The press conference before the Chengdu Universiade was held on the morning of 28th. Liu Guorong, deputy director of the Sports Competition Department of the Universiade Executive Committee, said that there are 1 13 countries and regions, including South Africa, Hungary, Switzerland, the United States, Russia, Germany, France, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and the United Kingdom.

* * * There are 6,500 athletes, including 35 male athletes and 2,988 female athletes, including 35 countries and regions in Asia, 36 countries and regions in Europe, 5 countries and regions in America, 24 countries and regions in Africa and 3 countries and regions in Oceania.

The events with a large number of participants include track and field, swimming, taekwondo and fencing. In the team events, there are 28 volleyball teams, 27 basketball teams and 0/7 water polo teams. There are 18 sports and 269 sports in the Universiade.

The significance of Chengdu Olympic Games

Chengdu Universiade is very important because it is an international sports event and will have a positive impact on Chengdu's tourism and economic development. The Chengdu Universiade is sponsored by the International University Sports Federation and is a part of the World University Games.

It includes Summer Games and Winter Games, which are held every two years, and are limited to college students and those who have graduated for less than two years. Chengdu Universiade will have a positive impact on Chengdu's tourism and economic development.

In addition, the Chengdu Universiade is also a comprehensive world sports meeting, second only to the Olympic Games in scale. A large number of tourists will travel to Chengdu, which will bring considerable benefits to Chengdu's tourism industry. At the same time, the Universiade will attract more domestic and foreign enterprises to Chengdu, injecting new impetus into Chengdu's economic development.