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UkrInform: 179 young athletes to represent Ukraine at 2017 Summer Universiade

Published Aug. 16, 2017 at 4:39 pm

Ukraine's athletes take part in the welcoming ceremony for the Ukrainian Olympic team at the Olympic Village ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on July 31.

The Ukrainian national team has been seen off for the 29th World Summer Universiade at the Boryspil international airport August 16.

The Summer Universiade will be held in the Taiwanese city of Taipei, China, on August 19-30. Ukraine will be represented by a team of 179 athletes. The members of football team and representatives of water sports flew for Taipei among the first, Ukrinform reports.