More than 260 youngsters participated in the Love Chengdu Welcome Universiade floorball competition ©International Floorball Federation

The Love Chengdu Welcome Universiade floorball competition was held as part of the 14th Sports Games of Chengdu.

The competition was hosted by Chengdu Huayang High School with 263 people participating, according to the China Floorball Union.

Teams were divided into two groups with group A consisting of teams of girls born between 2007 and 2009, and group B featuring teams of girls born after 2010.

Players represented 13 teams who came from nine districts and counties - Tianfu New District, Shuangliu District, Wenjiang District, Chongzhou, Dujiangyan, Longquanyi District, Qingbaijiang District, Chenghua District and Pengzhou.

Thirteen teams from nine districts and counties were represented in the Love Chengdu Welcome Universiade floorball competition ©IFF
Thirteen teams from nine districts and counties were represented in the Love Chengdu Welcome Universiade floorball competition ©IFF

The competition was hosted by Chengdu Municipal People’s Government and organised by the Chengdu Municipal Education and Sports Bureaus.

Chengdu, which is hosting the 2021 Summer World University Games, scheduled from August 18 to 29, is the first city in China to incorporate floorball into its city youth games.

Chengdu 2021 is set to be the third time in 20 years that China will host the Summer World University Games, following on from Beijing 2001 and Shenzhen 2011.