"There is minimal risk that the Universiade will not be held, it is related to the fact that the organizing committee and the International University Sports Federation have signed the contracts, all responsibilities have been distributed, financial obligations have been fulfilled. In legal terms, it is fully secured", Matytsin said Russian channel Match TV.
The summer Universiade 2023 will be hosted by the Russian city of Yekaterinburg from 8-19 August. The Universiade will include 18 sports and 246 medal events.
On 9 December 2019, WADA labelled RUSADA as non-compliant with the world anti-doping code and suspended Russian athletes for four years from competing in major international competitions under the national flag. RUSADA sent WADA a notice of disagreement with the verdict of the agency's Executive Committee. This forced WADA to file a formal request for arbitration with the CAS to resolve the dispute.