Deepening World Youth Exchange and Integration, Chengdu Universiade: Promoting Youth Sports | China | Universiade
Strive for youth, dreams soar. At 8 pm on July 28th, the world-renowned 31st Chengdu Summer Universiade will soon open grandly at Dong'an Lake Sports Park. College athletes from around the world will sweat and work hard at 49 venues of the Chengdu Universiade. Among them, the Chinese university sports delegation for the Chengdu Universiade consists of more than 700 people, and 411 athletes from more than 100 universities in 25 provinces across the country will compete in all 18 major events.
If the youth are strong, then China will be strong.It can be affirmed that continuously stimulating the enthusiasm of young people to participate in sports will contribute more to the realization of the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation.
Sports carry the dream of national prosperity and national rejuvenation, which is related to the happiness of the people and the future of the nation. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the construction of a strong sports country and a healthy China has been progressing steadily, with coordinated development of national fitness, competitive sports, and the sports industry. Data shows that from 2012 to 2021, the total scale and added value of China's sports industry increased from 952.6 billion yuan and 313.6 billion yuan, respectively, to 3.1 trillion yuan and 1.2 trillion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 14.01% and 16.08%, respectively. Currently, sports figures can be seen everywhere, whether on the court or in the park. The 411 Chinese university athletes who are about to make their debut at the Chengdu Universiade demonstrate the achievements of building a strong sports country from one aspect.
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Sports are an important link for cultural exchange between countries, and youth is the future of the world. Strengthening sports exchanges with foreign countries and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, serving China's diplomacy as a major country with Chinese characteristics and the cause of "one country, two systems", is also one of the five strategic tasks of building a sports powerhouse. The Universiade is a comprehensive world sports event second only to the Olympics in scale. The Chengdu Universiade has attracted over 6000 athletes from different countries and regions, civilizations, and skin colors around the world. With the help of the Chengdu Universiade as a platform, college athletes from all over the world will enhance communication through mutual honing. While writing the story of pursuing dreams, it will also inject more fresh vitality into the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Meet in Rongcheng and embark on a journey towards the future together. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that we should widely carry out national fitness activities, strengthen youth sports work, promote the comprehensive development of mass sports and competitive sports, and accelerate the construction of a strong sports country. The Chengdu Universiade, which is about to kick off, is one of the largest foreign-related events held in China after the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics, with the highest number of participating countries and regions and the largest number of visitors. It can be affirmed that the Chengdu Universiade will not only showcase the charm of contemporary Chinese youth, but also add color to the education, sports, and health of China. It will also become an important platform for global youth exchange and integration, as well as the inclusive coexistence of different civilizations.