| The development of sports in rural areas has been important meansand ways to develop social undertakings and address livelihood issues. The main task ofthe development of sports in China is to vigorously develop rural sports. SichuanProvince, as a western sports province, has proposed the construction of the SichuanSports as a development goal. For the better sports development in rural areas, by usingof the literature study method as well as site visits, questionnaires, statistics, a survey ofthe participation in sports of the residents in rural communities in Sichuan Province hasbeen conducted and objectively analyzed, concluded that: motivations to participate insports activities are to keep fit; projects include jogging, walking; mostly used sportsvenues are surrounding schools, open space of residential district and their yards; themain forms of exercise are to do sports with friends and family; more than half ruralresidents know nothing about health-building, for they had never accepted suchinstructions and they are unsatisfied with the existing public sports service andorganizations; the rural sports organizations are not perfect; rural sports managementsare not proper; rural sports services development is slow and weak.For the current situation and existing problems, the following measures should beenmade in order to speed up sports development in rural communities:1. Government supports for sports development in rural communities shall bestrengthened.2. Sports organization management shall be improved; effectivemanagement structure shall be established.3. Public service system shall be fulfilled;quality of public services shall be improved.4. A fitness atmosphere shall be created;the sense of participation in sports shall be cultivated. |