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participated in 12 editions of the

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, debuting at the

1993 Summer Universiade The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, United States. Sports * * * * * * * * * * * * Venues *Athletics – University at Buffalo St ...

. The

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...

was the best for Russia, beating the previous total medal and gold record of the

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, of the then

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. Furthermore, Russia produced a number of Universiade records, including the total medals won. Russia hosted the

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and the

2019 Winter Universiade The 2019 Winter Universiade (russian: Зимняя Универсиада 2019), the XXIX Universiade, was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes which took place from 2 to 12 March 2019 in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. The 2019 W ...

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. In reaction to the

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, Russian athletes were banned from competing in the 2022 FISU Summer World University Games in

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, China, and FISU postponed Russia's hosting rights for the 2023 Summer World University Games.

Medal count

Medals at the Summer Universiade

Medals at the Winter Universiade

References

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FISU History
at the

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Medal count

Medals at the Summer Universiade

Medals at the Winter Universiade

See also

References

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