The 2013 Kazan Summer Universiade was the largest in the event's history, drawing over 10,400 athletes from 162 countries.
Key Facts
- Edition
- XXVII Summer Universiade
- Participating athletes
- Over 10,400
- Countries represented
- 162
- Mandatory sports
- 13
- Optional sports
- 14
- Notable first
- First Cultural Universiade held alongside games
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Kazan was selected to host the XXVII Summer Universiade, organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) in partnership with Russian authorities, making it the most northerly city ever chosen to stage a Summer Universiade.
The 2013 Summer Universiade took place in Kazan, Russia, featuring more than 10,400 university athletes from 162 countries competing across 13 mandatory and 14 optional sports. For the first time, a Cultural Universiade ran concurrently, incorporating festivals and shows alongside the athletic competition.
The Kazan games became the largest Summer Universiade in the event's history by participant count and national representation, setting a new benchmark for scale and establishing the precedent of integrating a formal cultural programme into future Universiades.
Result
at Kazan, Russia