General Administration of Sport of China
Government agency in China
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The General Administration of Sport (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 of China. It also administers the All-China Sports Federation and Chinese Olympic Committee.[1]
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China- Gao Zhidan, Director
| 国家体育总局 | |
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Headquarters in 2022 | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1952 |
| Jurisdiction | China |
| Headquarters | 2 Tiyuguan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | State Council |
| Website | www |
| General Administration of Sport of China | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 国家体育总局 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國家體育總局 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | National Sports General Administration | ||||||
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The agency is currently led by minister Gao Zhidan.
History
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
| Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |