Türkiye's delegation heads to Chengdu Universiade in high spirits

STORY: Türkiye's delegation heads to Chengdu Universiade in high spirits DATELINE: July 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET GUNAY, President of the Turkish University Sports Federation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): YILMAZ GOKTEKIN, Head coach of the national artistic gymnastics team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): SEVVAL ILAYDA TARHAN, Shooting athlete STORYLINE: Türkiye's delegation for the 31st FISU World University Games in Chengdu has started to leave for China. On Monday, the first group of athletes and coaches flew from Istanbul to attend the Universiade. The Universiade will take place in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, from July 28 through August 8, featuring a total of 18 sports. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET GUNAY, President of the Turkish University Sports Federation "It is important for us to build sportive and cultural relationships with the Chinese people while learning about China's ri