State Council: Accelerate the application of artificial intelligence in national fitness facilities, competition activities, fitness guidance, publicity and promotion
The Zhitong Finance App learned that on July 23, the State Council issued a notice to issue the “National Fitness Plan (2026-2030)”. Among them, it was mentioned that the “Artificial Intelligence +” campaign will be implemented in depth to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence in national fitness facilities, competition activities, fitness guidance, promotion, etc. Public stadiums are encouraged to carry out digital and intelligent transformation and upgrading in line with actual needs, and actively explore and carry out mass events combining online and offline. Further improve the national fitness information service platform, actively promote the national fitness sports code, and explore artificial intelligence to enable accurate supply and demand matching of national fitness public service products, optimal allocation of resources and personalized service customization. Actively connect effectively with national physical fitness monitoring, national physical exercise standards compliance tests, etc., and promote the application of artificial intelligence in the field of sports in an orderly manner.
Among them, it was mentioned that by 2030, the higher-level national fitness public service system will become more and more perfect, the supply capacity of products and services will continue to improve, the venue facilities around the public will be more abundant and high-quality, mass sports events and national fitness activities will be richer, national fitness public services will be safer and more standardized, various sports organizations will develop in an orderly manner, the concept of national fitness will become more and more intense, and sports will become a way of life with widespread participation by the masses. The stadium area per capita has reached about 4 square meters, the number of social sports instructors per 1,000 people has reached about 3.3, and the proportion of people regularly participating in physical exercise has reached about 40%, and the physical fitness level of the people continues to improve.
The original text is as follows:
The State Council issued the “National Fitness Plan”
(2026-2030)” Notice
Guofa [2026] No. 26
The people's governments of the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, all ministries, departments and agencies directly under the State Council:
The “National Fitness Plan (2026-2030)” is now being issued to you. Please implement it carefully.
State Council
July 19, 2026
(This is a public release)
National Fitness Program (2026-2030)
National fitness is the foundation and guarantee for all people to strengthen their physical fitness and live a healthy life. It is an important cornerstone for speeding up the construction of a strong sports nation. In order to further implement the national fitness strategy, promote national fitness public services to better meet the growing fitness needs of the people, and promote the high-quality development of the national fitness industry, this plan was formulated in accordance with the “Sports Law of the People's Republic of China” and other laws and regulations.
I. General Requirements
Adhere to Xi Jinping's ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress and 20th Plenary Session of the CPC Central Committee, earnestly implement the arrangement of the Fourth Plenary Session, adhere to the people-centered idea of development, promote the deep integration of national fitness and national health, continuously improve the national fitness public service system, actively build a national fitness work pattern with party committee leadership, government leadership, departmental coordination, diverse participation, and the rule of law to further enhance the balance and accessibility of basic public services for national fitness, and accelerate the construction of a strong sports nation and healthy China.
By 2030, the higher-level national fitness public service system will be more and more perfect, the supply capacity of products and services will continue to improve, the venue facilities around the public will be more abundant and high-quality, mass sports events and national fitness activities will be richer, national fitness public services will be safer and more standardized, various sports organizations will develop in an orderly manner, the concept of national fitness will become more and more intense, and sports will become a way of life with widespread participation by the masses. The stadium area per capita has reached about 4 square meters, the number of social sports instructors per 1,000 people has reached about 3.3, and the proportion of people regularly participating in physical exercise has reached about 40%, and the physical fitness level of the people continues to improve.
II. Main tasks
(1) Continuously improve the national fitness system. Strengthen theoretical research on national fitness policies, promote links between national fitness policies and people's livelihood policies in other fields, and continuously improve basic public service standards for national fitness. Revise regulations such as the “National Fitness Regulations” and “Administrative Measures on Social Sports Instructors”, and formulate documents to strengthen sports work for the elderly in the new era and promote sports volunteer service. Improve local sports administration enforcement working mechanisms, effectively link with comprehensive administrative law enforcement reforms, and enhance sports enforcement capabilities.
(2) Further strengthen the construction of fitness facilities around the public. Integrate the construction of national fitness facilities into local territorial spatial plans. Promote the layout and construction of site facilities around the masses in line with the total number, structure, and movement trends of the resident population, and prioritize additional resources in favor of densely populated regions with prominent supply and demand conflicts. Implement a mass sports space expansion plan, make full use of the city's “Golden Horn and Silver Edge”, revitalize the use of existing space such as industrial plants, storage rooms, commercial buildings, under viaducts, and building roofs to create all-age friendly fitness spaces according to local conditions, and build “small but beautiful” national fitness facilities around the masses. Build or expand a number of small (micro) sports parks, small fitness centers, multi-purpose playgrounds, small soccer fields, mass ice skating rinks, etc., to increase the supply of venue facilities for sports such as soccer, snow and ice, etc., where the population is growing rapidly. Continue to build small fitness facilities such as table tennis tables in urban communities, parks, and green spaces. Strictly control the quality of outdoor fitness equipment, and step up maintenance, renewal and upgrading efforts. The construction of large stadiums is strictly prohibited, and luxurious decoration is strictly prohibited. Improve subsidy policies for opening public stadiums to the public for free or at low fees, encourage innovative open models, and provide high-quality and affordable services on the basis of public welfare openness. Strengthen efforts to open and share stadium facilities in schools, institutions, and public institutions with the public, and favor key population groups such as young people and the elderly.
(3) Carrying out a variety of mass competition activities. Improve the national mass competition system, host mass events for the National Games, traditional sports games for ethnic minorities, national fitness competitions, community games, and carry out a wide range of national themed events such as National Fitness Day. Build mass “three major ball” brand events, promote the healthy development of local city soccer leagues, city basketball leagues, etc., continue to consolidate and expand the achievements of “driving 300 million people to participate in snow and ice sports”, continuously promote the “South Exhibition and Westward Expansion” of snow and ice sports, strengthen brand building for national events such as the “National Popular Ice and Snow Season”, and encourage various sports associations to carry out various forms of mass events. Further popularize and promote sports programs that are popular with the public, and encourage and support the development of outstanding national, folk, and folk traditional sports. Continue to promote standardization of mass events, formulate and improve sports competition guidelines and competition guidelines, and establish and improve competition evaluation standards.
(4) Improve the national fitness organization service network. Improve the operating mechanism of sports federations at all levels, and promote the formation of joint efforts by various sports associations. Further develop the role of national sports social organizations in industry governance, cultivate and expand the sports population, and promote the standardized and healthy development of sports associations at all levels in the industry. Sports organizations are encouraged to actively undertake government procurement services, and sports federations at all levels and various sports associations are encouraged to guide and support the standardized and orderly development of voluntary fitness organizations and fitness activity sites.
(5) Improve scientific fitness guidance service capabilities. Regularly carry out national physical fitness monitoring, national physical exercise standards compliance tests, national student physical health standards tests, national fitness activity status surveys, and carry out brand activities such as scientific fitness guidance at the grassroots level and scientific fitness lecture halls. Strengthen the construction of a team of social sports instructors, explore the establishment of a direct mechanism for outstanding athletes and coaches such as Olympic champions and world champions to become social sports instructors, and build a scientific fitness guidance site for social sports instructors. Improve the volunteer service system for all education, implement sports volunteer service projects to promote health, hold a national sports volunteer service competition, promote sports teams and sports colleges to actively set up volunteer service teams, and encourage the establishment of sports volunteer service brigades according to local conditions. Accelerate the development of scientific fitness guidance products suitable for different groups of people, make full use of informatization means to popularize sports science knowledge, and promote more competitive sports achievements to serve national fitness.
(6) Using artificial intelligence to empower the development of national fitness. Deeply implement the “Artificial Intelligence +” campaign to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence in national fitness facilities, competition activities, fitness guidance, promotion, etc. Public stadiums are encouraged to carry out digital and intelligent transformation and upgrading in line with actual needs, and actively explore and carry out mass events combining online and offline. Further improve the national fitness information service platform, actively promote the national fitness sports code, and explore artificial intelligence to enable accurate supply and demand matching of national fitness public service products, optimal allocation of resources and personalized service customization. Actively connect effectively with national physical fitness monitoring, national physical exercise standards compliance tests, etc., and promote the application of artificial intelligence in the field of sports in an orderly manner.
(7) Meet the differentiated fitness needs of different groups of people. Adapt to the new changes brought about by the aging population, innovate sports promotion models for the elderly, develop fitness programs and products for the elderly, and promote multi-functional fitness places in the community such as sports and health homes for the elderly. Implement action plans to promote the weight, eyesight, psychology, bone and oral health of children and adolescents, and give full play to the role of sports in promoting the physical and mental health of children and adolescents. Implement a physical fitness plan for students. Primary and secondary school students spend no less than 2 hours of comprehensive physical activity every day, improve the implementation mechanism for sports and health courses, and strengthen the popularization of scientific fitness and health interventions for young people. Youth sports events such as the National Student (Youth) Games and the “Sunshine Sports Festival” will continue to be held. Give full play to the role of school groups and student organizations, and carry out a wide range of school sports activities and events. Support institutions, enterprises and institutions to build and upgrade fitness facilities for employees, organize workshop (front) fitness activities, and normalize employee fitness training. Encourage women to participate in national fitness activities. Increase the supply of fitness facilities in rural areas to continuously meet farmers' fitness needs. Vigorously develop sports for the disabled, implement activities to enjoy fitness for the disabled, and continuously improve the level of sports for the disabled. Actively pay attention to new employment groups, promote the construction of convenient fitness facilities in workplaces and rest stops, and provide convenient fitness services.
(8) Promoting national fitness culture. Integrate the core values of socialism into national fitness activities, continue to promote the creative transformation and innovative development of outstanding traditional Chinese culture in the field of sports, widely spread Chinese sportsmanship, and carry out the “Ode to Chinese Sportsmanship” series of activities. Promote healthy lifestyles, enhance the public's awareness of active fitness and scientific diet, and carry out mental health promotion and education. Deeply carry out sports culture construction. Make full use of important points such as National Fitness Day and Sports Promotion Week to promote national fitness to strengthen atmosphere creation and public opinion guidance. Promote the integrated development of media and sports, strengthen the creation and dissemination of audiovisual content on national fitness themes, and encourage all types of media to actively participate in mass competition activities.
(9) Give full play to the diverse functions and comprehensive value of national fitness. Further promote the integration of sports and health, build sports promotion health centers, and expand the supply of integrated sports health services featuring sports intervention and sports rehabilitation. Increase investment in building a national fitness consumption scenario and upgrading facilities, encourage the development of the competition economy, and unleash the potential for sports consumption. Promote the balanced development of national fitness public services between urban and rural areas, encourage all regions to carry out mass events according to local conditions, help the comprehensive revitalization of villages and new urbanization, and actively develop traditional sports for ethnic minorities. Strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in national fitness, support the promotion of traditional Chinese sports such as martial arts, dragon boat, Go, fitness qigong, dragon and lion dance, etc., and tell Chinese sports stories well.
(10) Strengthen national fitness safety management. Improve the multi-departmental linkage mechanism for national fitness safety management, give full play to the supervisory role of sports administration departments and relevant industry authorities, clarify the responsibilities of event organizers, organizers, and co-organizers, and consolidate the responsibilities of property owners, operators, and managers of national fitness facilities. Strengthen the management of mass events, improve safety risk prevention, emergency response and accountability mechanisms, strengthen normalized supervision, strengthen the management of Psiphon competition education, and strictly prevent Psiphon competition issues. Raise the level of construction, management and use of grass-roots fitness facilities, improve the supervision system, and improve inspection and maintenance mechanisms. Strengthen the development and application of national standards related to national fitness, and promote the upgrading of industry standards with mature content and good application effects to national standards. Conduct safety education and first aid knowledge and skills training, encourage fitness facilities to be equipped with first aid equipment, and enhance safety responsibility and risk response capabilities.
III. Safeguards
Uphold and strengthen the Party's overall leadership of national fitness work. Strengthen the supply of basic, inclusive, and public health basic public services for national fitness, and guide and support social forces to provide diversified national fitness services. Actively explore mechanisms for the government, enterprises, and residents to rationally share the costs of national fitness public service products, and promote models such as public construction and private office assistance. Increase efforts to tilt national fitness public service resources towards regions with weak infrastructure, and encourage regions that are in a position to do so to explore new models of public services for national fitness. Local people's governments at or above the county level should effectively link the development of the national fitness industry with the implementation of national economic and social development plans in the region. The sports administration department under the State Council shall, together with relevant departments, organize and carry out an evaluation of the implementation of this plan, and provide commendations and incentives for national fitness according to regulations. Request instructions and reports on important matters from the Party Central Committee and the State Council in accordance with the procedures in a timely manner.
This article was edited by the Chinese Government Network, Zhitong Finance Editor: Chen Wenfang.