Shooting》World University Shooting Championship debuts in New Taipei, Taiwan team defends home court

The World University Shooting Championships held a press conference and opening ceremony today at the National Sports Training Center Gongxi Shooting Range. This event will be officially launched from October 27th to 31st. The World University Shooting Championships will be held in New Taipei City, Taiwan for the first time, attracting more than 270 players and team members from 19 countries and regions to compete for medals. The host Taiwan team will send 18 players to participate. They look forward to showing their training results in the international arena and writing great results at home.

In this year’s Taiwanese team lineup, the men’s 10-meter air pistol event is led by world number 9 Hsieh Xiang-chen; on the women’s side, world number 20 Zheng Yanqing will participate in the women’s 10-meter air pistol and 25-meter rapid fire pistol events. Zheng Yanqing recently finished fourth in the women's 10-meter air pistol event at the Nagoya Asian Games. She is looking forward to showing her stable strength and challenging the results in international competitions again. In addition, Xie Xiangchen and Zheng Yanqing will also join hands in the mixed team air pistol event. The two won the gold medal in this event at the 2025 Southeast Asian Shooting Championships. They will join forces again this time, hoping to keep their best results at home.

At the opening press conference, Qiu Bingkun, President of the University Sports Association, welcomed players and team staff from all over the world to New Taipei, and expressed the hope that all players can exert their best strength during the competition, achieve ideal results, and enjoy the competition process. Marian Dymalski, Vice President of the World University Sports Federation (FISU), said that the value of international events lies not only in competition and performance on the field, but also in the hope that athletes from all over the world can communicate with each other, build friendships through the games, and leave beautiful memories outside of the games, making sports an important bridge connecting different regions and cultures.

Huang Qihuang, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Sports, also attended the opening ceremony of the event to kick off the exciting five-day event. He hopes that all players can exert their best strength and strive for good results in the event, with the primary goal of completing the race safely, and enjoy the competitive process. The opening ceremony specially arranged a "Jiang Yi" performance that integrated traditional folk cultural characteristics, allowing each team to experience the charm of local culture while participating in competitive events. In addition, Taiwan team player Zheng Yanqing and referee representative Wu Guangyu took oaths on behalf of all athletes and referees respectively, demonstrating the sportsmanship of fair competition and respecting the rules, and also officially kicked off the event.

This year's World University Shooting Championships covers a variety of competition categories such as pistols, rifles and flying targets. There are individual and team events. A total of 16 competition events will be held to demonstrate the diverse capabilities and international competitive standards of university shooting. The finals of some events will be broadcast live through the YouTube channel SSUtv of the University Sports Association and the official website of the World University Sports Federation (FISU), allowing you to appreciate the high-intensity competitive level and cheer for all participating players.