The 31st FISU World University Games, or Summer Universiade, which kicked off in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Friday and will continue till Aug 8, promises to be a spectacular affair. It may not be as grand as the Summer and Winter Olympics, which Beijing hosted in 2008 and 2022, respectively, but it will showcase the skills, stamina, speed and staying power of athletes, many of whom could be the stars of tomorrow.
With 6,500 athletes from 113 countries and regions participating, the Summer Universiade is expected to exhilarate spectators with some nail-biting finishes and tough contests. At stake are 269 gold medals.
Youth is the color of the Universiade and the vigor of youth is its character. All the athletes participating in the Universiade are either undergraduate or postgraduate students or have graduated in the past two years.
