The Torch Relay of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu Launches Torchbearer | Harbin | Chengdu
The opening ceremony of the torch relay for the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu was held this morning in Beijing.
On the square in front of the Centenary Lecture Hall of Peking University, at 9:30 am, the ignition pot and the Chengdu Universiade torch "Rong Huo" were lit one after another. The first torchbearer, a student of Chengdu Sports Institute, and gymnastics Olympic champion Zou Jingyuan took over the torch. Under the background music of the theme song "We are all dream chasers" of the Chengdu Universiade torch relay, he held the torch high and ran out of the venue, starting the Chengdu Universiade torch relay. Under the successive passing of 31 torchbearers, the Chengdu Universiade torch "Ronghuo" passed through iconic locations on the campus of Peking University, such as Boya Tower, Weiming Lake, Li Dazhao Statue, and Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial. The torchbearers of the first relay include Yang Ling, the first torchbearer of the 2001 Beijing Universiade, Yu Jing, the first torchbearer of the 2009 Harbin Winter Universiade, and Xing Yan'an, the first torchbearer of the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade. The first torchbearers of the four Universiades gathered at Peking University and passed on the torch together. This is not only the transmission of the flame of the Universiade, but also the inheritance of the spirit of the Universiade. It is a vivid interpretation of the vigorous development and inheritance of China's university sports and youth sports.
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After the launch ceremony and relay activities in Beijing, the 31st Chengdu Summer Universiade will continue to be held in five cities including Harbin, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Yibin, and Chengdu. On July 28th, the flame of the Universiade will ignite the torch tower at the main stadium of Chengdu Dong'an Lake Sports Park, and the world will celebrate this youth feast together.