On December 27, at the 2022 National Sports Bureau Directors Conference, the General Administration of Sports announced the list of the first batch of national sports and fitness model cities (districts), and national sports and fitness model counties (cities and districts), and presented plaques to representatives of Dongcheng District and Xicheng District of Beijing, Baoding City of Hebei Province, Shaoxing City of Zhejiang Province, Zhangjiagang City of Suzhou City of Jiangsu Province, and Chongyi County of Ganzhou City of Jiangxi Province.
The General Administration of Sports awarded the title of “National Sports and Fitness Model City” to 12 regions including Dongcheng District of Beijing, and the title of “National Sports and Fitness Model County” to 19 regions including Beihu District of Chenzhou City and Ningyuan County of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province.
In 2018, with the approval of the National Coordination Group for Appraisal and Commendation, the State General Administration of Sports carried out the evaluation of national sports and fitness model cities and counties nationwide.
Since the start of the work, more than 200 cities and districts across the country have actively participated in it, and finally 12 cities (districts) and 19 counties have been awarded. The 31 cities, districts and counties with its own characteristics are distributed in different parts of the country.
Through this evaluation, the national fitness work across the country has been promoted. The number of all kinds of national fitness venues and facilities have continued to increase. And events and activities are richer and more colorful. All kinds of sports social organizations have been continuously improved. Scientific fitness guidance has benefited the masses, and social sports instructors have carried out scientific fitness guidance and volunteer services on a daily basis.
The enthusiasm of the masses to participate in physical exercise has become increasingly high. This work has effectively stimulated the enthusiasm of the local governments to carry out national fitness work, further enhanced the people’s sense of happiness and gain.