China News Agency, Chengdu, December 20th (Reporter He Shaoqing) Internationally renowned sports events settled in Chengdu will be given a subsidy of up to 8 million yuan (RMB, the same below) each time to participate in international high-level professional competitions or national high-level professional competitions. The professional clubs of the league give a reward of up to 20 million yuan per season... The General Office of the Chengdu Municipal People's Government has recently issued a policy interpretation of "Twenty Policies for Supporting the High-quality Development of the Sports Industry in Chengdu", "On Accelerating the Construction of a World-famous Competition City Endowment To promote the development of the sports industry.
Since 2019, Chengdu has introduced a number of sports industry policies, established a special fund for the promotion of sports (industry) development in Chengdu, and promoted the high-quality development of the sports industry. A number of international competitions have settled in Chengdu.
In 2021, the total scale of Chengdu's sports industry will be 92.521 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.93%.
From July 28 to August 8, 2023, the 31st Summer Universiade will be held in Chengdu. This is the first time that Western China has held a world multi-sports event.
In addition, the 2024 Tangyu Cup and the 2025 World Games will also be held in Chengdu.
The "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of a World Famous Event City to Empower the High-quality Development of the Sports Industry" proposes that by 2025, the total scale of Chengdu's sports industry will exceed 150 billion yuan, and the city's total sports consumption will exceed the goal of 80 billion yuan.
"Chengdu City's Twenty Policies for Supporting the High-quality Development of the Sports Industry" includes 20 specific support policies in seven aspects, including expanding and strengthening market players, and supporting sports technology R&D and application.
In terms of supporting the R&D and application of sports science and technology, Chengdu will provide project support of up to 10 million yuan to all kinds of innovative entities to carry out technological innovation and demonstration of the application of achievements in the field of sports industry.
A one-time reward of 3 million yuan will be given to newly approved national enterprise technology centers, industrial design centers, and technological innovation demonstration enterprises.
In terms of expanding the supply of new sports consumption, Chengdu encourages social forces to introduce or independently hold branded events, and provides subsidies of up to 8 million yuan each time for internationally renowned sports events settled in Chengdu; For international influential brand events, a subsidy of up to 5 million yuan will be given each time; for well-known national sports events held in Chengdu, a subsidy of up to 3 million yuan will be given each time.
In addition, Chengdu also proposes that well-known international sports organizations and their affiliated enterprises that set up headquarters or regional headquarters in Chengdu and rent office space to carry out related sports business can pay 50% of the lease contract amount of office space for self-use and a maximum of 1 million yuan per year. Rent subsidies are given for a maximum of 5 years.
In terms of supporting sports enterprises to "go global", Chengdu will reward sports enterprises headquartered in Chengdu with outstanding foreign trade performance up to 1 million yuan.
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