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Chengdu, July 27th (Xinhua) - Sports Review: Jointly Building the City of the Universiade and Sharing the Glory of Sports Events
Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Tong
The 31st Chengdu Summer Universiade will open on the 28th in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. Chengdu will also become the third "Summer Universiade City" in Chinese Mainland after Beijing and Shenzhen. After careful preparation, this city located in western China has relied on the urban development concept of "jointly building the city of the Universiade and sharing the glory of sports events", adhering to the concepts of "organizing competitions", "running cities", "promoting industry", and "benefiting the people", and has achieved comprehensive improvement in urban infrastructure, service level, management ability, and development goals. With the understanding and support of over 21 million Chengdu citizens, the original intention of "participating in the Universiade is my honor, and I share the results of the Universiade" is becoming a reality from a vision.
Jointly building the city of the Universiade and sharing the glory of sports events is the attention and dedication of Chengdu citizens to the Universiade, an international comprehensive sports event. Each person's small contribution to the Universiade events is a big step in the development of the city, bringing about refreshing changes in Chengdu. With the goal of "green, intelligent, vibrant, and shared", in the preparation process for the Universiade, the urban area of Chengdu and surrounding cities such as Jianyang have achieved the green standards of all 49 venues of the Universiade through the construction and upgrading of venues, laying a solid foundation for public participation in national fitness after the Universiade. With the vision of building a "park city", Chengdu has built over 1500 various types of parks, achieving the goals of increasing urban forest coverage and green coverage in built-up areas to 40.5% and 44.5%, respectively. This not only provides a "green experience" for athletes from all over the world to participate in competitions, but also creates conditions for Chengdu citizens to go outdoors and participate in sports.
Jointly building the city of the Universiade and sharing the glory of events, relying on the pride and confidence of the host country, the preparation and hosting of the Universiade have brought Chengdu a comprehensive improvement in the city's spiritual connotation, including public cultural literacy. "Smiling City" has become a deep impression of Chengdu among the participating delegation members and media reporters. During the Universiade, over 20000 volunteers from 35 universities in Chengdu will participate in volunteer services at competition venues, Universiade villages, main media centers, airport stations, and more. As a window of urban image, the individual smiles displayed by volunteers reflect Chengdu's confidence in successfully hosting the Universiade, highlight the profound cultural connotations of the city, and present to the world the beautiful future of this modern city. Xiao Hong, a citizen of Chengdu, said, "The development of the city is closely linked to every citizen of Chengdu. The Universiade is not only a venue, but also a stage. Whether during or after the Universiade, we will present the best individuals and the best Chengdu to the world, as well as preserve it for ourselves."
Jointly building the city of the Universiade and sharing the glory of the competition, "Chengdu Achieving Dreams" is a sincere invitation sent by the Chengdu Universiade to the world. Global college athletes meet in Chengdu under the name of their dreams, writing about their youth. Behind their pursuit of excellence and self transcendence in Chengdu, they are represented by young people from all over the world who love sports and life. The world of fireworks has been around for three thousand years, and the taste of the market is still in Chengdu. In addition to well-known urban elements such as pandas, Sichuan opera, and hot pot, the Universiade will also become another brand new and beautiful business card of Chengdu, entering the future and injecting new energy into Chengdu's achievements as a city of events, fashion, and vitality.
The successful hosting of the Universiade will make Chengdu an important city for interpreting the spirit of the Universiade and promoting its culture, as well as a precious gift that Chengdu is dedicated to the world. Chengdu is ready, and we look forward to all athletes achieving excellent sports results in Chengdu, sharing the brilliant chapters intertwined with different cultures.