Chengdu Universiade | Sports Competition and Cultural Exchange - Six Highlights of Chengdu Universiade: College Students | Sports Games | Six Highlights
Chengdu, July 27th (Xinhua) - The 31st Summer Universiade for World University Students in Chengdu will kick off amidst widespread anticipation. This is the third time for Chinese Mainland to hold the Summer Universiade after Beijing and Shenzhen, and it is also the first time for western China to hold a comprehensive world sports meeting. The Chengdu Universiade, which is destined to be different and exciting, has many attractions to watch.
Overlooking Dong'an Lake Sports Park under the night sky from Longquan Mountain, Xinhua Social Development
Highlight 1: How to make new achievements at the opening ceremony?
The opening ceremony of a large-scale event is the most anticipated segment that reflects the culture and event philosophy of the host country. How did the Chengdu Universiade make an exciting debut? What cultural and artistic performances are there at the opening ceremony? What Chinese cultural elements have been integrated? What are the novelty of ignition methods?
This is Chen Weiya, the chief director of the opening ceremony of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu, filmed on July 13th, in an interview. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan
According to Chen Weiya, the chief director of the opening ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade, we will organically integrate the pursuit of dreams, hard work, youth friendship, and other aspects into the ceremony and cultural performance. The opening ceremony incorporates a lot of artistic creativity, making it a large-scale cultural performance. This will also be a highly technological opening ceremony, with a strong sense of technology permeating both the ceremony and cultural performances, including the final ignition stage.
Highlight 2: How did the Chinese army perform?
The Universiade is known as the "cradle of sports stars", and the competitive performance and youthful charm of Chinese athletes are worth looking forward to.
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At the Chengdu Universiade, the Chinese delegation had 411 athletes competing in all 18 major events. The average age of Chinese athletes is 22.9 years old, with the vast majority participating in the World Games for the first time. Of course, there are also Olympic champions such as Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie, Zhangjiaqi, and Zou Jingyuan. How do famous players shine on the field? Can rookies make a splash? Can China consolidate the advantages of traditional projects? Can weak projects achieve new breakthroughs?
Highlight 3: How has the competitive landscape of the world sports evolved?
The Universiade is the highest stage of sports competition for young students worldwide, and also a window to observe the evolution of the competitive landscape in the world sports world. The participating athletes are all college students with the highest level of sports in various countries and regions, and they are also the future and hope of the world sports world.
Many super sports stars at home and abroad started and took off from the Universiade. For example, Li Ning, the "Prince of Gymnastics", participated in the first international competition in the 1981 Universiade. He won the three championships of floor exercise, Pommeled Horse and rings, and began a brilliant career from then on. "Chinese Flying Man" Liu Xiang also won his first world-class competition championship at the 2001 Beijing Universiade.
It can be said that the Chengdu Universiade will be a collective display of the youth power of various countries and regions, and to some extent, it also reflects the competitive landscape and direction of the world sports world.
Highlight 4: What kind of answer sheet will Chengdu submit?
As the first city in western China to host a global comprehensive sports event, Chengdu has gone through a long period of careful preparation to successfully host a Universiade with Chinese characteristics, showcasing the charm of the times, and showcasing the charm of Sichuan. It strives to meet international standards in venue facilities, competition organization, and service guarantee, and achieve world-class standards. International sports organizations and officials greatly appreciate the preparation work in Chengdu, believing that Chengdu is ready to host a great event.
On the 28th, the Chengdu Universiade will officially kick off, welcoming young athletes from all over the world and accepting scrutiny from all parties.
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Highlight 5: How do Chinese and foreign cultures complement each other?
The Universiade is not only a fierce competition in sports, but also a collective display of the spiritual style of contemporary youth, and a brilliant stage for cultural exchange and mutual learning between China and foreign countries.
Young students from all over the world gather in Chengdu. Although they have different languages and cultures, they still love peace and pursue their dreams. During the Chengdu Universiade, a variety of cultural exchanges and experiential activities will be held. Athletes from all over the world will step into the mountains and rivers of Sichuan to experience the infinite charm of Chinese culture.
Highlight 6: How does new technology shine on the field?
When the Universiade truly unfolds in Chengdu, many hardcore technologies will bring a new experience to the participants. The clothing, food, housing, transportation, and competitions of the Universiade are all integrated with "technological elements" and have a high level of technological content. The intelligent translation and intercom system in Dayun Village can provide online translation in 83 languages; The coffee robot can brew different flavors of coffee within 90 seconds; The 3D photography studio can take 800 all-round person photos in 3 seconds; The autonomous driving bus equipped with the "vehicle road cloud integration" system will bring a smart travel experience; The stylish design of the competition venue is equipped with the "strongest brain", and advanced digital technology safeguards the operation of the venue; All competitions and opening and closing ceremonies will produce public television signals according to the "4K" ultra high definition standard, and some projects will achieve 8K ultra high definition production.