What types of sports are in China?

Answer 1

You will find that, due to the influence of the western world, China has much the same kinds of sports today that you will find in many other countries. They are strong on Martial Arts, of course, and seem to emphasise individual events rather than team sports, that promote physical fitness, such as gymnastics, diving and swimming. Other popular sports include Basketball, volleyball and ping-pong.

Answer 2

Although China has long been associated with themartial arts,sport inChinatoday consists of a variety of competitivesportsplayed in China, includingmainland China,Hong KongandMacau. TraditionalChinese cultureregardsphysical fitnessas an important aspect, and, since the 20th century, a large number of sports activities, both Western and traditionally Chinese, are popular in China. The country has its own national quadrennial multi-sport event similar to theOlympic Games, theNational Games of the People's Republic of China.

China led thegold medal count(51) at the2008 Summer Olympic Games, which were held inBeijingfrom 8 August to 24 August 2008.Badminton, football, basketball and Table Tennis are the main sports in China. Prior to the 1990s, sport in China, as in some other countries, was completely government-funded. Some top athletes had quit at the height of their careers because they were uncertain about life postretirement. The situation began to change in 1994 when Chinese football became the first sport to take the professionalization road and in its wake similar reforms were carried out inbasketball,volleyball,ping pongandweiqi. The process brought with it commercialization; sport associations became profit-making entities and a club system came into being; professional leagues formed, improving China's sports environment; and commercial management systems took shape. The professionalization of sports has encouraged the emergence of a sports management market and business-structured systems.Sports cluboperations now cover ticket sales, advertising, club transfers, commercial matches, television broadcasting and other commercial activities. Another aspect of the reform is that some Chinese athletes have joined foreign professional leagues. For instance, basketball starYao Mingentered the NBA in the 2002 draft.