The Chengdu Universiade will be postponed less than 2 months before it opens.

The official announcement of the Chengdu Universiade will continue to be postponed less than 2 months before the opening.

The official announcement of the Chengdu Universiade will continue to be postponed less than 2 months before the opening. The Chengdu Universiade will continue to be postponed after the 2001 Beijing Universiade. After the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade, mainland China hosted the Universiade for the third time. Less than two months before the opening of the Chengdu Universiade, it was officially announced that it would be postponed. Less than 2 months before the opening of the Chengdu Universiade, it was officially announced that it will be postponed1

On May 6, Beijing time, the 31st Chengdu Summer Universiade, originally scheduled to be held in June 2022, was officially announced again Delay!

The 31st Chengdu University Summer Games (hereinafter referred to as the Chengdu Universiade) was originally postponed from 2021 to June 2022 due to the global epidemic situation. The reason for the postponement was to protect all participating students, including university athletes. For the safety and health of personnel, as well as the people of Chengdu, the host city, after waiting for nearly a year, the Chengdu Universiade was announced to be postponed again, but the specific time was announced at an optional date

In fact, as early as On May 3, Mark Dreyer, a famous British former Sky Sports reporter, broke the news on social media that the Chengdu Universiade will be postponed from 2022 to 2023, and claimed that the official announcement will be made as early as this week, and Mark Dreyer also believes that the Chengdu Universiade will be postponed from 2022 to 2023. Another delay will put considerable pressure on the organizers of the Hangzhou Asian Games to be held in September. As expected, on May 6, the Director-General of the Asian Olympic Council announced that the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games will be postponed

Furthermore, Mark Dreyer posted another message claiming that the further delay of the Chengdu Universiade is related to the Yekaterinburg Universiade in Russia. The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has canceled the 2023 Universiade in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Therefore, considering various reasons, the Chengdu Universiade was postponed to 2023, which will help fill the future schedule

Then as expected, it didn’t take long for FISU to The International University Sports Federation confirmed the authenticity of the news on domestic and foreign social media. FISU wrote:

After an online meeting, it was decided to postpone Yekaterinburg’s hosting of the 2023 Universiade. Moreover, even the FISU University Fighting World Cup project under the International University Sports Federation has withdrawn from Russia and moved the venue to the Turkish city of Samsan. The hosting time is still in 2022. Now preparations are being made for the first FISU University Fighting World Cup.

Chengdu has attached great importance to preparations for the 31st Universiade from the very beginning. Among them, the total investment in Chengdu Longquanyi Dong'an Lake Sports Park, which holds the opening and closing ceremonies of the Universiade, has reached It cost 1.56 billion yuan, including a multi-functional stadium with a capacity of 18,000 seats, a comprehensive sports field with 40,000 seats, a swimming and diving hall with 5,000 seats and a comprehensive small arena. The chief director of the opening ceremony also invited a heavyweight director Directed by Chen Weiya, he was the executive director of the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

The chief director of the closing ceremony was the famous director Jia Ding who has planned the Spring Festival Gala for many years. Chengdu hopes to be in the best condition to welcome tens of thousands of officials and athletes from 170 countries and regions, but now it has been delayed again. This is really a great pressure for the organizers of the Chengdu Universiade, so I also hope that the people of Chengdu can I understand the organizers and will work together to make the 31st World Universiade a success in the future. The Chengdu Universiade will be postponed less than 2 months from its opening.

On May 6, Beijing time, the Asian Games confirmed Postponed, new date to be determined. The Asian Games was originally scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, from September 10 to 25, 2022. There is only one core reason for the postponement, and that is the epidemic.

Therefore, all the differences are due to the epidemic. For example, some participating countries cannot stand closed-loop management, and it is impossible for Hangzhou to open the stands on a large scale, which conflicts with the Asian Organizing Committee. As for when it will be held, it would be a good choice to follow the example of the Tokyo Olympics and postpone it for one year.

Since the Asian Games in September have been postponed, the Chengdu Universiade, which is less than two months away from the opening, will not be held. The Chengdu Universiade is the third Universiade held in mainland China after the 2001 Beijing Universiade and the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade. The Chengdu Universiade was originally scheduled to be held from June 26 to July 7. This was also the first time that western China held a world comprehensive games. According to the South China Morning Post, the organizing committee has internally confirmed that the Chengdu Universiade will be postponed for the second time, pending an official announcement.

In fact, the core reason for the postponement of the Chengdu Universiade is also the epidemic. According to British media reports, because they could not stand China's strict epidemic prevention policies, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Luxembourg and other countries took the lead in boycotting the competition and announced their refusal to participate in a high-profile manner. At present, the staff of the Chengdu Universiade have been informed to cancel all advertising and publicity work.

In fact, Chengdu has done a lot of work to ensure the safety of the Universiade. Especially for college students, many colleges and universities have implemented closed-loop management in the past period. College students have changed from weekend breaks to single days off, and they work overtime to welcome the end of the semester as soon as possible. During the May Day holiday, the vast majority of college students from other provinces and cities stayed in Chengdu and never returned home. Therefore, the postponement of the Universiade this time also makes college students feel regretful.

In addition to the Hangzhou Asian Games and Chengdu Universiade, there is also an intercontinental event that was originally scheduled to be held in China this year and has also been confirmed to be aborted, that is, it will be held in Shantou, Guangdong at the end of this year. of the Asian Youth Games. On the 6th, the Olympic Council of Asia issued a notice stating that since the Asian Youth Games has been postponed once, it was discussed and decided to cancel the Shantou Asian Youth Games. The next Asian Youth Games will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2025. Less than 2 months before the opening of the Chengdu Universiade, it was officially announced that it will continue to be postponed for 3 months.

On the afternoon of May 6, 2022, Beijing time, the International University Sports Federation announced that the 31st Universiade was originally scheduled to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan in June this year. The Summer Universiade will be postponed, and the specific time will be agreed separately by relevant parties.

This is the second postponement of the Chengdu Universiade after it was announced to be postponed in 2021.

On December 13, 2018, the International University Sports Federation, Chengdu City, and the China University Sports Association*** signed an agreement of intent to host the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu in 2021, marking the The city successfully won the right to host the 31st Summer Universiade in 2021.

Chengdu has also become the third city in mainland China to host the Summer Universiade after Beijing in 2001 and Shenzhen in 2011.

The Chengdu Universiade will consist of 18 sports events including basketball, volleyball, track and field, and swimming, and will produce 269 gold medals. Among them, there are 15 required items and 3 optional items. The three optional events are: martial arts, rowing and shooting.

The slogan of the Chengdu Universiade is: "Chengdu Makes Dreams Come True", and its corresponding English slogan is "Chengdu Makes Dreams Come True".

The main body of the Chengdu Universiade emblem is based on the English initial letter "U" corresponding to the Universiade, and combines the sun bird, one of the symbolic elements of Tianfu culture. The emblem is composed of four gradient color blocks of emerald green, bright red, bright yellow and lake blue, which corresponds to the Chengdu Universiade’s green, smart, vitality and enjoyment concept, and is in the same vein as the FIU logo elements.

The mascot of the Chengdu Universiade is a giant panda named "Rongbao". In addition to the Universiade torch with the word "31" in flames in his hand, Rongbao's ears, eyes, and tail also take on the shape of flames. Rongbao's facial design refers to the facial makeup style of Sichuan Opera, a traditional art treasure.

March 18, 2022 - With the 100-day countdown to the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu, the Chengdu Universiade medal "Rongguang" made its world debut at the World Universiade Park Swimming and Diving Hall.

The Chengdu Universiade is scheduled to be held from August 18 to August 29, 2021 at the earliest.

On April 2, 2021, the International University Sports Federation announced that taking into account the global epidemic situation, international travel restrictions and other factors, the 31st World University Games originally scheduled to be held in Chengdu, Sichuan in August 2021 The Summer Games will be postponed to 2022, and the specific date will be agreed upon by the parties concerned. The name of the Games "Chengdu 2021 31st Summer Universiade" and the logo of the Games remain unchanged.

On May 15, 2021, the International University Sports Federation announced that after consultation and confirmation by the International University Sports Federation, the China University Sports Association, and the Chengdu Universiade Organizing Committee, the 31st Summer Universiade in Chengdu 2021 is scheduled to be held in 2022 Held from June 26th to July 7th.

According to the schedule after the first postponement, today was originally 51 days away from the opening of the Chengdu Universiade.

Since the 2020 COVID-19 epidemic, many sports events have been affected, postponed or canceled. As far as the world's comprehensive sports events are concerned, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the 2022 Dakar Youth Olympic Games, and the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games have been postponed one after another. The Chengdu Universiade has become another postponed comprehensive sports event.