Universiade Flame arrives in Verkhny Uslon region

4 July 2013, Thursday

On July 4 Tatarstan Minister of information and communication Roman Shaikhutdinov, member of State Council Marat Khairullin, and Head of Verkhny Uslon region Marat Ziatdinov took part in Universiade Flame Lighting Ceremony in Verkhny Uslon region.

The Universiade Flame will then be brought to Zelenodolsk and on July 6 it will be officially lit at Kazan Arena stadium.

Universiade Flame is a symbol of unity, friendship, and peace of students all over the world. The Relay of 27th World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan does not have analogues in the history of World Universiades.

The Universiade Relay started on July 12, 2012 in Sorbonne University in Paris, where International student games were held for the first time in 1923. In 2012-2013 Sedov sail made a world cruise dated to 1150th anniversary of Russian statehood and history of great Russian geographic discoveries. Universiade Flame was placed aboard the sail on July 15, 2012. The Flame traveled around 5 continents.
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