FISU Leadership Evaluates Ekaterinburg’s Capabilities in Organizing Universiade as Strong

12:51, April 17, 2019

Victor Koksharov took part in a working meeting with the leadership of the International University Sports Federation

Representatives of the regional organizing committee for filing the Summer Universiade 2023 host city bid application by Ekaterinburg visited the headquarters of the International University Sports Federation (FISU). UrFU Rector Victor Koksharov and Director of the Sports Complex Evgeny Shurmanov took part in the negotiations representing Ural Federal University.

‘The region’s delegation was handed the documents necessary for the registration of the application book, and an agreement was reached regarding the FISU inspection commission visiting Ekaterinburg on June 10–12. And the final decision on where the Universiade will be held in 2023 will be made in July 2019,’ Victor Koksharov notes.

The delegation members noted the positive social effect the Universiade-2023 will have on Ekaterinburg. According to Evgeny Kuyvashev, the Sverdlovsk region Governor, the competitions will help spark the interest in sports in thousands of young people from the Ural region, and the infrastructure to be built will give impetus to the development of business, culture and social life.

During the Universiade, more than 200 thousand people from 150 countries will be able to visit Ekaterinburg, including more than 12 thousand athletes, judges, members of international and national sports federations. It is also part of the plan to create a Universiade village in the VIZ-Pravoberezhny microdistrict, where UrFU academic buildings and dormitories will be located when the competition ends.