Russia's appetite for major sporting events continues unabated. The president of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), Oleg Matytsin, revealed at the weekend that the Russian city of Yekaterinburg had very officially expressed its interest in organizing the Summer Universiade in 2023. The leader made the announcement during the press conference presenting the 2019 Winter Universiade, which is scheduled to take place from March 2 to 12, 2019, also in Russia, in the city of Krasnoyarsk.
— Published February 18, 2019
