Three years later, an unforgettable sport event will take place in the capital of Tatarstan - Universiade 2013. Kazan will be welcomed and welcomed hospitably by students - envoys of peace and sport.
In a city with a population of about 1 million 200 thousand people live more than a hundred nationalities and nationalities. The unique combination of eastern and western cultures gives the city its charm and originality. Kazan has a diploma and a UNESCO medal, it is a World Heritage City, which has acquired the right to be called "the third capital of Russia". Tatarstan is a stable region, with an excellent business climate, developed economically and politically. In the republic, two state languages are Russian and Tatar.
In addition, despite its centuries-old history, Kazan is a young city, here more than 40% of residents are under 30 years old. Students have their long and glorious traditions in the city, about 200 thousand students from different countries receive education in 37 universities, Kazan State University is the oldest university in Russia.
And Kazan is the sports capital of Russia, with a well-developed infrastructure, excellent sports halls, stadiums that meet all the necessary standards that will be used as objects of the Universiade in Kazan..On the ground of Tatarstan, international and Russian sports competitions have been held repeatedly .And, of course, the city is proud of its remarkable teams - the champions of Russia, Europe and the world: the football club "Rubin", the hockey club "Ak Bars", "Dynamo-Kazan", the water polo team "Sintez" and the nine-time winner of the rally "Paris- Dakar "- the team" Kamaz-Master ".Cossacks and students bringing gold medals from the Universiade are delighted .In general, in the coin box of the Russian student team, since 1993, 503 medals from the Summer Universiade and 247 from the winter .
The administration of the Universiade 2013 is planning to transfer the construction projects to the city, for the further continuation of sports traditions, to increase the professional sportsmanship .In the newly constructed Palace of Water Sports in the future will be engaged in the children of the Children's Sports School in swimming and water polo, as well as the master water polo players from the team "Synthesis" .The Universiade Village will become a student campus .Preparation for the Universiade will positively affect the ecological state of Lake Kaban, where a rowing channel is being built, there will be full-scale works on improvement and purification of the lake .