Beijing, 4 Apr (ZXS) -- In 19 days, the 100st Summer Universiade will be held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Wang Fengchao, mayor of Chengdu and vice chairman and secretary general of the Chengdu Universiade Organizing Committee, said in Beijing on the 31th that all events in the Universiade venues that have the conditions for viewing are fully open for ticket sales.
The 31st Summer Universiade will be held from July 2023 to August 7, 28. On the 8th, the Information Office of the State Council of China held a press conference to introduce the preparations for the Chengdu Universiade.
Wang Fengchao said at the meeting that in order to meet the public's demand for viewing as much as possible, the Executive Committee of the Universiade has carefully organized and prepared in accordance with the principle of "open hosting of the Games", and all events in all venues that meet the conditions for viewing the Games are fully open for ticket sales, and plans to fully launch ticket sales in early June.
He also said that the venue will set up audience service desks, stroller storage points, wheelchair borrowing points, as well as audience medical stations, mother and baby rooms, barrier-free special passages, toilets and other facilities, and provide bilingual versions of the "Viewing Guide" in Chinese and English to effectively meet the various needs of the audience.
Wang Jiayi, Vice Minister of Education of China and Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Chengdu Universiade, introduced the formation of the Chinese university sports delegation at the meeting. "This Universiade designed 18 major events, and we participated in all of them. There are also many small projects, and we strive to participate in them all. We send athletes to all events. At present, there are more than 800 members of the delegation, including about 500 athletes. ”
Wang Jiayi said that at present, the team formation work is being carried out in an orderly manner, and the best athletes are selected according to the principle of "openness, fairness and justice", and the selection of athletes is considered by style, will and competitive strength. "The Chinese university sports delegation will strengthen competition and exchanges with athletes from all over the world on the field, and we hope to achieve a double harvest of sports competition results and morality in the future."
Zhou Jinqiang, Deputy Director of the General Administration of Sports of China and Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Chengdu Universiade, said that the Organizing Committee of the Chengdu Universiade attaches great importance to anti-doping work, formulates a doping inspection plan in strict accordance with the technical standards and requirements of the International Sports Federation, and coordinates and strives for the recognition of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Seventy-eight doping inspectors will be assigned to carry out inspections during the competition.
"The Chengdu Universiade has made some new attempts in doping testing, such as following the principle of frugality, using China's doping intelligent management platform to carry out paperless inspections, and will carry out the inspection of dried blood points for the first time in the Universiade, through the latest scientific and technological means and strict procedural control, to create a fair and clean competition environment for athletes." Zhou Jinqiang said.
The Chengdu Universiade is the first time that a world multi-sport event has been held in western China. Zheng Bei, Vice Governor of Sichuan Province and Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Chengdu Universiade, said that the Universiade will be used as an opportunity to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with other countries in the world, share development opportunities, and achieve greater scope, wider fields and deeper open cooperation. (End)