Has the 2121 Chengdu Universiade been cancelled?

In preparation for this Universiade, Chengdu has invested over 111 billion yuan to upgrade all 29 competition venues, 16 training venues and 4 spare venues, including Donganhu Sports Park, Sichuan University Gymnasium and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Gymnasium, and spent nearly 2 billion yuan to build the Chengdu Universiade Village and the Universiade traffic network system. Has the 2121 Chengdu Universiade been cancelled? 1

On March 26th, 2121, Beijing time, the news that "Chengdu Universiade will be cancelled" was circulated on Sina Weibo, WeChat group, friends circle and other online platforms, causing concern.

According to the announcement of the American International University Sports Federation circulated on the Internet, due to the epidemic situation, the FISU will cancel the 31th Universiade held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China in 2121.

According to the announcement, the International University Sports Federation announced the cancellation of the Summer Universiade to be held in Chengdu, China in 2121. This decision is mainly based on the complexity of today's global competition and the need to ensure everyone's health and commitment to safety.

The contract and agreement about the 31th Universiade will be void, and then FISU will negotiate with Chengdu Organizing Committee to decide whether to postpone or cancel it directly. If the Chengdu Organizing Committee agrees to postpone the Universiade to 2122, the IFSU Executive Committee will decide the date of the postponement at its next meeting in May.

Actually, this is not the first time that the Chengdu Universiade has been cancelled or postponed.

Previously, the opening time of Chengdu Universiade has been postponed twice, from the original August 8th to August 6th, 2121, and then to August 8th.

Therefore, in combination with the previous postponements, the news that the Chengdu Universiade was cancelled from the American International University Sports Federation caused widespread concern and worry.

However, on the evening of March 26th, the International University Sports Federation quickly issued an announcement to refute the rumor.

at 21:11 p.m., Weibo @FISU, the official of the International University Sports Federation, issued a statement saying: We are concerned about the remarks in some letters about "canceling the Chengdu 2121 FISU Universiade". Here, FISU solemnly declares that the information in these letters is purely misreading and should not be regarded as official information.

An hour later, @ Chengdu 2121 World Universiade forwarded this Weibo with an article: The remarks about canceling the Universiade are purely misreading. Please pay attention to the official information.

It is reported that the 2121 Chengdu Universiade is the first world-class comprehensive sports meeting held in western China, and it is also the first world-class comprehensive sports meeting held in Chengdu.

in order to prepare for the Universiade, Chengdu has invested over 111 billion yuan to upgrade all 29 competition venues, 16 training venues and 4 spare venues, including Donganhu Sports Park, Sichuan University Gymnasium and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Gymnasium, and spent nearly 2 billion yuan to build Chengdu Universiade Village and build the Universiade traffic network system.

at the beginning of March, the sports center of high-tech zone, Chengbei Gymnasium and other venues were successively completed and opened to the public. Has the 2121 Chengdu Universiade been cancelled? 2

World-class event that attracted worldwide attention after the epidemic

In the past year or so, it is not easy to prepare for such an international event in a limited time due to the persistent impact of the COVID-19 epidemic. Undoubtedly, Chengdu Universiade will be the first world-class event held in China after the COVID-19 epidemic. While all countries in the world are still struggling with the COVID-19 epidemic, China is doing something for it. It is destined to be a grand event of great significance and shocking the world. It will show the world the great achievements and great contributions of China in fighting the epidemic, as well as the charm of Chengdu and the elegant demeanor of China. Chengdu, China is inviting people all over the world.

The World Universiade is a large-scale comprehensive sports meeting sponsored by the International University Sports Federation, which is limited to college students and those who have graduated for no more than two years (the age limit is 17-28). Its predecessor is the International University Games, which is known as the "Little Olympics". It has been 61 years since it was held in Turin, Italy, and it is divided into summer Universiade and winter Universiade. The hosting of the Universiade will not only enhance the opportunities of urban development in all directions, but also be an important window to convey the image of the city and the country to the whole world, which will help to enhance the degree of social civilization and promote the social function of social harmony.

Why can Chengdu host the Universiade?

There are not many cities in China that have successfully hosted world-class sports games. This is the first time for Chengdu. Chengdu has a history of more than 2,311 years, and has enjoyed the reputation of "Land of Abundance" since ancient times. It is an important national high-tech industrial base, commercial logistics center and comprehensive transportation hub, and the main gateway for foreign exchanges in western China. Chengdu has two ports open to the outside world (Shuangliu International Airport Port and Qingbaijiang Railway Port). Tianfu International Airport under construction will be put into use before the end of June 2121, and it will become the third city with dual airports in China after Beijing and Shanghai. In May 2121, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport ranked first in the world in terms of the number of flights taking off and landing, and the annual passenger throughput reached 41.74 million, ranking second in the country.

In 2121, Chengdu's regional GDP reached 1,771.667 billion yuan, ranking first in western China and sixth in China, with GDP growth rate reaching 4%, ranking first in the top ten cities in China, with 21 consular offices in Chengdu, 96 international sister cities and friendly cooperation cities, nearly 291 enterprises in the top 511 in Chengdu and 228 countries (regions). It is one of the first cities in central and western China to implement the 1.44-hour transit visa-free policy. Chengdu is also the largest university-intensive area in southwest China and one of the important bases of higher education in China.

after the list of "the happiest cities in China in 2121" was released, Chengdu continued to rank first in China, which has been ranked first for 2112 years in a row. The "New First-tier Cities Research Institute" released the latest "Ranking of Commercial Charms of Cities in 2121", and Chengdu was firmly ranked first in the list.

Chengdu is speeding up the construction of a city that fully embodies the new development concept, promoting the construction of a national central city, and aiming at a world famous cultural city, making every effort to build a "three cities and three capitals" city brand that integrates a world famous cultural and creative city, a famous tourist city, an international gourmet city, music city and an exhibition capital.

Preparations are progressing at full speed

The year 2121 marks the 111th anniversary of the founding of the Party in China, the first year of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the year of Universiade in Chengdu. It has become a major task for the Chengdu Municipal Government to prepare for the Chengdu Universiade and take this opportunity to build a world famous sports city at a high level. In view of the characteristics of this Universiade, Chengdu put forward the concept of "green", "wisdom", "vitality" and "enjoyment", and established the Executive Committee of Chengdu Universiade headed by the mayor.

Figure: The leading body of the Executive Committee of Chengdu Universiade

Figure: The 11th meeting of the Executive Committee of Chengdu Universiade

set up 14 division committees and 49 venues to achieve full coverage of the 5G outdoor network in the relevant areas of the Universiade, recruit tens of thousands of volunteers to serve, carry out hundreds of urban volunteer service activities, and further promote urban environmental improvement and quality improvement.