On August 8, a stamp dedicated to the University International Sports Festival to be held in Ekaterinburg was put into postal circulation

The University International Sports Festival will be held in Ekaterinburg on August 19 - 31, 2023, and will be one of the most formidable sports events. Student sports is of great importance for the education in the young generation of a proactive approach to life, patriotism, tolerance and respect for traditions. Sports unites young people from different parts of the world and has a direct impact on the overall culture of society.

Athletes from higher educational institutes of BRICS, SCO and CIS countries are expected to participate in the Festival. During the 13-day-long competition program, University teams will compete for 193 sets of medals in 14 sports: badminton, basketball 3×3, boxing, volleyball, judo, futsal, table tennis, swimming, springboard diving, sambo, wrestling, tennis, taekwondo, and rhythmic gymnastics.

The competitions will take place at six venues: the Greenwich Tennis Academy, the Team Sports Palace, the Water Sports Palace, the Rhythmic and Aesthetic Gymnastics Center, the Judo Palace and International Exhibition Center Ekaterinburg-EXPO.

The postage stamp provides an image of the Water Sports Palace in Ekaterinburg.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamp, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow and Ekaterinburg, as well as a maxi-card and an illustrated cover with the postage stamp, a label and a First Day Cover with a cancel for Ekaterinburg inside.


Design Artist: M. Bodrova.
Face value: 75 rubles.
Stamp size: 65×32.5 mm, sheet size: 160×170 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with formatted margins with 8 (2×4) stamps.
Quantity: 88 thousand stamps (11 thousand sheets).

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