On July 28, 2023, at 20:00, the highly anticipated 31st World University Summer Games (referred to as the "Chengdu Universiade") held its opening ceremony at the main stadium of the Dong'an Lake Sports Park in Chengdu.

 

The Chengdu Universiade, following the Beijing Universiade in 2001 and the Shenzhen Universiade in 2011, is the third time that mainland China has hosted the World University Summer Games. It is the first large-scale international sports event held in an open format in China since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also the first time that a comprehensive world-class sports event has been held in Western China. As one of the largest and most prestigious sporting events in the world, it represents not only the dreams of the university students but also the hopes and glory of the city of Chengdu.