Prior to SCO and BRICS summits in Ufa. Sport in Bashkortostan

From left: Paralympic athlete Irek Zaripov, volleyball player Yekaterina Gamova and Olympic judo champion Tagir Khaibullayev light the flame of the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

From left: Russian athlete Valentin Smirnov, Latvia's Dmitrijs Jurkevics and Russia's Yegor Nikolayev during the finals of the men's 1500m race at the 2014 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

Diana Akhmetova (Russia) during the women's weightlifting event (under 63 kg) at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

Andrei Safronov (Russia) in the preliminary round of the men's 5000m race at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

Artur Akhmatkhuzin (Russia) in the quarterfinal match against Jose Pelletier (Mexico) during the team foil fencing event at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

Salavat Yulayev forward Alexander Radulov, right, celebrates a goal scored against Dynamo goalie Michael Garnett during a Kontinental Hockey League match, Salavat Yulayev Ufa vs. Dynamo Moscow.

Salavat Yulayev fans celebrate the team's victory over Atlant Moscow Region in the Kontinental Hockey League playoff finals.

The members of HC Salavat Yulayev Ufa with the Gagarin Cup which they won in a match against Atlant Moscow Region in the Kontinental Hockey League playoff.

The winners of the men's team foil fencing event at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, from left: Russian athletes Alexei Khovansky, Alexei Cheremisinov, Renal Ganeyev and Artur Akhmatkhuzin (gold medals).

Ufa player Vagiz Galiulin, left, and Zenit's Pavel Stepanets during the 28th round of the Russian Football Premier League, Ufa Ufa vs. Zenit St. Petersburg.

Anton Anchin (Russia) in the 200m backstroke at the finals of the swimming event finals at the XXVII Summer Universiade in Kazan.

Irek Zaripov, Russian athlete, four-time champion of the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, during a training session in Ufa.

Belt wrestlers in training in the Rami Garipov Bashkir Republican Gymnasium and Boarding School No. 1. Background: coach Dzhalil Yusupov.

The Meeting of Batyrs youth wrestling competition during the Sabantuy festival.