RT Delegation will take part in solemn ceremony of opening winter Universiade 2011 in Turkey

27 January 2011, Thursday
RT Delegation will take part in solemn ceremony of opening XXV World winter sport student games (winter Universiade 2011).

We remind that winter Universiade 2011 is being held in Erzurum city (Turkey).

Sportsmen from more than 55 countries will take part in competitions by 11 kinds of sport: downhill skiing, biathlon, ski racing, jumping race, curling, hockey, speed skating, short track, ski jumping, snowboard and figure skating. By and large about 3 000 sportsmen will take part in competitions.

260 sportsmen will present Russia at XXV winter Universiade in Erzurum. By words of Head of Russian delegation, President of Russian student sport union, member of FISU executive committee Oleg Matytsin, winter Universiade 2011 is the first rehearsal of Olympic Games - 2014in Sochi.

According to Oleg Matytsin, Russian delegation in Turkey is the most numerous.

We remind that 24 sportsmen present Tatarstan Republic. It was earlier mentioned also that 30 volunteers from Tatarstan would go to Turkish Erzurum. It is meant that within the limits of winter Universiade-2011 they will work as attaches of Russian team.
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