Xinhua think tank sports report released

Speakers who shared their insights at the launch event included Gao Zhidan, director of China's General Administration of Sport, and Yang Yang, China's first Winter Olympic gold medalist.

Gao noted that under President Xi's guidance, sports have become an important symbol and component of national prosperity, national rejuvenation, and people's well-being.

This report systematically reviews President Xi's important discourses on sports and deeply explores the strategies and pathways for transforming China into a global sports powerhouse in the new era, he said.

Xinhua Institute is the only media-based think tank among China's national high-end think tanks, focusing primarily on public policy and international policy research.

Hosted by Xinhua News Agency, the launch event was attended by around 100 representatives from the General Administration of Sport, Olympic champions, the sports community, experts, scholars, media, and think tank project team members.