Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 28. Xinhua News Agency’s Sports Department selected the top ten sports news in China in 2020 (in order of time of occurrence)
1. 16 football clubs are out
On May 23, the Chinese Football Association issued two announcements, announcing that 16 football clubs have been eliminated while announcing the list of participating clubs in its third-tier league. Eleven of the 16 clubs were disqualified from registration, and five voluntarily applied for withdrawal.
2. The cabin is transformed into a race to restart
On June 20, the 2019-2020 season of the Chinese Men’s Basketball Professional League (CBA) was played in Dongguan and Qingdao with an empty game system, which opened the prelude to the epidemic prevention and control to block the rematch of post-war sports events. As a former shelter hospital, Wuhan Sports Center has also been transformed into a sports hall, and the Yao Foundation Charity Competition was held on October 4.
3. Liu Guoliang is appointed as the Chairman of the World Table Tennis Professional League Council
On June 29, the World Table Tennis Professional League (WTT) announced that Liu Guoliang, chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, will serve as the chairman of the newly established WTT Council. Liu Guoliang has won gold medals in the Olympics and World Championships. After retiring, he has served as the head coach of the Chinese Table Tennis Team and the chairman of the Chinese Table Tennis Association.
4. Lin Dan quit the national team
On July 4, the 37-year-old Lin Dan announced the end of his 20-year national team career. Lin Dan has won two Olympic men’s singles championships and five World Badminton Championships men’s singles championships. He helped the Chinese team win six Thomas Cup championships and five Sudirman Cup championships. He has 20 world championship titles so far. Man can reach.
5. The preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics are proceeding steadily
All competition venues for the Beijing Winter Olympics will be completed within this year, and infrastructure construction will be completed simultaneously. Online public solicitation of visual design solutions for medals, torches, uniforms and equipment, release of the “Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games Sustainability Plan”, the Winter Olympics mascots and other exhibits will return after the moon trip. The number of volunteers for the competition is about 1 million worldwide, and the total number of sponsors has reached 38.
6. The workers’ stadium starts to rebuild
In August, the Beijing Workers Stadium officially launched a protective renovation and reconstruction, which will transform from a comprehensive stadium into a professional football stadium with world-class standards. The new Beijing Workers Stadium is scheduled to be delivered to use in December 2022. Beijing Workers’ Stadium is an important building built during the tenth anniversary of the founding of New China, and it was the venue for the first National Games and other large-scale sports events.
7. Promoting the integration of school physical education and sports education
In September, the State Sports General Administration and the Ministry of Education jointly issued the “Opinions on Deepening the Integration of Sports and Education to Promote the Healthy Development of Adolescents.” In October, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the “Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening and Improving School Sports Work in the New Era”. The integration of school physical education and physical education has been further strengthened.
8. The adjustment and reform of the military’s professional sports forces
On October 20th, the military sports training center adjustment and reform mobilization meeting of the Central Military Commission’s Training Management Department, the only professional sports unit in the military, was held in Beijing. The “August 1st” military sports team will be held in terms of functional positioning, scale and structure, and competition methods. Significant changes have occurred. The army no longer participates in national comprehensive sports games and individual events.
9. Establishment of the China Organizing Committee of the Asian Cup Football Tournament
On October 22, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup China Organizing Committee was established in Beijing. The Asian Cup is the highest level and most influential football tournament in Asia hosted by the AFC. The establishment of the Asian Cup China Organizing Committee marks a new stage in the preparation of the Asian Cup.
10.Build a sports power and healthy China in 15 years
On October 29, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China deliberated and approved the “Proposals of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Term Goals for 2035” By 2035, it will become a sports power and a healthy China.