STORY: A wonderful Games in Chengdu: athletes speak highly of Universiade
DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:38
LOCATION: CHENGDU, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS
 
SHOTLIST: 
1. various of the Chengdu Universiade
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VIKTOR KISS, Hungarian athlete, Shooting Sport
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SOPHIA GRACE VERZYL, U.S. athlete, Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GREGOR ALIC, Slovenian athlete, Badminton
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANYA HELENA MOSTEK, U.S. athlete, Swimming
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): NOVIA NUR NIRWANI, Indonesian athlete, Athletics
7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): KATRINE FJERBAEK OLSEN, Danish athlete, Athletics
8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): LINDA PALUMBO, Italian athlete, Athletics
9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): DIGGORY MANSFIELD DILLINGHAM, U.S. athlete, Swimming
10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): VIKTOR KISS, Hungarian athlete, Shooting Sport
11. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): MAROS MACHAN, Slovak athlete, Archery
12. SOUNDBITE 11 (English): ANNA LUCIA RODRIGUES MARTINS DOS SANTOS, Brazilian athlete, Silver medal of Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard
13. SOUNDBITE 12 (English): ANATHI PEACEFUL SHOZI, South African athlete, Diving
14. SOUNDBITE 13 (English): ALISSA BUHRMANN, German athlete, Rowing
15. SOUNDBITE 14 (English): ALEXANDR BULAT, Moldovan athlete, Rowing
16. SOUNDBITE 15 (English): EMMANUEL KIWANUKA, Ugandan athlete, Swimming
17. SOUNDBITE 16 (English): SARA ASCIC, Croatian athlete, Athletics
18. SOUNDBITE 17 (English): SOPHIA PRESTON MCAFEE, U.S. athlete, Bronze medal of women's platform
19. SOUNDBITE 18 (English): JOSE JAVIER CASTRO MORENO, Spanish athlete, Wushu
20. various of Chengdu 
STORYLINE:
 
The Universiade currently underway in China's Chengdu has seen the participation of 6,500 athletes from 113 countries and regions.
 
IMPRESSIONS OF CHENGDU UNIVERSIADE
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): VIKTOR KISS, Hungarian athlete, Shooting Sport
"I think the organizing committee did a really good job making sure that the event is going smoothly and flawlessly."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SOPHIA GRACE VERZYL, U.S. athlete, Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard
"The energy is crazy. So many fans, it's nice to have fans watching us."
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GREGOR ALIC, Slovenian athlete, Badminton
"The atmosphere here, all the athletes from different sports. I love it here. It's one of the greatest events I've ever been to."
 
SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANYA HELENA MOSTEK, U.S. athlete, Swimming
"Everyone here is super welcoming, and the environment in this village is super awesome."
 
SOUNDBITE 5 (English): NOVIA NUR NIRWANI, Indonesian athlete, Athletics
"I can have my new friends here."
 
IMPRESSIONS OF CHENGDU
 
SOUNDBITE 6 (English): KATRINE FJERBAEK OLSEN, Danish athlete, Athletics
"So many cultures gathered at one place, 'cos I really love."
 
SOUNDBITE 7 (English): LINDA PALUMBO, Italian athlete, Athletics
"(The city) has a lot of technology, and yes, the food is good."
 
SOUNDBITE 8 (English): DIGGORY MANSFIELD DILLINGHAM, U.S. athlete, Swimming
"The downtown area looks cool."
 
SOUNDBITE 9 (English): VIKTOR KISS, Hungarian athlete, Shooting Sport
"The city is beautiful because it's very up-to-date to modern standards. Seeing a lot of green both on the bridges, both on the sidewalks, on the streets."
 
SOUNDBITE 10 (English): MAROS MACHAN, Slovak athlete, Archery
"I really liked the nature."
 
SOUNDBITE 11 (English): ANNA LUCIA RODRIGUES MARTINS DOS SANTOS, Brazilian athlete, Silver medal of Mixed Synchronised 3m Springboard
"Beautiful, I love panda. I'm very happy."
 
SOUNDBITE 12 (English): ANATHI PEACEFUL SHOZI, South African athlete, Diving
"Chengdu really does make dreams come true."
 
IMPRESSIONS OF CHINA
 
SOUNDBITE 13 (English): ALISSA BUHRMANN, German athlete, Rowing
"This is my first time. So it's a very, very good first impression for me."
 
SOUNDBITE 14 (English): ALEXANDR BULAT, Moldovan athlete, Rowing
"I want to say 'thank you' to China. It's so good organization, so many small things. But together, it's a very big impression for me."
 
SOUNDBITE 15 (English): EMMANUEL KIWANUKA, Ugandan athlete, Swimming
"I can never forget the people. They're really kind people."
 
SOUNDBITE 16 (English): SARA ASCIC, Croatian athlete, Athletics
"I'm impressed by how everyone is so joyful."
 
SOUNDBITE 17 (English): SOPHIA PRESTON MCAFEE, U.S. athlete, Bronze medal of women's platform
"Everyone is so nice. They always come up to say hi."
 
SOUNDBITE 18 (English): JOSE JAVIER CASTRO MORENO, Spanish athlete, Wushu
"It's like the perfect place to come."
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chengdu, China.
(XHTV)