F.l.t.r.: Ms. Cheng Hao, Mr. Zhong Bingshu & Vice-President Zhang Xinsheng
BEIJING – On June 3rd, 2013, Mr. Zhang Xinsheng, FISU Vice-President attended the 17th International Scientific Congress: ‘Olympic Sport and Sport for All’ in Beijing. On behalf of FISU, Mr. Zhang delivered a keynote speech at the Congress, in which he praised it as “a high-level conference”. Also present at the Congress were Mr. Zhong Bingshu, Member of FISU Education Committee and Ms. Cheng Hao, Member of FISU Student Committee.
The 17th International Scientific Congress: ‘Olympic Sport and Sport for All’ (http://congress2013.cupes.edu.cn/) took place at Capital University of Physical Education and Sports (CUPES). Hosted by the International Association of Universities of Physical Culture and Sport and organized by CUPES.
As the only international conference of sport science authorized to use the Olympic Rings, the Congress gained wide attendance. It was congratulated by Mr. Jaques Rogge, President of International Olympic Committee, who said in a letter “The various perspectives will enable participants to see the diversity of the mission that is embracing the Olympic movement and how it can be applied across the nations”. The Congress also received 483 papers contributed by 62 universities and research institutions in 16 countries; and on the theme “Olympic Competitive Sports and Mass Sports”, its participants discussed issues such as competitive sports, mass sports, coach training, sport industries, sport culture, sport and fitness, etc.
The Congress bridged the communities of Olympics and international university sports, where Asia has witnessed unprecedented development in recent years. The largest continent in the world is spurring international university sports in its own way. Over the past decade, FISU has attached increasing importance to Asia, which has developed rapidly in university sports. Asian countries became destinations for a number of FISU events, including the 2001 Beijing Summer Universiade, the 2003 Daegu Summer Universiade, the 2009 Harbin Winter Universiade, the 2011 Shenzhen Summer Universiade, and continue to be destinations for future FISU events such as the 2014 Gwangju FISU Forum, the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade, the 2017 AlmatyWinter Universiade and the 2017 Taipei City Summer Universiade.
(Source: Cheng Hao, FISU Student Committee)