Cctv newsLet’s learn about the history of the Universiade. The World Universiade, since its birth, has always helped generations of college athletes to realize their dreams of youth in the name of youth.
The Universiade, or Universiade for short, is sponsored by the International University Sports Federation and held every two years. The university sports meeting has clear requirements for the qualifications. It is worth noting that the qualifications for participating in this Universiade have been broadened, and the age for participating in the Universiade has been adjusted from the original "18 to 25 years old" to "18 to 27 years old", and the original "only for college students who have graduated for less than one year" has been adjusted to "allow college students who have graduated in school and in 2020, 2021 and 2022". This adjustment not only increases the selection space of athletes from member countries and regions, but also creates opportunities for more college athletes to go to the stadium.
What is the Universiade compared to? The compulsory events in the Universiade are all Olympic events, second only to the Olympic Games in scale, so all countries send excellent athletes.The scene of the Universiade can be imagined, and the "battle" is hot!
There will be 18 events in the Chengdu Universiade, of which 15 are mandatory and the other 3 are optional.
Let’s take a look at China’s performance at the Universiade. In 1959, the first Universiade kicked off in Turin, Italy, and athletes from 45 countries participated in the competition. China, only participated in some track and field events. By the ninth Sofia Universiade in 1977, China had sent a delegation of 38 athletes, and the participating events were also increased to women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, track and field, swimming, diving and water polo, winning one silver medal and three bronze medals.
At the 10th Universiade in Mexico in 1979, Chen Xiaoxia defeated Karenina, the world champion and the Soviet Union, and won the women’s 10m platform diving championship. This is the first gold medal won by China athletes at the Universiade. Girl, amazing! The "girl doll" is amazing!
It was also from this year that China returned to the "Olympic family" and began to participate in the World University Games in an all-round way. Two years later, at the 11th Universiade held in Bucharest, China participated in all events and won 10 gold medals.China athletes are handsome! "Weighing the exhibition" is very impressive!
In 2001, the 21st Universiade was held in Beijing. The delegation of China university students won 54 gold medals, ranking first in the total number of gold medals and medals, which was the highest in the history of China’s participation in the Universiade. In 2003, at the 22nd Universiade (Daegu, South Korea), the total number of gold medals and medals of China delegation once again topped the list.China! Up!
It is worth mentioning that just one year before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Bangkok Universiade, the China delegation entered the venue with the banner "Welcome to Beijing on August 8, 2008", and China university students sent an Olympic invitation to the whole world.
Now, following the 2001 Beijing Universiade and the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade, the Universiade has come to China for the third time. The flame of youth has been lit and the stage for dreaming has been set up. Come to Chengdu and realize every dream together! Chengdu Universiade "Bashi"!