- 2013 Summer Universiade
Universiade infobox
Name = XXVII Summer Universiade
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Nations participating = 44 (estimated)
Athletes participating = ---
Events = 14sport s
Opening ceremony =July 10 ,2013
Closing ceremony =July 23 ,2013
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Stadium = Central Stadium
The 2013 Summer Universiade, the XXVII SummerUniversiade , is scheduled forKazan ,Russia . Kazan is a capital of theRepublic of Tatarstan is located 800 km east ofMoscow , the federal capital, is a busy hub and one of the fastest growing cities in the world. The city have the biggest student community in the region.Bid selection
The cities of
Kazan, Russia ,Vigo, Spain andGwangju ,Korea were in contention for the Games. OnMay 31 ,2008 , FISU announced that the host would be Kazan. [ [http://www.fisu.net/site/page_2293.php Universiades for 2013 attributed] ] .Kazan was not considered a favorite as several other sporting competitions have been assigned to Russia in recent years including the
2014 Winter Olympics inSochi .Fact|date=June 2008External links
* [http://www.kazan2013.com/index.php?id=1 Official Games site]
* [http://www.fisu.net/site/page_2198.php Kazan page on FISU web site]
* [http://www.heit.ru/index.php UnOfficial Games site (in Russian), news, events, reviews, forum]References
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