The EC Members with the Delegates from Kazan
TRENTO – Today, 9 December, the meeting of the Executive Committee continued in Trento with the reports of the Summer Universiade OCs for 2013 and 2015.
Kazan 2013 was the first item on the agenda with the final reports by both the FISU Committees and the Organising Committee.
Under the leadership of John Warnock, Chair of the International Technical Committee for the SU, the different aspects of the Universiade were discussed and more particularly that of the legacy of the games. Kazan is exemplary in this regard with new infrastructure, new sports venues, but also know-how and a spirit dedicated to the sport.
From Left to Right, Vladimir Leonov, Rafis Burganov, Oleg Matitsyn and Azat Kadirov
Omar Al -Hai and Lawrence Rink respectively presented reports on the accreditation of the games and the medical aspects. At least two points to remember: a record attendance and a medical coverage and doping control extremely well followed up during the event. Rafis Burganov, Minister of Youth, Sports and Tourism of Tatarstan, chaired the Kazan 2013 delegation which also consisted of Vladimir Leonov, Director General of the Kazan Universiade and Azat Kadyrov, his first assistant who presented a very detailed report on staging the Universiade and applauded the overall success of these games. The success of Kazan is due to a large part to the team spirit that prevailed throughout the Universiade and this at all levels and in all departments. Collaboration with FISU was exemplary and its implementation early in the process of preparing the games helped anticipate problems long in advance. FISU President Claude- Louis Gallien thanked the OC delegates and wished Kazan plenty of success in its future achievements.
Then the floor was given to the delegation of Gwangju to present its progress report. The Organizing Committee of the 28th Universiade is indeed at a turning point and will from January 2014 shift into the 2nd to 3rd stage of its organization charter which means that more than 200 people will be recruited and among them a growing number of people also fluent in English. For the composition of its organizational structure, the OC took into account the comments and suggestions of FISU and gives more importance to certain key positions while preparing a more readable charter. From the perspective of sports venues, we can say that considerable work remains to be done. Existing teams are highly motivated. The Organising Committee will nevertheless quickly establish the definitive list of the allocation of sports venues and submit this list to FISU. The Universiade Supervision Committee will visit Korea in March. Finally, the second inspection of the CTI at full strength is foreseen in the spring of 2014.
From left to right Julien Buhajezuk, WUC Assistant, Paulo Ferreira, WUC Director, Leonz Eder and Luciano Cabral, Chair and Vice-chair of the CTI WUC
Verena Burk then presented the report of the Media and Communication Committee and spoke about the FISU Young Reporters’ Programme which aims to give young sports journalists a unique experience at the major multi-sport event of FISU, the Summer Universiade. This was the case during the Universiade in Kazan with 12 students who had the privilege to live the games from the inside while learning their craft. This programme will continue in the future and especially at the Gwangju Universiade in 2015. Dejan Susovic, FISU Director of Media & Broadcasting presented the report on the TV coverage during the Universiade in Kazan which was exceptional and also leaves a considerable legacy at this Universiade as the local production company (Panorama) had to train its teams since it was the first time that Kazan hosted an event of this caliber that required strict coordination.
Vanessa Aiello, Director of Marketing presented the outlines of her long-term marketing plan to find new partners for FISU and also to improve the brand image and visibility of FISU.
Finally, the Department of World University Championships presented its work plan for the next six years as well as its proposals to improve the management of the sports programme. The World University Championships have always been very open to the introduction of new sports. The WUC Department will better prepare the arrival of these new sports disciplines so that they fully meet the expectations of our members.
Yvan Dufour