Dmitry Medvedev: “Universiade in Kazan is a great social event”

07.08.2008

Today in Kazan Kremlin RF President Dmitry Medvedev hold the bilateral meeting with RT President Mintimer Shaimiev. For the meeting of head of state in Kremlin white hall there was the presentation of Universiade 2013 which will be held in Kazan. There were: RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov, RT Chairman of state council Farid Muhamedshin, RT Minister of Youth, Sport and Tourism Marat Bariev. Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin showed the presentation.

Head of city told about sport objects that are ready and meet the international requirements to hold Universiade and about those objects which are planned to build before World Student Games.

According to Ilsur Metshin words one of the main issues to decide is the development of transport infrastructure. The forthcoming reconstruction of Kazan airport will let to increase its acceptance rate fro 10 times. 15 two-level road interchanges, 130 km of roads will be build in Kazan. Branch line of high-speed tram will connect airport and railway terminal. For building of 6 new stations of Kazan underground we need 39 billion RUR. Kazan underground will connect all main objects of forthcoming games.

Dmitry Medvedev underlined the importance of underground development and is the quick and convenient transport in big megapolises. He underlined that people really need underground.

Two more big infrastructure projects which will be realized in Kazan: together with Russian Railways the second railway terminal will be set to work (in Vorovskogo street). It will take the main train flow. The second project is building of new bridges across Kazanka River.

Mintimer Shaimiev underlined the importance of building of new bridge instead of Lenin dam that will unload car flows in the center of the city.

60 % of sport objects for Universiade in Tatarstan capital are ready. The building of Martial Arts Palace, Academy of Tennis is being finished. Upon the whole for last 5 years in Kazan 9,5 billion RUR have been invested into building of sport objects.
During the nearest 4 years it’s planned to build new football stadium for 40000 places, Center of Volleyball, Center of Track and field athletics. On the whole for building of 29 sport objects we need 23 billion RUR, for Universiade Village for 10000 places - 11, 5 billion RUR.

Ilsur Metshin pointed out that serious tasks are set for us and as the result of their realization, serious international summer sport competitions may be held in Kazan.

At bilateral meeting with RT President, Dmitry Medvedev announced that in the nearest time he will sign the decree about the preparation for 27-year Universiade in Kazan, in order to create legislative base for realization of this great project.

In fact, Universiade-2013 in Kazan is not only great sport event, but also a technological polygon for preparation of Olympic Games in Sochi.

It’s important that many objects that are built for Universiade will have social meaning, - Russia President underlined.

According to his words, Universiade is a great social project, because many objects built for student games will be used in future for education, sport and social sphere needs. Dmitry Medvedev noted that the village for 10000 places built for Univresiade will become the campus for students of Kazan University.

Mintimer Shaimiev thanked Russia president and Russia Prime Minister for support that was given at all periods of Kazan fight for the right to hold Universiade in 2013. The Head of Republic noted that preparation for Universiade has begun and all objects will be built in time.

RT President pointed out the importance of Universiade for development of youth sport. Many sportsmen which win in Universiades become the participants and prize winners of Olympic Games.

According to Dmitry Medvedev words Kazan won Universiade because it was seen in Kazan application that its dwellers are eager to accept these competitions. Kazan is a university city and there were many supporters and volunteers in student games.

Mintimer Shaimiev underlined that it’s symbolic that the last Universiade in Russia was in 1973 year in Moscow, in 40 years – in 2013 student games are back in country and will be held in Kazan.

On 30, May, 2008 the results of the voting of 27 members of FISU executive committee concerning the city which will hold the World Summer Universiade in 2013 were announced in Brussels. 20 votes “for” Kazan defeated its competitors - cities Vigo (Spain) and Kwangju (South Korea) in the first round.

Universiade is the second international complex sport event after Olympic Games in the sense of importance and representation. In the sense of participants’ number, summer Universiades exceed even winter Olympic Games. For example, in last winter Olympic Games in Torino there were 2500 sportsmen from 82 countries, and in last summer Olympic Games in Bangkok there were 6500 sportsmen from 152 countries.

Sportsmen from Russia won 230 medal sets in 17 kinds of sport. Russian students successfully perform in gymnastics, fencing, track and field athletics, volleyball, judo, ski racing, biathlon, hockey, mountain skiing.


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