Today, Мay 11th 2023, at Mordovia State University the First University Sports Festival of the Volga Federal District for foreign students was opened.

Russian and international students of Mordovia State University named after N.P. Ogarev, Mordovian State Pedagogical University named after M. E. Evseveva (Saransk), Penza State University (Penza city), Ulyanovsk State University (Ulianovsk city), Mari State University (Yoshkar-Ola city) will participate in competitio
Teams fr om the universities of the Volga region participate in three sports: 3×3 Basketball, Badminton and Cricket. About 80 students participate in the competition
The ceremony opening of the festival took place today in the site of 1st campus. The festival brought together international students. The priority task is to adapt students, create conditions for their educational and athletic developmen
Russian and foreign students presented a number of songs and dances, as the atmosphere was wonderful and joyf

It is important to mention that this festival is considered the first of its kind for cricket, one of the most important and popular sports in the world, where competitions are held on a private and specially equipped stadium for the first time in Russia
The ceremony was attended by the Rector of the University, Vice -Rector for International Affairs, First Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth of the Mordovia Republic.