Country for PR: China
Contributor: PR Newswire Asia (China)
Monday, September 13 2021 - 12:48
AsiaNet
Outline for Building Chengdu into a World Famous City of Sports Events
CHENGDU, China, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

On the evening of September 9th 2021, the Outline for Building Chengdu into a 
World Famous City of Sports Events was released at China-Europe Center, 
Chengdu. Chengdu's government, together with many internationally famous sports 
institutions, media and domestically renowned sports companies, presented a 
beautiful blueprint for Building Chengdu into a World Famous City of Sports 
Events to the world. In the future, Chengdu will be devoted to building a 
system that reaches toward this goal, integrating sports into citizens' lives 
while giving sports a better role to play in promoting the city's growth.

At 8pm, the event officially started. The mayor of Chengdu, Wang Fengchao, sent 
sincere greetings and a warm welcome to all the guests via a video clip, which 
showcases Chengdu's achievements in recent years and the outlook for future.

Later, the deputy mayor of Chengdu, Liu Xuguang, made an interpretation of the 
Outline's content. Chengdu is expected to become a World Famous City of Sports 
Events by 2025, a World Famous City of Sports by 2030, and a World Famous City 
for living by 2035. In the meantime, Liu pointed out, during this period, ample 
opportunities will emerge. We welcome anyone who has a will to develop sports 
business and industry to come and share their knowledge as Chengdu develops, 
with communication and cooperation of a higher standard.

Dozens of internationally known sports organizations and institutions 
participated in the event. The City Football Group, Wanda Sports and Zhongao 
Sports each made their keynote speeches, giving their advice for Chengdu, 
respectively. Also, representatives from 7 international organizations, 
including the PGA Tour, Eurosport, Australian Open and La Liga, along with 
media organizations, participated in the event online, telling their stories 
and experiences about Chengdu.

As the guests pushed the button, game venues for 2021 FIFU Universiade like 
Dongan Lake Sports Park, Fenghuang Mountain Sports Park, and the city landmark 
Twin Towers were lit up simultaneously. Sports organizations from different 
regions across the globe also participated in lighting up the city. Bayern 
Mucich, Juventus, PGA Tour and WSF presented their wishes for Chengdu by the 
light shows on the Twin Towers.

SOURCE  Chengdu

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