The first batch of athletes from foreign delegations arrived in Chengdu Universiade.

On July 21st, more than 40 Brazilian athletes arrived at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. This is the first batch of foreign delegation athletes who arrived in Chengdu for the 31st Summer Universiade. Sichuan Daily all-media reporter Xiao Yuyang photo

On July 21st, more than 40 Brazilian athletes arrived at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport. This is the first batch of entry athletes welcomed by the official entry and exit port of Chengdu Universiade.

On that day, more than 60 members from Brazil, France, Argentina and other delegations entered from here.

Many athletes are looking forward to seeing giant pandas.

At the Chengdu Universiade, athletes of the Brazilian delegation will compete in basketball, table tennis and taekwondo. For many athletes of the Brazilian delegation, "Watching the Giant Panda" is one of the most anticipated projects in this trip.

Lucas Sewart is a member of the Brazilian delegation’s basketball team. This is his second visit to China and his first visit to Chengdu. For the Chengdu Universiade, he thinks that he will enjoy the competition process more than the result.

"I know this is the hometown of giant pandas." Giovanna Correa said that watching giant pandas has been included in the itinerary. Referring to the upcoming Chengdu Universiade, she said: "Chengdu Universiade is an international sports event, and I am very excited at the thought of participating in the Taekwondo competition."

Virgil Lopez is the coach of the Brazilian delegation basketball team. He was very excited when he mentioned attending the Chengdu Universiade, and thought that his dream could be realized in Chengdu. In addition to enjoying the event, he is also looking forward to experiencing Chengdu’s food and culture. "Of course, I am also looking forward to seeing the giant panda."

Athletes’ wisdom and convenience in customs clearance

The reporter learned that the customs clearance of athletes in Chengdu Universiade is very smart and convenient.

At the scene, in addition to the visible intelligent channel, in the invisible checked baggage sorting area, the customs also carries out baggage pre-inspection. The Zhi Li screening system can help the customs to complete non-invasive pre-inspection before the entry personnel pick up the checked baggage. If the pre-inspection is abnormal, the automatic locking robot will impose customs seals and customs locks on the suspicious baggage. After picking up the locked baggage, the entry personnel should take the initiative to go to the customs to declare and accept unpacking inspection, otherwise, the channel will automatically alarm when the locked baggage passes through the baggage interception area. The application of these intelligent devices eliminates the tedious operation of moving the box through the machine again after the entry personnel pick up their luggage.

Chen Yang, deputy customs director of Shuangliu Airport under Chengdu Customs, said that in order to cope with the centralized customs clearance of Chengdu Universiade personnel, Chengdu Customs upgraded the intelligent channels with eight functions, such as body temperature monitoring and hand luggage machine inspection, from the original "single channel" to "double channel", and the traffic speed of a single person can be increased by more than 40%.

"In the early stage, we set up six special customs passages for the Chengdu Universiade, added two special windows, and arranged a special working team to provide customs clearance services for entry and exit participants. According to the customs clearance instructions for the Chengdu Universiade issued by the General Administration of Customs, participants and materials involved in the Chengdu Universiade can enjoy a number of customs clearance facilities when entering or leaving the country. " Chen Yang, for example, can go through the customs clearance procedures with the materials such as the List of Materials for Personal Use issued by the Executive Committee of Chengdu Universiade, so as to avoid submitting tax guarantee to the customs one by one.(Liu Yuanhao, reporter Bian Wei)