General Administration of Sport of China

Government agency in China

"National Sports Administration" redirects here. For national governing bodies in general, see Sports governing body § National governing bodies.

General Administration of Sport国家体育总局

Headquarters in 2022
Agency overview
Formed| 1952; 73 years ago (1952)
Jurisdiction|  People's Republic of China
Headquarters| 2 Tiyuguan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Agency executive|

* Gao Zhidan, Director

Parent agency| State Council
Website| www.sport.gov.cn

The General Administration of Sport (Chinese: 国家体育总局; pinyin: Guójiā Tǐyù Zǒngjú) is the government agency responsible for sports in mainland China. It is subordinate to the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It also administers the All-China Sports Federation and Chinese Olympic Committee.[1]

The agency is currently led by minister Gao Zhidan.

## History

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In the 1950s, the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission under General He Long conducted sports exchanges with the Soviet Union and eastern Europe.[2]: 139

During the Cultural Revolution, in 1966, China's national teams stopped training and withdrew from all international events.[2]: 139

In 1968, the commission was placed under the People's Liberation Army and General Lin Biao.[2]: 139

In 1970, China's national teams began competing again.[2]: 139 The first major international event a Chinese team participated in since 1966 was the World Table Tennis Championship in Nagoya, Japan, which ultimately led to the ping-pong diplomacy with the United States.[2]: 139

In 1972, the commission was removed from PLA control.[2]: 139 The commission was tasked with facilitating sports diplomacy.[2]: 139 In 1974, it exchanged 172 groups of 3,200 athletes with eighty other countries, most of them in the Third World.[2]: 139

In June 2017, due to improper "re-accommodation" of the chief coach Guoliang Liu, 4 players and 2 coaches in Chinese National Table Tennis Team declared to leave the 2017 ITTF World Tour Chinese Open.[3][4]

## List of directors

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Name  | Chinese name  | Took office  | Left office  | Ref.

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He Long | 贺龙 | November 1952  | January 1968  | [2]: 139
Cao Cheng  | 曹诚 | 1968  | 1971  |
Wang Meng  | 王猛 | July 1971  | December 1974  |
Zhuang Zedong | 庄则栋 | December 1974  | February 1977  |
Wang Meng  | 王猛 | February 1977  | August 1981  |
Li Menghua  | 李梦华 | August 1981  | December 1988  |
Wu Shaozu | 伍绍祖 | December 1988  | April 2000  |
Yuan Weimin | 袁伟民 | April 2000  | December 2004  |
Liu Peng | 刘鹏 | December 2004  | November 2016  |
Gou Zhongwen | 苟仲文 | November 2016  | July 2022  |
Gao Zhidan | 高志丹 | 29 July 2022  | present  |

## See also

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* Chinese sportspeople
* China at the Olympics
* China at the Paralympics
* Sport in Hong Kong
* Culture of China
* National Games of China
* National Peasants' Games
* 2008 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "The State General Administration of Sport". 2008-09-07. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Minami, Kazushi (2024). People's Diplomacy: How Americans and Chinese Transformed US-China Relations during the Cold War. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501774157.
3. ^ 中国赛国乒选手相继退赛,樊振东后许昕宣布退出 (in Chinese). 乐视体育. 2017-06-23. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
4. ^ General Administration of Sport (2017-06-23). 体育总局: 男乒运动员擅自弃赛极其错误 将严肃处理 (in Chinese). QQ News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2017-06-23.

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