From August 19 to August 31, 2023, the University International Sports Festival, jointly organized by the Russian Federation of University Sports and Ural Federal University, was successfully held in Ekaterinburg, Russia. At the invitation of Oleg Matytsin, the Russian Minister of Sports, our university organized two teams of diving and rhythmic gymnastics to participate in the festival. CDSU delegation successfully claimed one gold, three silver, and two bronze medals.

A total of 280 university student delegations from 36 countries, including countries from BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the Commonwealth of Independent States, participated in the University International Sports Festival, covering 14 sports including badminton, three-player basketball, boxing, volleyball, judo, indoor futsal, table tennis, swimming, diving, Sambo, wrestling, tennis, Taekwondo and rhythmic gymnastics. Seven universities, including Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Beijing Sport University, and Chengdu Sport University, representing China, joined the festival.

The Chengdu Sport University Delegation was led by Zhang Ping, deputy director of the Academic Affairs Office; Shi Mengying, teacher of School of Foreign Languages, as foreign secretary, and Han Jie, Jia Weiwei as well as other four coaches instructed 11 students to take part in the competition of diving and rhythmic gymnastics.

CDSU students performed well at the sports festival. Miao Yulin, a student in grade 2021 from the School of Sports Training, successfully secured the gold medal in women's 1-meter board diving with undoubted performance. Wang Binhan, a student of grade 2022 in the School of Sports Training, competed with the Tokyo Olympians and grabbed the bronze medal in men's 10-meter platform diving with outstanding performance.

Inspiring news also comes from Rhythmic Gymnastics Events. The CDSU rhythmic gymnastics team, consisting of Xiao Mingxin, Yan Zhiting, Chen Minshan, Chen Jiaqi, Zhao Hongyu, and Li Xuerui, achieved second place in the rhythmic gymnastics Group all-around, Group 5 Hoops, Group 3 Ribbons and Group 2 Balls with their dynamic routine choreograph with Chinese characteristics. In the individual rhythmic gymnastics event, Zhao Yue, a CDSU gymnast, competed with 36 athletes from 11 countries and finally claimed the bronze medal in the individual all-around.

The University International Sports Festival is not only serving as a significant international sports event in the Russian Federation in 2023 but also gaining a reputation as a "celebration of friendship." CDSU athletes competed in the international arena with appraising performance, fully demonstrating the demeanor of CDSU students.