2013 Summer Universiade

The 2013 Summer Universiade, the XXVII Summer Universiade, is scheduled for Kazan, Russia. Kazan is a capital of the Republic of Tatarstan is located 800 km east of Moscow, the federal capital, is a busy hub. The city has the biggest student community in the region.

Bid selection

The cities of Kazan, Russia, Vigo, Spain and Gwangju, South Korea were in contention for the Games. On May 31, 2008, FISU announced that the host would be Kazan.^[1]

Sports venues

Games will use 64 venues. 36 of them will be constructed specially for the 2013 Summer Universiade. The main venues are:

• Football stadium (45,000 seats) — opening/closing ceremonies, football^[2]
• Central Stadium (26,920 seats) — football, athletics^[3]
• TatNeft Arena (10,000 seats)
• Basket-Hall Arena (7,500 seats) — basketball^[4]
• Saint Petersburg Volleyball Centre (4,570 seats) — volleyball ^[5]
• Aquatics Palace (4,200 seats) — swimming, diving and synchronised swimming events^[6]
• Tennis Academy — tennis, badminton^[7]

Universiade Village

Kazan Universiade Village

The Universiade Village is a reception, accreditation and accommodation centre of the Games. Village will host over 13,000 people. Total area of the residential zone is 274,000 sq. metres. It was built mainly in 2010-2011^[8]

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 2013 Summer Universiade

• Official Games site
• Kazan page on FISU web site

References

1. ^ Universiades for 2013 attributed
2. ^ 45,000-seat stadium
3. ^ Central Stadium
4. ^ Basket Hall
5. ^ Saint Petersburg Volleyball Centre
6. ^ Aquatics Palace
7. ^ Tennis Academy
8. ^ Universiade Village

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