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International University Sports Festival (Russian: Международный фестиваль студенческого спорта) is a replacement event for Russian athletes after the cancellation of the 2023 Summer World University Games, originally to be held in Yekaterinburg, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus are expected to participate in games, members of BRICS, SCO and CIS are also invited.[1] Meanwhile, Chinese athletes would also join friendly matches to celebrate "cross Years in the field of physical culture and sports".[2]

Preparations

An estimated 4,100 athletes from 246 universities from 94 countries of the world, including 23 universities in Russia are included in the games, where athletes could not be younger than 17 years old and no older than 26 years old. The organizing committee will recruit roughly 6,000 volunteers, which the games is expected to attract 250,000 spectaculars.[3]

Events

The following 15 sports will be contested in the games, and 189 medals distributed:[4]

Participating nations

Members of the BRICS, SCO and CIS are invited to partake in the games. The following countries are chosen by the organizing committee initially, but whether these countries are sending athletes to the games is still unconfirmed, as China would also be hosting the postponed 2021 Summer World University Games which is scheduled to be held from 28 July to 8 August 2022 (where the 2023 Summer World University Games is originally scheduled to be held) :[5][6]

Confirmed participants:

Unconfirmed participants:

References

  1. ^ "MORE THAN 500 EVENTS TO BE HELD WITHIN THE CROSS-YEARS OF RUSSIAN-CHINESE COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS (БОЛЕЕ 500 МЕРОПРИЯТИЙ ПРОЙДУТ В РАМКАХ ПЕРЕКРЁСТНЫХ ГОДОВ РОССИЙСКО-КИТАЙСКОГО СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВА В СФЕРЕ СПОРТА)". Nao24. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (18 October 2022). "New Russian-Chinese sporting initiative will involve International University Sports Festival". Inside the games. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (19 October 2022). "Yekaterinburg's 2023 International University Sports Festival to attract 250,000 spectators". Inside the games. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (19 October 2022). "Yekaterinburg's 2023 International University Sports Festival to attract 250,000 spectators". Inside the games. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ "MORE THAN 500 EVENTS TO BE HELD WITHIN THE CROSS-YEARS OF RUSSIAN-CHINESE COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS (БОЛЕЕ 500 МЕРОПРИЯТИЙ ПРОЙДУТ В РАМКАХ ПЕРЕКРЁСТНЫХ ГОДОВ РОССИЙСКО-КИТАЙСКОГО СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВА В СФЕРЕ СПОРТА)". Nao24. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (19 October 2022). "Yekaterinburg's 2023 International University Sports Festival to attract 250,000 spectators". Inside the games. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Tajikistan will perform at the International Festival". 9 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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