Final video of the Kazan Summer Universiade 2013 - FISU

Azat Kadyrov, Executive Director of the Executive Directorate of Kazan 2013 and Rafis Burganov, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport of the Republic Tatarstan presented the final report.
'The Universiade in Kazan became a vivid and memorable sporting event in a series of major competitions held in our country in the last 30 years. It has presented modern Russia as a great sports nation in the best light possible', the Minister said. 'I am certain that visitors and participants will remember the Kazan Summer Universiade as one of the best of many years to come. The memories of the Games will long live in the hearts of the residents of our Republic and city. The Universiade did not just transform our city, but also changed the way our people think, their attitude towards sports and a healthy lifestyle.'
Azat Kazyrov reminded the EC members of the key facts of the Games. For the city, these Games were not an end but a new start. 'Our current goal is to provide for a rational and effective use of the rich legacy that was left after the Universiade. To that end, we have developed the 27th Summer Universiade Legacy Concept, which compromises the following main components: modern cost-effective sports venues, material and technical foundation for universities, unique Universiade Village complex and a modernised city infrastructure.' No doubt, the Universiade was a strong incentive that pushed forward the socio-economic development of Tatarstan and Kazan in particular. 'As we originaly planned, the city underwent 15-20 years of development in just 4 years', Kazyrov explained and gave as an example the Kazan International Airport which was renovated and received the award of 'Best Regional Airport in Russia and the CIS', while the city was also been named city with the best transport system out of the 9 Megapolises in Russia. It is now almost five times easier to move around Kazan than in Moscow. This large divide between Kazan and other Russian cities is also a shining example of the Universiade legacy. Kazan continues to be a 'sports city'. Recently, the European Badminton Championships were held at the Gymnastics Centre, while the Aquatics Palace hosted the National Synchronised Swimming Championships. The World Fencing Championships will be held in July. In 2015 the FINA World Championships will be hosted and in 2016 the IAAF World Junior Championships. Furthermore, in 2017 and 2018 the city will welcome games of the FIFA Confederations Cup and FIFA World Cup respectively. 'The legacy of the FISU Universiade in Kazan will serve Russia and the Republic of Tatarstan for many long years', Kazyrov ended his report. 'We are not saying goodbye, we are merely saying see you soon!'

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