On May 9, the Regional Final (Chuanyu) of the 26th “China Daily∙ 21st Century ∙ Coca-Cola Cup” National College English Speaking Competition was held in Chongqing University. The event showcased 28 finalists from 23 colleges and universities in Sichuan Province and Chongqing. Yang Yuxuan, a student of 2020 of CQU, won the championship. Li Xianglong from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and Huang Mengyao from CQU were respectively the runner-ups. Wang Yiming, a student of robot engineering of 2020 from Chongqing University, won the third place. According to the competition system of the Regional Final, Yang Yuxuan and Li Xianglong, the champion and the runner-up, will participate in the National Final on behalf of Sichuan and Chongqing.

                                                 First-prize Winners                                        Second-prize Winners

At the end of the Competition, on behalf of judges committee, Professor Yu Weishen from Chongqing University and Mr. Kassian commented on the performance of the competitors. Professor Yu first extended his gratitude to the candidates, tutors and judges, and spoke highly of the calmness and composure of candidates when they were on the stage. He encouraged young speakers to focus on global governance and inspiring stories that were happening in China. Mr. Kassian commended the candidates for their proficiency in the foreign language and said that mutually-benefiting teaching was a good way to learn a foreign language.

List of prize winners