State General Administration of Sports
State General Administration of Sports (Chinese: 国家体育总局 Pinyin: guójiā tǐyù zǒngjú) is the government agency responsible for sports in China. It is subordinate to the State Council. It also administers the All-China Sports Federation and Chinese Olympic Committee.[1]
The agency is currently led by director Liu Peng.
Functions
The administration is responsible for a number of areas. They are:[2][3]
- Creating a national sports framework
 - Providing development in the sports industry and promoting sports development in rural regions.
 - Promote physical activity and exercise participation in Schools, regional and local communities.
 - Organizing athletic and national sports events
 - Enforcement of drug use and anti-competitive measures
 - Liaising and cooperating sports with Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan
 - Organizing international sport events in China
 - Support and fund research into the development of sports
 - Implementing regulation governing the sports industry, market and best practice
 
Administration
The agency is organised into the following departments.[4][5]
- General Office
 - Public Sports Department
 - Athletic Sports Department
 - Sports Economy Department
 - Policy Research Department
 - Human Resources Department
 - International Cooperation Department
 - Science and Education Department
 - Public Relations Department
 - Party Committee
 - Supervisory Bureau
 - Bureau of Retired Cadres
 - Management Center of Bicycle
 - Motorcycle and Swordplay Sports
 - Management Center of Football
 - Management Center of Track and Field
 - Management Center of Swimming
 - Management Center of Gymnastics
 - Management Center of Basketball
 - Management Center of Volleyball
 
See also
- 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
- ↑ http://en.beijing2008.cn/48/87/article211928748.shtml
 - ↑ http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-01/16/content_127447.htm
 - ↑ http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artists/2003-09/24/content_26994.htm
 - ↑ http://www.uschina.org/public/china/govstructure/govstructure_part6/gas.html
 - ↑ http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-01/16/content_127447.htm
 
External links
- Official website (Chinese)
 
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