Gymnasts give it their all. They fly through the air and make it look incredibly easy, which is far from the truth. In a way, gymnasts are real-life superheroes. As a result, gymnastics is one of the most watched events at multi-sport competitions around the world. The Chengdu FISU World University Games, are no exception. […]
A triumph by the host nation at international sport competitions always brings a lot of joy to local fans. The excitement was even greater on Thursday morning when two Chengdu-based athletes won gold on the final day of wushu at the FISU World University Games. To conclude the competition, athletes competed in the finals of […]
In sports like basketball, maybe more than anywhere else, people focus almost exclusively on stars. On the current ones. The shining ones. As an athlete, if you perform less, or if you miss an extended period of time, no matter the reason, the public can easily forget you. Someone else will take the spotlight. Someone […]
China’s badminton team learned a lesson from its matches against Chinese Taipei Wednesday evening in the mixed team final of the Chengdu FISU World University Games. Unlike both teams’ prior duels this week, all rather lopsided wins, the final was closely contested and went the distance before ending in a Chinese Taipei victory in the […]
It is spicy, hot, and apparently very healthy. The province of Sichuan is known for its distinguished cuisine. It turns out that it can also be very powerful for the FISU World University Games athletes. More than six thousand students are competing this summer in Chengdu. They need to overcome a plethora of challenges: logistics, […]
Chinese superstar Zhang Yufei stole the show on the second day of swimming at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. The two-time Olympic champion from Tokyo 2020 claimed gold in the women’s 50m butterfly and the mixed 4×100 medley relay, both in FISU record time. She also posted the fourth-fastest time in the semifinals of […]
Amaya Sithumini Klukottage stared down the vault runway, ready for her first apparatus of the individual artistic gymnastics qualifier at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. Before starting her run, she looked toward the side of the mat, where her coach normally would have stood. She began down the runway and vaulted a Tsukahara pike, […]
After losing her first match of the women’s team table tennis final, He Zhuojia had the chance to set the record straight and bring home China’s first table tennis gold medal at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. “I was desperate to win the last match because each of my other two teammates had already […]
