STORY: Chengdu Universiade "perfectly organized" to enhance athletes' comfort: Turkish badminton team
DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:17
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: SPORTS
 
SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RAMAZAN IMAMOGLU, Turkish badminton team's coach
2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): NAZLICAN INCI, Turkish badminton athlete
3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BENGISU ERCETIN, Turkish badminton athlete
 
STORYLINE:
 
The Turkish badminton team praises China for perfectly planning and organizing the Chengdu Universiade for the participants.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RAMAZAN IMAMOGLU, Turkish badminton team's coach
"It's not easy to put everything together in such a big event. It is not that simple to get everything under control, because it is a big event featuring 18 major sports.
They have planned a lot of things, from the transportation service for the athletes, the food, the environmental sanitation, and the volunteer work, to the smooth running of the sports fields.
A police escort always follows us as we travel from the Village to the sports venues. They clear the traffic for us on the highway, where some lanes are exclusively reserved for the Universiade."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): NAZLICAN INCI, Turkish badminton athlete
"From the first moment we arrived here, the organization has been amazing. We've been watching everything with our jaws dropping. Everything is going very well right now.
There are many people here, but there's always order and discipline maintained at the same level every day. That is what impresses us the most."
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BENGISU ERCETIN, Turkish badminton athlete
"China is known as a giant event organizer in the world. They are doing an excellent job in every aspect of this Universiade."
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye.
(XHTV)