Russia is planning to host its own Summer University Games with invites expected to be sent to institutions in countries it enjoys a good relationship with.

The Chengdu 2021 Standing Committee has confirmed that the renovation of 33 venues for the Summer World University Games has started, and it is planned to be completed by the end of February 2021.

The organisers of the Yekaterinburg 2023 Summer World University Games have increased their budget for the event by over 6 billion rubles (£61.2 million/$80.8 million/€67.8 million).

This should have been the end of the first week of competition at Tokyo 2020, but the Olympic arenas have of course been silent. Olympic organisers may draw some measure of encouragement that 50 years ago another major international multi-sport event which was successfully staged one year later than planned. The Universiade was originally scheduled for 1969 but it finally took place in 1970.

Yekaterinburg 2023 general director Alexander Chernov has said the organisation will not compete against previous editions of the World University Games but will seek to maintain Russia’s high standard of hosting events.

Organisers of next year's International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games in Chengdu have claimed the Athletes' Village is on track to be completed by the end of the year.