At a press conference following the completion of the third day of judo competition, Olympic champion and Kazan 2013 Ambassador Tagir Khaybulaev shared his impressions of the Games.
A press conference dedicated to the start of the Universiade chess tournament has taken place in the Kazan Equestrian Complex. The event was attended by President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Claude-Louis Gallien, first President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, Olympic chess champion Alisa Galliamova, Competition Director Alexander Tkachev, and President of the Republic of Tatarstan Chess Federation Gennady Zakharov.
Today Marat Bariev - General Secretary of the Russian Olympic Committee, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation for Physical Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs, turns 52. He was behind the idea of holding the World University Games in Kazan. Marat Bariev told us about the origin and development of this idea, as well as his impressions of the days of the 2013 Summer Universiade in an interview.
The Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation came to the Universiade Village in order to congratulate the first medal-winners of the 27th Summer Universiade from Russia at the end of the third day of competitions.