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Cool Enthusiastic Athlete

Mohamed Althawadi from Qatar is not only an athlete, but also a DJ. He looks like a diver with his bright orange sunglasses. As cool as he is as bar DJ, he’s enthusiastic about sports, “If I do business, I’ll do sports business; If I do education, I’ll do sports education.”

Keeping the Team Moving

At the age of 28, Britt Dahmen has just graduated as a sports science bachelor, and has come straight to Beijing as the Head of the German Delegation.

The Youngest Villager

The Youngest Villager

Gaya, a 7-year-old Algerian little boy accompanying the Oman delegation may prove to be the youngest villager of this Universiade, even younger than the 12-year-old grandson of George E. Killian.

Afterwords

Afterwords

The Moroccan football boys’ cheerful singing broke the village’s noon repose on August 23.