The 26th World Student Games will be held in Shenzhen. When will the opening date be?

The 26th World Student Games was held in Shenzhen, and the opening time was August 12, 2011.

In 2011, the 26th Summer Universiade was held in Shenzhen from August 12 to 23. This is the third time China has hosted this event after the 2001 Beijing Summer Universiade and the 2009 Harbin Winter Universiade. Shenzhen, which has been at the forefront of China's reform and opening up for 20 years, stands out from a number of cities. Russia, Spain, and Poland have sent cities to compete with Taipei and this time the winner, Shenzhen. Relevant leaders of Shenzhen City wish that the Universiade can go hand in hand with the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. President Hu Jintao attended the opening ceremony of the Universiade, which was presided over by the Minister of Education Yuan Guiren and the Director of the State Sports General Administration Liu Peng.

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The 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen grandly opened on the evening of the 12th in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. President Hu Jintao attended the opening ceremony and announced the opening of this Universiade.

At about 20 o'clock, amid the sound of cheerful music, President Hu Jintao and his wife Liu Yongqing, International University Sports Federation President Kilian and others walked onto the podium and waved frequently to the audience. The audience gave a long and warm applause, and 1,000 girls on the stage spelled out the word "Welcome" with fluorescent flowers.

Accompanied by the passionate melody of "Towards Rejuvenation", eight soldiers of honor walked into the scene holding the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the national flag. Everyone stood up and sang the national anthem of the Republic of China. The majestic national anthem sounded throughout the audience, and the bright five-star red flag rose slowly.

The athletes' entrance ceremony began. University sports delegations from 152 countries and regions entered the stadium one after another along the "Avenue of Youth" and were warmly welcomed by the audience. During the Universiade, athletes will fully demonstrate their heroic appearance and strength in competitions in 24 major events and 306 minor events. When the Chinese delegation finally entered the venue, the entire audience was filled with joy.

Wang Rong, Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of this Universiade and Secretary of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee, first delivered a speech, expressing the unified voice of Shenzhen citizens in welcoming friends from all over the world, and hoping that everything in Shenzhen will leave good memories for everyone.

Yuan Guiren, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of this Universiade and Minister of Education, delivered a speech. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, he extended a warm welcome to delegations from all over the world and expressed his sincere gratitude to all those who care about, support and work hard for this Universiade. Friends expressed their high respect and wished the college athletes to show different splendor and create new miracles at this event.

In his speech, FIU President Kilian expressed his sincere gratitude to the Chinese government, Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City for their meticulous preparations for this Universiade, and extended his heartfelt blessings to the participants of this Universiade. .

At 21:55, President Hu Jintao announced in a loud voice: The 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen is opening!

At 22:28, the main torch lighting ceremony began. The torch for this Universiade was collected at Tsinghua University and passed on from Peking University. After physical and online virtual transmission, it was brought to the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center by Zhou Ziqian, a graduate of Shenzhen University who rode a bicycle around the country to promote the concept of environmental protection and the Universiade. Six Chinese athletes started the torch relay under the attention of the entire audience.

Liu Xiang, the famous Chinese track and field athlete, lit the torch in his hand and ran towards the center of the venue, igniting the torches in the hands of four college students from Africa, America, Europe and Oceania, and ran with them to light the fire. In front of the stage, college students representing the world lit the fire for this Universiade. I saw the swimming fire dragons converging along the "Avenue of Youth" to the main torch tower in the shape of "Book Mountain". The tall main torch immediately lit up, illuminating the night sky with brightness

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