On August 18th, the one-year countdown to the 31st Summer Universiade was grandly held in Chengdu. Yu Zaiqing, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, Vice President of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and Chairman of Samaranch Sports Development Foundation, was invited to participate.

Mr. Yu Zaiqing arrived in Chengdu on 17th as the director of the Expert Advisory Committee of "2021 Chengdu Universiade", and participated in expert symposiums one after another, and inspected the construction of Dong'an Lake venue in Chengdu, Tianfu Greenway Planning and Exhibition Center and Jincheng Park Demonstration Section. In an exclusive interview with China International Television, Chengdu Business Daily and other media, Yu Zaiqing commented on the overall preparations for the Chengdu Universiade, He spoke highly of preparation work: "Chengdu, as the host city, has very rich experience in hosting competitions. Judging from a series of competitions held in the past, they have been very successful. Leaders at all levels in Sichuan Province and Chengdu City also attach great importance to the work of the Universiade. I am very confident that the Universiade will be a complete success in Chengdu."