Organisers of the Yekaterinburg 2023 Summer World University Games say they are hoping to recruit more than 11,000 people as part of their volunteering programme.

Yekaterinburg 2023 ambassador Sergei Karyakin is planning to hold a special race to promote the World University Games.

Organisers of the Yekaterinburg 2023 Summer World University Games have signed a partnership agreement with entrepreneurs in the Sverdlovsk Region which it is claimed will improve the effectiveness of business during the event.

Olympic artistic swimming gold medallist Angelika Timanina has become the latest ambassador for the Yekaterinburg 2023 Summer World University Games.

Three students have won first prize for their project involving the design of the 2023 World University Games in Yekaterinburg.

Work is well underway on the new campus of the Ural Federal University (UrFU), which will play a key part in the 2023 Summer World University Games in Yekaterinburg.

The 2023 Summer World University Games in Yekaterinburg will help to further increase the popularity of judo in Russia, a senior politician has said.

Russian racing driver Sergei Karyakin has been named as the first ambassador of the 2023 Summer World University Games in Yekaterinburg. 

Preparations for the 2023 Summer World University Games in Yekaterinburg are "running according to schedule", International University Sports Federation (FISU) vice-president Marian Dymalski has claimed following a recent meeting with Russian organisers.

The Nikolay Karpol Volleyball Academy, the first sports facility built as part of preparations for the Yekaterinburg 2023 Summer World University Games, has opened its doors.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has visited construction sites for the 2023 Summer World University Games in Yekaterinburg.

The Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) has signed a cooperation agreement with organisers of the Yekaterinburg 2023 World University Games.

Yekaterinburg 2023 general director Alexander Chernov insists the temporary departure of Oleg Matytsin as International University Sports Federation (FISU) President will not affect preparations for the 2023 Summer World University Games.

The organisers of the Yekaterinburg 2023 Summer World University Games have announced the Aquatics Palace in the city is set to be completed in March 2023.