The Chengdu Universiade Torch Relay celebrates its final relay day today. University | Chengdu | Event
The 31st Chengdu Summer Universiade will be held from July 28th to August 8th. After the torch relay started on June 10th, it has completed the university relay in five cities: Beijing, Harbin, Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Yibin. Four relay events were held in Chengdu on July 2nd, 8th, 14th, and 20th, respectively.
Today, the torch relay marks its final day of relay activities, which will take place at the Jiuli Campus of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu University of Technology, and Chengdu University. Finally, the closing ceremony will be held at the Dong'an Lake Sports Park, where the main venue of the event is located.
CCTV reporter Huang Li: The Jiuli Campus of Southwest Jiaotong University is the first stop of today's torch relay. At the scene, the first torchbearer, Tang Rongjie, an outstanding student representative of Southwest Jiaotong University, received the lit torch and started the final relay day.
Subsequently, the torch passed through Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu University, and finally passed through Dong'an Lake Sports Park with a closing ceremony.
It is reported that after the start of the torch relay for the Chengdu Universiade on June 10th, the university relay has been completed in five cities: Beijing, Harbin, Shenzhen, Chongqing, and Yibin. The relay in Chengdu lasted from July 2nd to July 26th, every five days, covering 20 universities in Chengdu. Torchbearers spread the concept of "green, intelligent, energetic, and shared" and the slogan of "Chengdu Achieves Dreams" to every corner of the Universiade through the torch relay.
Torchbearer Qin Xiaoqiang of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu: Chengdu has achieved its dreams. I hope that through this torch relay, more people can not only pay attention to the Chengdu Universiade, but also to Chinese and Sichuan cultures. I also hope to pass on the power of China and sports through the torch relay.
On the evening of July 28th, the opening ceremony of the 31st Chengdu Summer Universiade will be held, and the torch of the Chengdu Universiade, which has been passed on, will light the main torch tower of Dong'an Lake Sports Park.