The FISU Media & Communication Committee, chaired by EC member Verena Burk, has made the final selection of the 12 young journalists who will be part of the FISU Young Reporters’ Programme (YRP) during the Summer Universiade in Kazan this July.

‘It was not an easy task to select the final 12 participants’, commented Committee Chair Mrs Burk. ‘Once again we received a great number of fine candidates and the selection process to find the perfect candidates for this year’s edition took longer than expected. But we are confident that once again we will have 12 very dedicated youngsters that will get a great training for their future professional career in journalism.’

The International University Sports Federation (FISU), in cooperation with the International Sport Press Association (AIPS) and the Organising Committee of the previous Summer Universiade, already enabled such a programme in 2011 in Shenzhen, China, offering seminars, training and gaining plenty of experiences for the selected participants during the university games. Thanks to the success of the programme, it will take place again in 2013.

Selected candidates for 2013 YRP:

Europe

Lien Cypers (BEL)

Javier Morales Bolívar (ESP)

Africa

Laroz Fall (SEN)

Fabio De Dominicis (RSA)

Americas

Luana Cruz (BRA)

Ana Gabriela Verotti (BRA)

Kelcey Wright (CAN)

Matthew Tidcombe (CAN)

Asia

Jie-Yao MA (TPE)

Rendra Ardyansah (INA)

Oceania

Leigh Ferguson (AUS)

Thomas Dullard (AUS)

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