International University Sports Federation (FISU) Sailing Technical Committee chairman Andy Fethers has called for more sailing at the Summer Universiade in a bid to encourage students to continue with the sport.

Alexander Chernov, director general of the Yekaterinburg Bid Committee, praised the Russian city’s strengths after it was confirmed as host for the 2023 Summer Universiade at the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Executive Committee meeting here yesterday. 

Russian city Yekaterinburg has been awarded the 2023 Summer Universiade after the delegation presented a detailed bid to the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Executive Committee here. 

Four sports facilities at the Ural Federal University (UrFU) will be prepared for the 2023 Summer Universiade if Yekaterinburg is awarded the multi-sport event as expected.

A delegation from the Russian city of Yekaterinburg visited the International University Sports Federation (FISU) headquarters in Lausanne to present its bid to host the Summer Universiade in 2023.

Russian city Yekaterinburg is set to host the 2023 Summer Universiade.

Yekaterinburg stepped up its bid to host the 2023 Summer Universiade when a delegation from the Russian city visited International University Sports Federation (FISU) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

International University Sports Federation (FISU) President Oleg Matytsin has revealed that the organisation has received formal notice of Russian city Yekaterinburg's intention to bid for the 2023 Summer Universiade.