07.12.2013  11:13

Top athletes from Germany, Russia, Italy and Ukraine will battle for top spots on the podium during the three competition days. The international tournament is held in one of the key sports facilities of the city - the Aquatics Palace.

The Chinese national diving team proved that at the moment they are the strongest team at the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan, stated the three-time Universiade champion Zheng Shuangxue.

Mexican diver Paola Espinosa said that she traveled a long way to her first medal at the Summer Universiade 2013.

American athletes Samuel Dorman and Zachary Nees placed fourth in the men's synchronised 3 m springboard competitions. The divers shared their impressions about their participation in the event.

The Russian diver Natalia Goncharova stated that it would have been a pity for her to leave Kazan without even trying herself.

The Mexican national diving team claimed bronze in the synchronised 3m event. According to the Mexican Yahel Castillo Huerta, their team could have performed much better.

12.07.2013  15:30

The 12th of July was the eighth and final day of diving at the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan.

On July 12, diving competitions finished at the 27th World University Summer Games in Kazan.

The Russian diver Evgeny Kuznetsov believes that simple dives are harder to perform from a psychological point of view, as they influence the allocation of medals.

Head coach of the Russian team Evgenia Raspopova informed that Yulia Koltunova and Natalya Goncharova decided to take part in the synchronised diving from platform at Universiade in Kazan themselves at the last moment.