s athletics coach, Djimadoum Rodoum, has got the travel bug. Rodoum is the coach for Ghana’s team of two representatives – 400-meter runner Tchoumegoyo Moussargue and 800-meter athlete Adoum Baliwing. Rodoum, who was once a 400-meter world championships athlete himself, has been to all continents for his sport, exploring world cities from […]
The Kul Sharif mosque inside the Kazan Kremlin KAZAN – A Big Mac will cost you 75. A coca-cola will cost you 30. And to go see a movie at a theatre, you’ll have to pay 250. Rubles that is. The numbers seem less intimidating once you know that 100 rubles is about $3.5 U.S., […]
Taipei City Mayor Hau KAZAN – “People from Chinese Taipei are courageous and willing people, I believe they are able to organize the event successfully.” FISU President Claude-Louis Gallien stated his expectation for the 2017 Summer Universiade at the future host city’s official reception on July 8th in Kazan. Same as FISU president, the Mayor […]
