Kazan is the city of the new sports fame

If the topic of our presentations is “Sportive Russia,” I can’t help saying some words about one of the greatest events which was held in the city of Kazan , Tatarstan. The 27 th Summer Universiade took place in Kazan on July, 6 - 17 and set up records on many positions. This fact gives the right to speak about it as the greatest event in the history of modern sports movement.

Records of the XXVII Summer Universiade

27 kinds of sport351 sets of medals

11778 athletes from 162 countries64sports venues

800  000 spectators150  000 guests and tourists

1500 journalists20 000 volunteers

Our main pride is our team of athletesThey won a total of 292 medals,

155 of which are gold, 75 – silver and 62 bronze.

The Russian team set the largest number of records – 38;

9 Russian national records were broken at the Games.

It is impossible to mention the names of our winners but all of them deserve our

love and respect. The brightest moments of our victories watch here

Volunteers were at the centre of all events. They helped everywhere. As for me, I had a unique chance to join the team of volunteers and to witness this great sports event. I worked in the Universiade village in the house which hosted the delegations of Great Britain and Ireland. So, as a teacher of English, it was a wonderful opportunity for me to communicate with native speakers and to practise the language.

80 regions of Russia sent their athletes to participate in these Games. As a volunteer I represented Samara region and I’d like to tell you about Irina Zabludina, the participant of judo competitions from our region. I admire this pretty young lady with strong character and iron willpower. Her career began in 2006 when she became a world championship winner in judo. Now she takes part in all important events including world Championships and the Olympic Games. Her latest achievements are bronze medals in Budapest European Championship (April, 2013) and in Kazan Summer Universiade (July, 2013)

London 2012

This Universiade was not a “gift” of the FISU : Kazan has won the right to host the Universiade Games. We cannot say that this might be the best Universiade that has ever been undertaken. This is the best ever summer Universiade.” Claude – Louis Gallien, the president of FISU

By Elena Glukhova, school “Kristall”, Syzran