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With China's economic and social development, people have changed their lifestyles and attitudes to health and now they have an increased awareness of the value of participating in physical activity. The imbalance between the strong demand for sports participation and the inadequate number of ...

Author(s)
Yi JianDong; Horton, P.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2015, 32, 10, pp 1291-1307
Abstract

What is embarrassing for Chinese sports is that the supply of the sports cannot meet the needs of people with the rapid development in almost every field of sport in China. Furthermore, teenage sport has deteriorated year on year and is very short of backup talents in competitive sports. Faced with ...

Author(s)
Tan GuangXin
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2017, 34, 17/18, pp 1883-1897
Abstract

This special issue deals with the interrelationship between sport and stratification in urbanized and urbanizing Asian societies. It consists of eight papers which cover: the development of competitive gaming; the evolution of a sport tourism event; sports governance and corruption; sports...

Author(s)
Hong, F.; Feng, J.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2016, 33, 18, pp 2185-2322
Abstract

Wushu, also known as Kung Fu, is a traditional Chinese martial art. It also symbolises the strength of the Chinese and their pride in their history. Wushu came to be associated with Chinese nationalism after China's various defeats at the hands of foreign imperialist powers at the turn of the...

Author(s)
Zhouxiang Lu; Zhang Qi; Hong Fan
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2014, 31, 3, pp 320-335
Abstract

For most countries with developed economies, the increasing prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle has led to a decline in adolescents' physical fitness and increased risk of chronic disease and obesity. A common solution to this problem has been to encourage greater youth participation in sports and...

Author(s)
Tan TienChin
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2015, 32, 8, pp 1071-1084
Abstract

Following a brief overview of China's successful performance in the 28th Olympic Games in Athens as well as the speed in which it is catching up with Western sports powers, this paper describes the Chinese elite sports system. China's sports policy, the sports administrative system, and the...

Author(s)
Hong Fan; Wu Ping; Xiong Huan
Publisher
Routledge, London, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2005, 22, 4, pp 510-529
Abstract

This is the second volume of a collection focusing on sport, government and governance in Asia. It includes nine papers covering: the governance of sport in Australia; the sport development paradigm in South Korea; the function of the All-China Sports Federation; the approach to the provision of...

Author(s)
Hong, F.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2015, 32, 10, pp 1237-1357
Abstract

Modern Korean sports have been adopted mostly from the West, but now Korea has emerged as a sporting power demanding global attention. The influence of historical and political ideology has been in the cultural background of Korean sports development, and the process of cultural evolution in soccer ...

Author(s)
Ok Gwang; Park KyongHo
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2014, 31, 3, pp 363-375
Abstract

By applying Norbert Elias' figurational theory, this paper aims to discuss whether the Beijing Olympic Games had any significant long-term impact on grassroots sport participation in townships in China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 140 subjects in selected townships and findings ...

Author(s)
Feng Jing; Hong Fan
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2013, 30, 4, pp 407-421
Abstract

This article provides an overview of Chinese sports policy and practice, the origin, the challenge and continuity, from the 1920s to the 2000s with particular emphasis on the post Beijing Olympics. It states that the development of Chinese sports policy has always been shaped by political,...

Author(s)
Fan Wei; Fan Hong; Lu ZhouXiang
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2010, 27, 14/15, pp 2380-2402

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