The Universiade brings passion and joy to the citizens of Chengdu | Cheers | The Universiade
"The passionate and energetic field is bursting with the scent of dopamine. In the women's 10000 meter final, Xia Yuyu's sprint was truly boiling." On the night of August 1st, Chengdu citizen Sun Fei, who had just left the track and field field field of the Chengdu Universiade, couldn't help but feel excited and posted a Moment to share happiness with friends.
When Chinese athlete Xia Yuyu accelerated in the final lap of the women's 10000 meter event until she surpassed her opponent, the cheers ignited the atmosphere of the entire venue, and Sun Fei exclaimed, "It's so exciting.".
This running enthusiast has participated in marathon races and often watches them on TV, but it is still his first time watching a race live in athletics. Watching the competition together, there were also three other runners from her beef noodle running group, and everyone felt the taste of dopamine.
Since the opening of the Chengdu Universiade, such joy has permeated various venues. Sun Fei said that sports are a spiritual enjoyment, and the Chengdu Universiade provides citizens with the opportunity to enjoy the joy of competitive sports at their doorstep.
Table tennis enthusiast Fan Xia spent the whole day watching table tennis matches at the Chengdu High tech Sports Center, which is very close to home. On August 1st, Fan Xia worked from 10am to 9pm for women's singles, men's singles, women's teams, and men's teams. She felt her eyes were blurred.
She said that the calm and courageous competition spirit of college athletes is quite inspiring. She felt the long lost passion, youth, beauty, and hard work, and also had more admiration for this generation of college students.
The cheers on site made many Chinese athletes feel a strong "home atmosphere". In the women's team competition, with He Zhuojia conceding one game with a score of 2:3, the audience shouted "China team cheers" and "China team will win" to cheer for her. In the fifth game, He Zhuojia regained his form and secured the victory for the Chinese team.
In an interview with reporters after the game, He Zhuojia, who participated in the comprehensive sports meet for the first time, described Chengdu as a "blessed place". She said that playing at home is very grateful to everyone.
Since the opening of tickets for the Chengdu Universiade, it has been highly sought after by the public, and many citizens have been competing for tickets for their favorite events. Citizen Li Mengli can hardly afford to choose projects anymore, as long as he can buy what he can grab.
In order to bring his 5-year-old son back to Chengdu to experience the atmosphere of the Universiade, he specially brought his son, who had been away for summer vacation, to watch the swimming preliminaries on the morning of August 2nd and the basketball quarterfinals in the afternoon.
Li Mengli enjoys the cheers of the audience at the Universiade. He remembers that at the basketball game, the audience didn't say they were only on one side, but on both sides. As long as they could score, no matter which side scored, everyone cheered. At the swimming pool, whenever athletes from China, Hong Kong, and Taipei appear, the cheers will be louder.
On the evening of August 2nd, multiple finals of the swimming event were held, and the swimming pool at Dong'anhu Sports Stadium in Chengdu was filled with enthusiastic Chengdu spectators. They cooperated with the on-site lighting, turned on their phones and flashlights, waving to welcome the start of the competition. When the athletes entered the field, they cheered and cheered with applause.
Sun Fei looks forward to more such competitions in Chengdu in the future. She said that Chengdu has built many sports venues and facilities, and sports should become the new business card of Chengdu. With more competitions, citizens can enjoy more spiritual and cultural enjoyment.