At 8:00 on May 9, Beijing time (10:00 on May 9, Sydney time), Gold Coast City, Australia, , at the 2019 plenary session of the International World Games Association, Chengdu successfully won the right to host the 2025 World Games.
At the scene, the International World Games Association Executive Committee submitted the evaluation results of the "Chengdu 2025 World Games Bid Report" to all 37 member international sports federations. All delegates at the meeting voted to award Chengdu the right to host the 2025 World Games. The Chengdu delegation made a theme statement and presentation to the conference, and signed a formal hosting contract with the International World Games Association under the witness of the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
Following the 2019 18th World Police and Fire Games (hereinafter referred to as the "World Police Games"), the 2021 31st Summer Universiade (hereinafter referred to as the " Universiade "), and the 2022 56th World Table Tennis Team Championship ( (hereinafter referred to as the "World Table Tennis Championships"), Chengdu once again won the right to host major international sports events. The reporter learned that after fierce competition, Chengdu officially won the right to host the 2025 World Games (hereinafter referred to as " World Games ") in Australia on May 9, Beijing time. Chengdu is the first city in mainland China to host this event. By hosting international sports events, Chengdu has increasingly become the focus of the world's attention. This is the historical mission entrusted to Chengdu in the new era, which will help Chengdu accelerate the construction of a world-famous event city.
Another major international event came to Chengdu.
The World Games is an international sports event hosted by the International World Games Association (IWGA). The competitions are mainly non-Olympic sports. It was first held in 1981 and is held every four years. Held once, each session is held in the following year of the Olympic Games. The purpose is to develop various sports. It is called the "Olympic Games for non-Olympic sports". Since its inception, the International World Games Association has had good interactions with the International Olympic Committee and has accepted Olympic principles. A total of ten sessions have been held so far, and the 11th World Games will be held in Birmingham, USA in 2021. The World Games are the highest-level international comprehensive games in non-Olympic sports. They promote and complement each other with the Olympic Games, and are jointly committed to promoting the development of sports and the spread of the Olympic spirit around the world. Mainland China has never hosted the World Games before, and Chengdu is the first city in mainland China to apply to host the event.
Chengdu is actively promoting the construction of a world-famous cultural city and has clearly proposed a strategic blueprint for building "three cities and three capitals". Following its successful bid to host the World Police Games, Universiade, and World Table Tennis Championships, Chengdu once again won the right to host the World Games. This is a reflection of Chengdu's determination and confidence in building a world-famous event city, and is also an important measure for Chengdu to create a world-famous event city. Through the construction of venues, we will further consolidate the carrier support of the world-famous event city, further expand the international influence of the world-famous event city through the hosting of events, enhance Chengdu's urban influence and popularity, and expand foreign cooperation and international exchanges.
The World Games will bring more international elements to Chengdu
In March this year, Max Bishop, Vice Chairman of the International World Games Association, and Joachim Gossow, CEO, visited Chengdu for inspection. They visited and inspected Chengdu Planning Museum, High-tech Zone Sports Center, Crown Lake Sports Center, Chengdu University, China-Europe Center, Jincheng Lake, Jiangtan Park, Kuanzhai Alley, Night Tour on Jinjiang and other projects. Max Bishop said: "Chengdu's emphasis on environmental protection is highly consistent with the IWGA's philosophy. The Chengdu bid team is very well prepared and the bid report submitted is of very high quality. Judging from the inspection situation, we believe that Chengdu is capable of hosting the World Games." I feel that Chengdu is a very modern city with plenty of space and convenient transportation. It is one of the most livable cities in the world. I hope to come here as a traveler in the future and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Chengdu. ” Joachim Gossow said that judging from this inspection, Chengdu basically meets the bidding conditions. He said: "Chengdu is an international metropolis, and hosting the World Games will bring more international elements to Chengdu. Now that Chengdu's software and hardware conditions are very good, what is needed next is to create a good atmosphere for hosting the games."He said that the World Games competitions are interesting and exciting and will definitely bring a different experience to the people of Chengdu.
Chengdu is fully prepared to welcome the World Games
In order to ensure the smooth progress of the World Games bid, Chengdu has made great efforts in hardware "Chengdu has the experience and conditions to host large-scale events. "The relevant person in charge told reporters that first of all, in terms of transportation, Chengdu's second airport - Tianfu International Airport is scheduled to be officially put into use in 2021. Together with the current Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, the two airports can fully meet the needs of air transportation. Services. Convenient public transportation in the city will provide guarantee for spectators to watch the game. Our city will also plan to open shuttle buses for citizens to watch the games, shuttle buses for staff and media personnel, etc.
High-quality food and accommodation are an important guarantee for athletes to perform well on the spot. Major hotels in our city can fully meet the accommodation needs of various customer groups during the games. The hotels will provide diversified catering services 24 hours a day. Our city has complete and advanced medical services, medical emergency and disease prevention and control systems, as well as a large number of experienced personnel. Medical personnel and advanced equipment. During the games, the competition venues will be equipped with medical staff and ambulances, and designated sports trauma hospitals will be designated around the venues to provide convenient green channels for participants. The World Games is an important sports event that attracts worldwide attention. . The media center of the 2025 World Games will provide strong support 24 hours a day to ensure that the World Games are effectively and widely disseminated, so that the exciting events can be spread three-dimensionally.
Tianfu Morning News reporter Feng Xun
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