Chengdu Universiade | Youth, Blooming Chengdu —— Written at the halfway point of the Chengdu Universiade
Xinhua News Agency, Chengdu, August 3 rd, in Chengdu in summer, the Universiade flame is blazing, and a collision passion between youth and dreams is staged — —
On the field, young athletes struggled hard and wrote a wonderful chapter of challenging and surpassing themselves; Outside the stadium, young volunteers and staff members made silent dedication and escorted the Universiade with careful service.
If young people around the world have ideals and responsibilities, mankind will have a future, and the lofty cause of peace and development will have hope. At the halfway point of the Chengdu Universiade, we saw young people from all over the world interpreting their high-spirited spirit of struggle with sweat and blooming in the beautiful Rongcheng.
On August 2nd, the contestants competed in the men’s decathlon of track and field events of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu. Xinhua News Agency reporter Jia Haocheng photo
Youth vitality
On the first day of the opening ceremony, Cao Maoyuan punched like a strong wind and walked like a meteor in the cheers of the home audience, and won the first gold medal of the Chengdu Universiade for the China delegation with a set of flowing Nanquan routines.
This young man who came out of a small town in Sichuan, with his constant love and persistence for more than 20 years, realized his dream of "letting more people see the charm of Chinese martial arts through the Universiade stage".
Chengdu Universiade is not only a venue for college athletes to sweat and strive for the first place, but also a stage to inspire their style and pursue their dreams.
In the swimming arena, Starlight Glimmer, the world champion such as Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang, and Peng Huidi, a hearing-impaired swimmer from Central South University, also sparkled. The 7-gold winner of the National Paralympic Games was warmly encouraged by the audience. Although she failed to advance in the women’s 400-meter individual medley preliminaries, she still completed a self-transcendence. "The Universiade is a world-class competition, and I am certainly excited. Like a dream! "
On August 2nd, Zhang Yufei was in the final. On the same day, in the women’s 50m butterfly final of the 31st Summer Universiade held in Chengdu, China’s Zhang Yufei won the championship with a time of 25.20 seconds. Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Zeguo photo
In tennis, a ups and downs game is impressive. Padilla, a Colombian girl, made more than 10 double faults in the first set of the first round of the women’s singles, but then she adjusted her state and finally defeated her opponent to advance. Inexperienced but energetic, ups and downs but tenacious, Padilla showed the beauty of tennis and explained the infinite charm of youth.
Young people gathered in the Universiade, surging with youthful and high-spirited strength, leaving a strong impression on their youth.
Du Meiyu, a male compound bow player who is still in his senior year, is called "Dr. Du" by his teammates because he has obtained the qualification of intelligent construction direction from Tongji University School of Civil Engineering. Du Meiyu, together with his teammates, won the first men’s team championship of compound bow for the China Archery Team in the history of the Universiade. In his view, learning and archery are interlinked, "both aim at a goal and then make efforts to achieve it".
On July 30th, China players Chen Yansong, Du Meiyu and Wang Shikun (from left to right) were at the award ceremony. On the same day, in the men’s compound bow team gold medal match of the 31st Summer Universiade held in Chengdu, China defeated the French team with 231 rings: 224 rings and won the championship. Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Long photo
Laughter and tears are all youth. Lin Yaqian, the champion of the women’s 25m pistol team, shed happy tears. "I didn’t expect to hear the birthday song on the podium today. The gold medal is the best birthday present for myself!" Xia Yuyu, who won the women’s 10,000-meter gold medal, shed tears of farewell. "This is my last Universiade, and this gold medal has drawn a satisfactory full stop for my trip to the Universiade."
"I firmly believe that every generation of young people has its own glory." Wu Yanni, a China women’s 100-meter hurdler, said, "We should leave our mark on the Universiade with excellent performance and better bloom in youth."
Youth dedication
Provide guiding services for participating athletes and introduce local customs to visitors … … For some time, Hou Shuai, a young volunteer from China Construction Third Bureau and First Company, has been working hard in his post to contribute to the Chengdu Universiade.
"I am deeply involved in the volunteer service of the Universiade at my doorstep. I really feel the vitality and passion brought by the Universiade, and I understand the significance and value of practicing the spirit of volunteer service and showing the good face of China volunteers." Hou Shuai said.
The success of an event is inseparable from the hard work of volunteers and staff. At the Chengdu Universiade, young volunteers and staff can be seen everywhere, and their meticulous and thoughtful services add luster to the success of the event.
On July 15th, volunteers worked in a volunteer service station of Chengdu Universiade. Xinhua News Agency reporter Damon photo
In the stadium, the staff is responsible for the operation of the venue to ensure that each event can be presented perfectly.
In the volleyball center of Sichuan Jiaotong Vocational and Technical College, Yu Yuanfeng, the manager of the center operation team, and his colleagues have to repeatedly debug the details of the venue with FISU technical officials before each game. "From the humidity and temperature of the stadium, the medical services of athletes, to playing the soundtrack and guiding the audience to refuel, we have repeatedly polished them so that athletes and spectators can have the best experience." Yu Yuanfeng said.
Outside the stadium, the development of various public service guarantees provides important support for the promotion of the event.
The travel of athletes and spectators is an important part of the smooth running of the event. Yin Xin, deputy head of the Transportation Dispatching Center of the Universiade Organizing Committee, said: "With the beginning of the second half of the Universiade, the number of popular events has gradually increased, and the demand for transportation security services has gradually reached its peak. We will further increase vehicle security to ensure smooth operation of the events."
The reporter learned that a large number of urban volunteer service stations have been set up around the Universiade venues, along the games, in parks, greenways, transportation hubs, business district attractions and other areas with heavy traffic, and volunteer service teams have been deployed, focusing on urban publicity, event promotion and convenience services.
"Participating in voluntary service has given me a deeper understanding of mutual assistance, dedication and friendship. We will help the competition through a more refined attitude and will continue to bring this spirit back to work in the future. " Feng Kai, a volunteer of Chengdu Universiade, said.
Youth friendship
Hua Xu Yin, Feng Qiu Huang and Zhuang Zhou Meng Die … … With the plucking of fingers, beautiful notes "flow" from the strings. On August 1st, the special concert of "Great Voices and Sounds" Guqin was staged in the Art Center of the Athletes’ Village of Chengdu Universiade, which showed the charm of China music that has been inherited for thousands of years to the fullest.
"I am very interested in the culture of China, dance, music, food … … This is the way people have found to express their emotions through thousands of years. " David Anthony Knoop, deputy head of the American college sports delegation at the scene, said.
On August 1st, the "Great Voices" Guqin Music Evening was held in the Grand Theater of Chengdu Universiade Village Art Center. Performers from Chengdu Guqin Culture Society and Ziyouya Orchestra brought wonderful performances to the audience. This activity is one of the series of "Be Together" themed parties held in the Universiade Village. Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Xiangxin photo
Since its birth, the Universiade has been a grand gathering of youth, unity and friendship. At the Chengdu Universiade, young people from all over the world gathered together to enhance understanding and deepen friendship.
With the friends of the games, the college athletes show their friendship and unity.
After coming to Chengdu, Li Xinxin, a player from China, met Wu Peilin, a Chinese player from the United States. Coincidentally, in the women’s recurve bow individual competition, the two competed on the same stage, and finally Wu Peilin lost to her new friend.
"As long as I can do my best, I will be satisfied." Wu Peilin told reporters that when she and Li Xinxin drew arrows together in the competition, they also talked about their respective universities and hometowns. Outside the stadium, the two exchanged gifts and pinned their fond memories of this friendship.
With literature as the medium, young people from all over the world deeply feel the unique charm of Chinese civilization.
July 29th, "Youth in Time" & mdash; — The athletes’ get-together of the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu was held in the athletes’ village of Chengdu Universiade.
Dai Xiaoxiang, Yang Fuyi, Xiao Hewei, Liao Jun and Duan Meimei joined hands with singers from Ghana to sing "Panda City"; Zhou Huan and Ye Linna from Serbia sang "Gathering Heroes", presenting China’s martial arts style … … This party, which combines Chinese style, Bashu rhyme and international style, presents the dialogue and exchange between tradition and modernity, East and West in the form of folk music, dance drama and martial arts, showing cultural charm and youthful style.
Not long ago, the Education Committee of FISU issued the "Chengdu Declaration", calling on all countries in the world to base themselves on university sports, unite the world youth consensus, promote civilized exchanges and mutual learning, and create a better future for mankind.
Promote unity through sports and gather positive energy for the international community. Chengdu Universiade is witnessing that young friends from all over the world go to the Youth Covenant with the most full enthusiasm and excellent state, and compose the youth chapter together. (Reporter: Wang Peng, Tian Guangyu, He Leijing, Li Like, Chen Di)