Saturday, November 3, 2012

27th SUMMER UNIVERSIADE, KAZAN, RUSSIA

Russia is hosting the Universiade  in the ancient city of Kazan (part of which is a UNESCO World Heritage site) from 6 – 17 July 2013 The Competition will be held at The Gymnastics Centre on of the largest sports complex in Russia.

Around 170 nations - to be more precise, 13,500 athletes and team officials - are expected to come to Kazan for the 2013 Summer Universiade. The World University Games promise to become the largest in terms of number of participants. For instance, the Shenzhen 2011 Summer Universiade brought together athletes from 154 countries. The largest delegations, apart from the host country, are expected from such sporting nations as the USA, Canada, China and Japan. The exact number of participants will be announced three months before the start of the Games. The countries that submitted general entry forms in October are Bulgaria, Austria, Algeria, Nigeria, Morocco, the Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Latvia, Belarus, Botswana, Cyprus, Guatemala, India, Jordan, Macedonia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Yemen.




The Gymnastics Centre, Kazan.

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