FISU Work Meeting!

 Srečko Medven, Dejan Susovic, Tone Vogrinec, Roger Roth, Srečko Vilar and Milan Augustin

      FISU representatives have visited the representatives of the Organisational Committee of the 26th Winter Universiade on March 31st 2011. Mr. Roger Roth – CTI Chair, Mr. Dejan Susovic - Media and Communication Director/Head of TV Productions and Mr. Milan Augustin – Director WU have me the President of OC 2013 Tone Vogrinec, Games Management Director Srečko Vilar and Sports Director Srečko Medven. Some important issues about technical points were discussed and finalised and the FISU representatives have visited some locations for sports venues. FISU representatives have agreed on the sports programme for the 2013 Winter Universiade which will be presented in May in Lausanne. They have also discussed about media, website and TV production and Media and Communication Director/Head of TV Productions, Mr. Dejan Susovic highlighted all necessary tasks and areas to be covered. He explained the overall process that FISU expects from the OC of the 2013 Winter Universiade. All issues and details will be discussed during a meeting with Slovenian TV.

 

Closing ceremony and handing over of the flag

Handing over of the FISU flag

Slovenian athletes and representatives of WU Maribor 2013

Closing ceremony

Yesterday evening, the 25th Winter Universiade came to an end as the games were closed with a splendid Closing Ceremony which took place in the Cemal Gürsel Stadium.

After playing the national anthem of Turkey, the flags of all participating countries arrived in the stadium under big cheers from the spectators. Then the participants walked in all together, mixing the countries sending out the message of world unity.

Time for the closing speeches of the authorities as the President of the Organizing Committee was followed by the speech of FISU President Killian.

Then the FISU anthem ‘Gaudeamus Igitur’ was played while the FISU flag was lowered and the Universiade flame was extinguished.

As it was time to hand over the FISU flag to the next organizer, the Erzurum Mayor handed the flag back to FISU President Killian, who handed it over the delegate of the Organizing Committee of the 2013 Winter Universiade which will be hosted in Maribor, Slovenia. The Slovenian delegation then gave a short performance inviting the participants to their country for the next games.

The Closing Ceremony ended with a spectacular cultural performance.