2013 SU Update: CT Working Session in Kazan
KAZAN - The work of the CTI Chairs under the supervision of Stavros Douvis, CTI Chair for SU and Marc Vandenplas, FISU Director Summer Universiade, has started several days ago in Kazan. Today, June 10th, Michalis Kyritsis, CT Chair for Basketball/Men and Jean Paul Clemençon, CT Chair for Water Polo joined the FISU delegation in the host city of the 2013 Summer Universiade.
The inspections of the Universiade facilities started a couple of days ago with Michal Buchel, FISU Sports Manager; John Warnock, CT Chair for Football; Mark Tennant, CT Chair for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball and Niall Sturock, CT Chair for Field Hockey visiting the venues.
In today’s meeting, Starvos Douvis mentioned that the level of organization on the preparation for the Universiade in Kazan is very good. “This is the first Organizing Committee that started functioning long before the Universiade Opening Ceremony. Efficient work now is the key to success of the Universiade in 2013”, he said.
At the end of today’s FISU Technical Chairs meeting, the delegation members visited the Universiade Village. John Warnock mentioned that the first time in 22 years of his work at FISU he saw such a high level of quality in building the Universiade Village. “I am very happy, especially that there is a football field on the Village premises. Hopefully I will have a chance to play there in the future”, he joked.
After the Village visit, the Technical Chairs continued with their individual program.
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FISU stands for Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (International University Sports Federation), founded in 1949. FISU's main responsibility is the supervision of both Summer and Winter Universiades as well as the World University Championships. The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.
The Summer Universiade consists of 13 compulsory sports (Athletics - Basketball - Fencing - Football – Artistic & Rhythmic Gymnastics - Swimming - Diving - Water Polo – Tennis – Table Tennis - Judo - Volleyball) and up to three optional sports chosen by the host country. The record figures are 9,006 participants in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2007 and 174 countries in Daegu, Korea in 2003.
The Winter Universiade consists of 7 compulsory sports (Alpine Skiing - Nordic Skiing composed of Ski Jump, Cross Country & Combined - Biathlon - Ice Hockey - Short-Track Speed Skating - Figure Skating - Curling) and one or two optional sports also chosen by the host country. The Winter Universiade gathered a record 2,511 participants in Torino in 2007 and a record number of 50 countries in Innsbruck, Austria in 2005.
The World University Championships are organized every even year in sports which do not figure on the compulsory Universiade program. In 2008, 29 different WUC were staged all over the world.
For more info or pictures, do not hesitate to contact FISU Media department at media@fisu.net or surf to www.fisu.net.
The inspections of the Universiade facilities started a couple of days ago with Michal Buchel, FISU Sports Manager; John Warnock, CT Chair for Football; Mark Tennant, CT Chair for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball and Niall Sturock, CT Chair for Field Hockey visiting the venues.
In today’s meeting, Starvos Douvis mentioned that the level of organization on the preparation for the Universiade in Kazan is very good. “This is the first Organizing Committee that started functioning long before the Universiade Opening Ceremony. Efficient work now is the key to success of the Universiade in 2013”, he said.
At the end of today’s FISU Technical Chairs meeting, the delegation members visited the Universiade Village. John Warnock mentioned that the first time in 22 years of his work at FISU he saw such a high level of quality in building the Universiade Village. “I am very happy, especially that there is a football field on the Village premises. Hopefully I will have a chance to play there in the future”, he joked.
After the Village visit, the Technical Chairs continued with their individual program.
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FISU stands for Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (International University Sports Federation), founded in 1949. FISU's main responsibility is the supervision of both Summer and Winter Universiades as well as the World University Championships. The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural festival which is staged every two years in a different city and which is second in importance only to the Olympic Games.
The Summer Universiade consists of 13 compulsory sports (Athletics - Basketball - Fencing - Football – Artistic & Rhythmic Gymnastics - Swimming - Diving - Water Polo – Tennis – Table Tennis - Judo - Volleyball) and up to three optional sports chosen by the host country. The record figures are 9,006 participants in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2007 and 174 countries in Daegu, Korea in 2003.
The Winter Universiade consists of 7 compulsory sports (Alpine Skiing - Nordic Skiing composed of Ski Jump, Cross Country & Combined - Biathlon - Ice Hockey - Short-Track Speed Skating - Figure Skating - Curling) and one or two optional sports also chosen by the host country. The Winter Universiade gathered a record 2,511 participants in Torino in 2007 and a record number of 50 countries in Innsbruck, Austria in 2005.
The World University Championships are organized every even year in sports which do not figure on the compulsory Universiade program. In 2008, 29 different WUC were staged all over the world.
For more info or pictures, do not hesitate to contact FISU Media department at media@fisu.net or surf to www.fisu.net.