China News Service, March 12th (China News Finance Wu Jiaju) "To be honest, for a long time, the development of my country's 'three big balls', especially men's sports, has not been satisfactory, and the level of men's football has declined all the way. There may even be a lot of chaos in the football industry."

　　On March 12, Gao Zhidan, director of the State Sports General Administration, responded to issues related to the revitalization of the "Three Big Balls" at the "Ministerial Channel" of the third session of the National Two Sessions in 2023.

He said that we will resolutely crack down on and severely punish corruption and fake gambling in football and other fields.

In order to revitalize the "three big balls" and make a good football turnaround, we must strengthen the foundation and build a solid foundation of talents.

The picture shows Gao Zhidan, Director of the General Administration of Sport of China, being interviewed by the media.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jin Haoyuan

The "three big balls" contain patriotism

　　Gao Zhidan said that football, basketball, and volleyball "three big ball" collective ball games have a large number of participants and great social influence, and are deeply loved by the general public, especially young people.

The results of the "Three Big Balls" are not only the outcome of a game, but also reflect the spirit of collectivism and patriotism.

　　He introduced that in history, my country's "three major balls", especially the women's events, have achieved good results in the world.

　　The Chinese women's football team has won the runner-up in the Olympic Games and the World Cup, and is known as the "Clanging Rose".

　　After winning medals in the Olympic Games and World Championships in the 1980s and 1990s, the Chinese women's basketball team won the runner-up in the World Cup last year, showing a good momentum of continuous progress and development.

　　The Chinese women's volleyball team, tempered through hard training, has continued to struggle generation after generation. In the three world competitions, it has won the world championship ten times and won honor for the motherland.

The women's volleyball spirit of "the motherland is supreme, unity and cooperation, tenacious struggle, and never give up" condensed by their struggle and hard work has inspired generations of Chinese people to strive unremittingly for the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Crack down on corruption and fake betting in football and beyond

　　"But to be honest, for a long period of time, the development of my country's 'three big balls', especially men's sports, has not been satisfactory, and the level of men's football has been declining all the way. There may even be many chaos in the football industry."

　　Gao Zhidan pointed out that the "three major balls" must be improved, which is a sign of a sports power and a shortcoming that we must make up for in accelerating the construction of a sports power.

　　"In the recent period, we have been deeply reflecting on the serious problems in the football field, researching ways and means to solve them, and preparing to implement them systematically from the aspects of ideological education, style construction, deepening reform, and doing a good job in current work, so as to focus on Take the spirit of the Long March, and do a good job in all aspects of the 'three major balls'."

　　Gao Zhidan emphasized that it is necessary to use strong medicines to eliminate diseases and resolve chaos, focus on the outstanding problems existing in the current work of the "three major balls", such as lack of energy, lack of righteousness, and weak work style, and persevere in changing work style, strong responsibility, and implementation .

　　"Resolutely crack down on and severely punish corruption and fake gambling in football and other fields, uphold discipline, strictly enforce discipline, improve the system, strengthen rules, and comprehensively restore and reconstruct the good ecology of the healthy and sustainable development of the 'three major balls'."

Let more excellent reserve seedlings be cultivated and sent up

　　Gao Zhidan said that at present, the reform of football and basketball has entered the deep water area, and the task of deepening reform and achieving breakthroughs is arduous and onerous. Starting from the talent system, training system, competition system, and guarantee system, we will continue to improve the development path of the "three major balls" with Chinese characteristics.

　　We must face up to the problem, strengthen our confidence, face up to difficulties, accurately understand and implement the "Overall Plan for the Reform and Development of Chinese Football" and other policies and measures, promote the modernization of the "three big balls" governance system and governance capabilities, and promote the standardized development of the league governance system.

Take the road of development and reform of China's "three major balls" in a firm, orderly and consistent manner.

　　He pointed out that in order to revitalize the "three big balls" and play football well, it is necessary to strengthen the foundation and build a solid foundation of talents.

　　We must calm down, start from a baby, give full play to the advantages of the national system, make good use of the vitality of the market mechanism, promote the healthy development of campus football, promote the large-scale growth of youth football talents, and lay a solid foundation for reserve talents.

　　We must start from the grassroots, actively support the development of youth football clubs, give more support and protection to social football in terms of policies, funds, and talents, and promote the positive interaction between social football and professional football.

　　We must start from the basics, continuously improve the football competition system and the professional league system, and unblock the growth channels for excellent seedlings from campus football, social football to professional football, so that more outstanding reserve seedlings can be cultivated and brought up.

　　In the process of grasping the reserve talents, we must resolutely abandon the mentality of eager for quick success and instant benefits, and build a path and channel for the cultivation and growth of reserve talents step by step, so as to make long-term achievements and revitalize Chinese football.

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