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Yesterday the performance The Goat and the Sheep was shown in the Ekiyat Tatar State Puppet Theatre as part of the Cultural Universiade. This famous fairy tale created by G.Tukay and directed by Merited Artist of Russia and Tatarstan Ildus Zinnurov.

Farida Kharrasova's exhibition titled 'Silver Meadows: Tatar Ornament in Contemporary Batik' has opened at the Museum of Islamic Culture in Kazan as part of the Cultural Universiade project.

A travelling all-Russian art exhibition, titled 'Many-Sided Russia', had been opened at the Khazine Gallery, the branch of the State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The head coach of Russian badminton team Klaudia Mayorova stated that the best chances for winning a medal at the World University Games in Kazan belong to the men's pair Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sazonov.

On 3 July, in the Aquatics Palace, the teams competing in synchronised swimming began their training sessions ahead of the 27th Summer Universiade. As we reported earlier, it is the first time that synchronised swimming was first included in the competition programme of the World University Games.

Five days ago, on June 29, the first Universiade Museum opened its doors. Many interesting and famous people have visited it while it has been open. Today the museum welcomed its 1,000th visitor.

On July 3, the 2013th athlete to arrive for the 27th Summer Universiade was greeted at the Kazan International Airport.

The Kazan 2013 Observer Programme, the pilot project of the 2013 Summer Universiade, kicked off today, on July, 3rd, in Kazan. The goal of the project is to transfer the knowledge and experience of organising and staging the 27th World Summer Games 2013 in Kazan. More than 170 persons have became the participants of the project: the organising committees of the future Universiades and other multi-sports events.

The first orientation meeting with the participants and organisers of the project was held in the Main International  Centre (MIC) of the Universiade Village. The organisers – Deputy Director General Galina Kupriyanova, Head of the Knowledge Management Department Liliya Barieva and representatives of FISU Marc Vandenplas and Jing Zhao – told in detail about the project, upcoming events and rules, and, of course, gave advice of the efficient participation in the programme.

According to Marc Vandenplas, FISU Director of the Summer Universiades: "Staging of the Kazan 2013 Observer Programme is mainly possible thanks to the smooth interaction of FISU and the FISU IEC of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate. Experience is a key factor in the successful transfer of knowledge. Thanks to the Kazan 2013 Organising Committee that it is willing to share this experience with us."

Galina Kupriyanova thanked FISU for the possibility to hold such a project. "The Observer programme is not only the process of the experience and knowledge transfer to the organising committees of the future Universiades and multi-sports events, but also a great opportunity to establish business and professional contacts," said Liliya Barieva.

On 3 July, the colours of the delegations from Anguilla, Denmark, Guatemala, El Salvador, South Africa, Trinidad, Turkmenistan, Hungary, Cameroon, Senegal and Madagascar were hoisted in the Flag Alley of the Universiade Village