The Universiade is here. The youth dream stage that shines at the Universiade is waiting for you to come to the venue | Lang Ping | Universiade
CCTV News: Dreams always make one's heart skip a beat. The dream journey of many sports superstars in the world began with the Universiade. Many famous Chinese generals also emerged from the Universiade. They are either newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, or just like their classmates who are young and in the prime of their lives, or like Dapeng who rises with the wind and soars 90000 miles in one day. They narrate legends at the Universiade, and the Universiade is even more exciting because of them.
In 1981, at the 11th World University Games held in Bucharest, Romania, Li Ning, only 18 years old, won three gold medals in floor exercise, Pommeled Horse and rings alone. This is Li Ning's first time standing on the international stage and becoming famous in one battle, and the era of Chinese gymnastics has also begun from here.
At this year's Universiade, there is also a rising star named Lang Ping, known as the "Iron Hammer". In the competition, Lang Ping participated as a student of the Sports College and won the women's volleyball championship with the Chinese team, achieving the breakthrough of China's "three major balls" in the world championship with zero gold medals, becoming the starting point for China's women's volleyball team's subsequent "five consecutive championships".
The 21st Universiade was held in Beijing in 2001, marking the first time the Universiade had arrived in China. Chinese athletes engaged in local warfare have erupted. Yao Ming led the Chinese men's basketball team to great success, especially in the semi-finals. He contributed 18 rebounds and 5 blocks throughout the game, defeating the powerful US team 83-82 and ultimately winning the runner up of that game. The following year, Yao Ming embarked on his career in the NBA.
In the diving competition, Guo Jingjing swept away the haze of the previous two failed Olympic events and won three championships in the women's singles 1-meter springboard, women's singles 3-meter springboard, and women's doubles 10 meter platform in this competition. At that time, she also won two gold medals at the Fukuoka World Championships, announcing the arrival of China's diving "Guo Jingjing era".
At this year's Universiade, two young people under the age of twenty shone brightly. One is 19-year-old Li Na, who won three gold medals in tennis women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles, making her one of the brightest stars on the field of the Universiade. This also laid the foundation for her to win the French Open and Australian Open, becoming the first Grand Slam singles champion in Asia.
The other is 18-year-old Liu Xiang. This hurdler who later became known as the "Chinese Flying Man" was still a student at East China Normal University. In the men's 110 meter hurdles final, Liu Xiang won the gold medal with a time of 13.33 seconds, marking his first world championship and opening a new chapter in his career.
In the Universiade, Chinese table tennis is also invincible. Xu Xin has participated in the Universiade twice. Among them, in the 2009 Belgrade Universiade, he and his teammates won the men's table tennis team championship. In the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade, he made further efforts and won the men's singles, men's doubles, and men's team championships, becoming the leading figure in the men's table tennis team at that Universiade.
At the Universiade, generations of Chinese athletes have created their own legendary stories. Now that the Chengdu Universiade is approaching, who will write a new chapter of youth here?
Let's embark on a youthful journey together, and Chengdu will achieve its dreams. The Universiade has once again arrived in China, and Chengdu is ready. We see all the venues waiting quietly, waiting to welcome a new glorious moment in the history of the Universiade. The venue is the stage for athletes, and the stage gathers the charm of the times.
Let's take a bird's-eye view of the Universiade venue in the darkness from the sky, and experience the brilliance of the Dream Stage.
