STORY: Chengdu Universiade is a place where you can be seen: int'l athletes
DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2023 
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: CHENGDU, China
CATEGORY: SPORTS
 
SHOTLIST: 
1. STANDUP (English): LIU YUTIAN, Xinhua correspondent
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREGOR ALIC, Athlete from Slovenia
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMA LABOSOVA, Athlete from Slovakia
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANYA HELENA MOSTEK, Athlete from the U.S.
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KATRINE FJERBAEK OLSEN, Athlete from Denmark
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ANYA HELENA MOSTEK, Athlete from the U.S.
7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): GREGOR ALIC, Athlete from Slovenia
8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): KATRINE FJERBAEK OLSEN, Athlete from Denmark
9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ANYA HELENA MOSTEK, Athlete from the U.S.
10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): KATRINE FJERBAEK OLSEN, Athlete from Denmark
 
STORYLINE:
 
STANDUP (English): LIU YUTIAN, Xinhua correspondent
"This is the athletes' village of Chengdu Universiade. The 31st FISU World University Games is currently underway in China's Chengdu. Today, I met some young athletes in the village. Let's hear what they have to say about the Universiade."
 
1. Opportunity & Inspiration
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREGOR ALIC, Athlete from Slovenia
"The university games is a place where you can be seen, is where you can meet other people from your sports and also from different sports as well. It's one of the rare places where you can actually be seen and compete on the big stage."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): EMA LABOSOVA, Athlete from Slovakia
"I can see a lot of different athletes and different sports and I cannot see these like at the world championships."
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANYA HELENA MOSTEK, Athlete from the U.S.
"It's really nice having so much team spirit all around us, and I think it's really unifying."
 
2. Friendliness & Energy
SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KATRINE FJERBAEK OLSEN, Athlete from Denmark
"Walk around, people are so friendly, so nice. It's very energizing like everyone is trying their best to help and you feel very welcome. So just bring up this whole energy of kindness and goodness, and I really like that."
 
SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ANYA HELENA MOSTEK, Athlete from the U.S.
"Everyone here is super welcoming, and the environment in this village is super awesome."
 
3. Cultural experiences
SOUNDBITE 6 (English): GREGOR ALIC, Athlete from Slovenia
"I love Chinese food, and I've also tried writing Chinese characters. And I also got a Chinese massage. I like that people here are very very nice."
 
SOUNDBITE 7 (English): KATRINE FJERBAEK OLSEN, Athlete from Denmark
"(Chengdu is) very famous for the pandas. We actually have some from Denmark, in Copenhagen, we have a zoo that has two pandas. And those are from Chengdu. Obviously, all the traditional Chinese cultural things, like embroidery and paper cutting."
 
SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ANYA HELENA MOSTEK, Athlete from the U.S.
"I think I definitely wanna try some hotpot, some spicy hotpot because I've heard Chengdu has really good hotpot."
 
SOUNDBITE 9 (English): KATRINE FJERBAEK OLSEN, Athlete from Denmark
"(It's) a lifetime experience, have a good time, hopefully, obviously, compete well, but also to just get a lot of cultural experiences and meet new people from different countries. So many cultures are gathered at one place."
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China.
(XHTV)