Sports development in China

Since the founding of New China 60 years ago, China's sports industry has developed in an all-round way, and competitive sports has achieved a historic leap. In old China, the level of competitive sports was low, and none of the three Olympic Games entered the finals. After the founding of New China, especially after the reform and opening-up, competitive sports have made continuous historic breakthroughs and leaps. From 65438 to 0956, weightlifter Chen Jingkai became the first athlete in New China to break the world record. From 65438 to 0959, table tennis player Rong Guotuan won the first world championship for New China. 1984, New China participated in the Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles for the first time, achieving a breakthrough of "zero" gold medal in the history of China Olympic Games; In the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics, China entered the top three Olympic gold medals list for the first time, ranking third in the total number of gold medals, achieving a historic breakthrough; In 2008, the 29th Summer Olympic Games was successfully held in Beijing, realizing the century-old dream of the Chinese nation. The China delegation won 5 1 gold medal and 0/00 medal, ranking first in the Olympic gold medal for the first time, creating the best result of the China sports delegation since it participated in the Olympic Games. According to statistics, from 1949 to 2008, China athletes won 2283 world champions, of which 1978-2008 * * won 2257 world champions, accounting for 99% of the total since the founding of the People's Republic of China; It has surpassed the world record 10 17 times, accounting for 85% of the total since the founding of the People's Republic of China. With the vigorous development of the national fitness campaign, more and more people participate in physical exercise and sports, and their physique is constantly improving.