Universiade Flame arrives in Ufa

18.06.2013

Today the Flame of the 27th Summer Universiade arrived in the Republic of Bashkortostan. Ufa became the 30th and the last city that took over the Torch Relay. The Universiade Torch Lighting Ceremony were attended by Tatarstan Parliament Speaker Farid Mukhametshin, Chairman of the Bashkortostan State Assembly Konstantin Tolkachev and other officials.

38 torchbearers carried the main symbol of games through the main streets and squares of one of the largest student centers in Russia.
The solemn transfer of the Torch was held with the participation of Farid Mukhametshin and Konstantin Tolkachev. Then the main symbol of the Universiade was handed to the multiple Paralympian and world-record holder Oksana Savchenko.
The honour of carrying the Universiade Flame was given to the best students of the city, famous athletes, including European Champion, multiple winner of the world championships in bobsled Aleksei Selivyorstov, Russian champion in the heavyweight, multiple Russian Champion, winner of the European Championship Niaz Faizullin, a member of Russian Paralympic team in fencing, a multiple winner of the championships of Russia, Europe and the World, a member of the Summer Paralympic Games Marat Yusupov, volunteers, representatives of youth organizations, as well as Universiade partner companies.

The Torch Relay started from the Palace of Youth and finished at the Salavat Yulaev square. The length of the torch relay totaled over seven kilometers.

The Chairman of the Tatarstan State Council welcomed the guests and participants of the ceremony.

“The long-awaited World Summer Universiade Flame moves across the continents, cities and regions of the Russian Federation. Today it arrived in the beautiful city Ufa. Dear friends, we have been preparing for the Universiade for 5 years. We have reconstructed and updated sports facilities that will greet over 12,000 participants of the Games, thousands of journalists, judges and many fans. You are welcome to Kazan! Let’s celebrate victories of our athletes together,” Farid Mukhametshin said.

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