Achieved the best record in history, the Chinese delegation won 103 gold medals, and the Chengdu Universiade closed tonight | Chengdu | Results
At 8 pm on August 8th, the closing ceremony of the 31st Summer Universiade will be held at the Chengdu Open Air Music Park. With all the competitions over, the Chinese team won a total of 103 gold, 40 silver, and 35 bronze medals, bringing the total number of medals to 178. They both ranked first on the gold and medal charts, and created the best record in the history of participating in the Universiade.
The Chengdu Universiade consists of 18 major events, generating a total of 269 gold medals. A total of 6500 athletes from 113 countries and regions participated. The Chinese delegation sent a total of 411 athletes to participate in all 18 major events. In the end, the Chinese delegation finished with 103 gold, 40 silver, and 35 bronze medals, ranking first in both the number of gold medals and the total number of medals, setting a new record for the best performance in history.
Looking back at this Universiade, the Chinese team has won gold medals in 18 major events, with 14 events ranking first or tied for the top spot in the gold medal table. Among them, diving and table tennis events won all the gold medals, swimming events won 18 gold medals, and diving, martial arts, and athletics events won double gold medals.
Olympic champion Zhang Yufei became the athlete with the most gold medals with 9 gold medals. Li Bingjie, Qin Haiyang, Qian Tianyi, Ou Yushan and others also performed outstandingly in their respective events. Many athletes, including Wu Yanni and Xia Yuyu, achieved self breakthroughs. In addition, both the Chinese women's volleyball team and the Chinese women's basketball team took the highest podium and won the championship after a 20-year gap.
The hosting of the Universiade has effectively promoted the pace of Chengdu's creation as an international event city and a world cultural city, enhancing its international reputation and internationalization, while also bringing real benefits and benefits to local residents. Since Chengdu self organized the Universiade, 13 new large-scale venues have been built and 36 have been renovated. These venues will become "fitness venues around the people" in the future, not only making "where to go for fitness" no longer difficult, but also providing high-quality venues at the level of the Universiade.
