Recently, the 35th Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted on the 24th to pass the newly revised Sports Law , which will come into effect on January 1, 2023. This is the first comprehensive and systematic revision of the law in nearly 27 years since it was promulgated in 1995.
The newly revised Sports Law has major changes, involves many contents, and has a wide scope of influence, and has attracted widespread attention from all walks of life. After revision, the "Sports Law" has been increased from the original 8 chapters and 54 articles to 12 chapters and 122 articles, including general principles, national fitness, youth and school sports, competitive sports, anti-doping , sports organizations, sports industry, guarantee conditions, Sports arbitration, supervision, legal liability and by-laws. Implement the national fitness plan , give priority to the development of youth and school sports, formulate a sports industry development plan, ensure that school physical education class time is not occupied, ensure that students participate in no less than one hour of physical exercise every day during school, and include physical education subjects in junior high schools and high schools. Contents such as the scope of academic proficiency examinations also appear in the newly revised Sports Law. The revision of the "Sports Law" provides a solid legal guarantee for the development of sports in the new era.
Youth sports, sports industry, national security, etc. are included in the scope of the revision
In order to highlight the basic role of national fitness in the development of sports, the newly revised "Sports Law" changed the title of Chapter 2 "Social Sports" to "National Fitness" ", clarifying the country's implementation of the national fitness strategy , building a national fitness public service system, encouraging and supporting citizens to participate in fitness activities, and promoting the deep integration of national fitness and national health. In addition, the name of Chapter 3 "School Sports" has also been changed to "Youth and School Sports", placing youth and school sports in a strategic position of priority development, and proposing "the state implements a youth sports promotion plan and improves the youth sports work system." , promoting the all-round development of young people from a legal perspective. In response to the problem of insufficient time for students' physical activities, the newly revised "Sports Law" clearly requires that schools must offer sufficient physical education classes to ensure that students participate in no less than one hour of physical exercise every day during school; physical education subjects should be included in the academic level of junior high schools and high schools. The scope of examinations, etc. have greatly strengthened the protection system for youth sports.
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In recent years, my country's sports industry has developed rapidly and has broad prospects, which is of great significance to adjusting the economic structure, increasing employment, cultivating new economic growth points, and meeting the people's diverse sports needs. The newly revised "Sports Law" adds a chapter of "Sports Industry", which specifically stipulates the sports industry development plan, work coordination mechanism, sports industry scope, supports the development of sports goods manufacturing, sports service industry and professional sports, and supports local development with regional To develop a sports industry with unique and national characteristics, establish and improve a regional sports industry coordination and interaction mechanism, encourage social capital to invest in the sports industry, cultivate sports industry professionals, and improve the sports industry statistical system. Regarding professional sports, it is also stipulated that the state should improve the professional sports development system, expand professional sports development channels, support the professional development of athletes and coaches, and improve the maturity and standardization level of professional sports; professional sports clubs should improve their internal governance mechanisms and improve The corporate governance structure should give full play to its role as a market subject. These regulations have clarified the direction for the development of professional sports in our country.
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It is worth mentioning that the newly revised "Sports Law" modified the "maintaining national sovereignty and dignity" in the original general principles to "maintaining national sovereignty, security, development interests and dignity", and added "carrying forward the Olympic spirit" , support participation in international sports”, and at the same time add a provision in the supplementary provisions, “If any country, region or organization harms the sovereignty, security, development interests and dignity of the People’s Republic of China in international sports, the People’s Republic of China may, based on actual circumstances, Take appropriate measures according to the situation." It is emphasized that the country encourages foreign sports exchanges, promotes the Olympic spirit, safeguards national sovereignty, security, development interests and dignity, and promotes the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
What are the benefits of equestrian sports?
The newly revised "Sports Law" does not mention equestrian sports separately, but industry insiders believe that all sports can eventually find examples from the "Sports Law" and become part of formal laws and regulations. I believe that China's equestrian industry will have a bright future. A period of great development.
In recent years, equestrian has been favored by more and more people in China. This former aristocratic sport has also entered the homes of ordinary people and is also an important means of cultivating young people's talents and social skills. The newly revised "Sports Law" amendment bill includes new contents including building a national fitness public service system, enhancing the importance of physical education classes, and promoting the coordinated development of students' cultural learning and physical exercise. These are all important to the development of major sports among young people. It has a great promotion effect. For example, Wuhan has made many explorations and attempts in promoting and popularizing equestrian education. In 2020, Wuhan City launched a pilot project of "Little Knights Entering Campus" equestrian open classes in some primary and secondary schools. Through open equestrian classes, it explored innovative models for popularizing equestrian sports in schools and new mechanisms for innovation of campus interest courses, and organized high-level youth Equestrian sports teams, and build a number of characteristic schools and training bases that actively participate in equestrian sports. In July last year, China Equestrian Association and Wuhan Business School cooperated to build the China Equestrian Association National Equestrian Academy, which means that the first national equestrian academy in China will officially settle in Wuhan Business School. The Chinese Equestrian Association and Wuhan Business School have joined hands to build the China Equestrian College, creating a new model and new ideas for the integration of equestrian sports and physical education, which will help establish a long-term mechanism for the training of equestrian professionals. This is very consistent with some of the ideas of sports law.
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In addition, sports and equestrian classes in Altay, Xinjiang are also very popular. With the introduction of the autonomous region's plan to strengthen the horse industry, Xinjiang's equestrian sports have gradually become more prosperous and active. Xinjiang is actively promoting the inclusion of equestrian in the curriculum system of primary and secondary schools and building a number of equestrian study base camps. Altay City took the lead in incorporating equestrian into the characteristic physical education curriculum of primary and secondary schools, becoming the first city in the country to include equestrianism as a characteristic physical education curriculum in primary and secondary schools. At present, the teaching venue of the Golden Blood Horse Farm in Altay City has indoor and outdoor training grounds, allowing training all year round. This is consistent with the content of the "Sports Industry" chapter that supports local development of sports industries with regional and national characteristics.
In addition, major equestrian clubs can also use the sports industry and professional sports to promote sports consumption and improve the maturity and standardization level of professional sports. For example, equestrian youth training can adopt a combined online and offline education model to integrate the two resources and improve the user experience. Equestrian teaching services can also improve the service quality of sports training and make a name for themselves in the market. Of course, my country's equestrian market is not yet mature at this stage, and it still needs to improve teaching and training systems, as well as improvements in venue services and other aspects.
Students in Altay City can take equestrian classes all year round, with pictures from the Internet
In October last year, the State Sports General Administration officially issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Sports Development". The "Plan" elaborates on the main tasks of sports reform and development during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period according to various fields of sports, and arranges 12 parts, including national fitness, competitive sports, youth sports, sports industry, etc., and clarifies the work in these fields. ideas and key tasks. As an emerging equestrian sport that is increasingly favored by teenagers, the related horse industry will also be improved.
As many provinces and cities have released national fitness plans, a wave of exercise fever is slowly rising. Since the State Council promulgated Document No. 46 and the National Fitness Plan, equestrian has been defined as a fashionable leisure sport with consumption-leading characteristics, and it has been actively cultivated. Equestrian events have entered a new stage of public and national fitness!
