August 8, 2023 Beijing time.

The Chengdu Universiade entered its closing day, with the last gold medal coming from the men's water polo event. Italy defeated Hungary and took the last gold medal of this Universiade, ranking fourth on the medal table with 17 gold, 18 silver, and 21 bronze. The Chinese team ranked first with 103 gold medals, 40 silver medals, and 35 bronze medals, followed by Japan and South Korea.

The final competition unit of the Chengdu Universiade was the men's water polo medal competition, which began with a bronze medal competition. Georgia defeated the United States 12-7 and took the last bronze medal of this Universiade. The gold medal battle took place between Italy and Hungary, where Italy was stronger and defeated Hungary 13-11 to win the championship, taking away the last gold medal of this Universiade.

The Chinese men's water polo team did not make it to the quarterfinals, so the Chinese Universiade team drew to a close on the previous match day. The Chinese team, which fought at home, performed very well. With famous athletes such as Zhang Yufei, Qin Haiyang, Li Bingjie, Qian Tianyi, and Zhang Jiaqi as the top gun, the Chinese team remained at the top of both the medal and gold medal charts for a long time. Specifically, the Chinese team achieved the feat of winning all gold medals in table tennis and diving events, and the dream teams deserve the reputation.

Zhang Yufei won nine gold medals, Li Bingjie eight and Qin Haiyang five in swimming. With exceptional strength, they could win gold medals as long as they participate. In the table tennis arena, Qian Tianyiwonthe quadruple crown in the table tennis arena, and several Chinese athletes won more than 2 gold medals respectively in the diving arena.

In addition, the Chinese team has also achieved great success in some collective events. For instance, the Chinese Women’s Volleyball team won the Universiade women's volleyball championship, the Chinese Women’s Water Polo team the Universiade water polo gold medal, and the Chinese Women’s Basketball team the Universiade women's basketball championship. Besides, the Chinese Men’s Volleyball team won a bronze medal.In addition, the Sichuan girl Wu Yanni made a significant breakthrough. She won the silver medal in the women's 100m hurdles with a time of 12.76 seconds, her personal best. Her finish time qualifies her for the Paris Olympics.

The Chinese team won 103 gold medals, 40 silver medals, and 35 bronze medals, with a total of 178 medals. The Chinese Universiade team ranks first in the gold and the overall medal charts. The Japanese team ranked second with 21 gold, 29 silver, and 43 bronze, while the Korean team ranked third with 17 gold, 18 silver, and 23 bronze. Asia's China, Japan, and South Korea were quite strong in the Universiade.