Abstract: Embedded public sports services in urban communities represent a significant breakthrough in addressing the issue of “where to go for fitness” among the masses and achieving equitable and accessible public sports services. Utilizing literature review, field investigation, and other methods, this study systematically elucidates the connotations and characteristics of these services, outlines the evolution of domestic policies, summarizes local practical experiences and existing challenges, and proposes promotion strategies. Our research reveals that the triple logic of space utilization, supply-demand alignment, and intensive construction serves as the starting and grounding point for the development of embedded public sports services. Their development has evolved through three stages-budding stage, enrichment and enhancement, and upgrading-marking a significant transformation in their operational framework. Local practices highlight valuable approaches, including party-led governance and institutional support, multi-stakeholder collaboration, integration with urban renewal initiatives, data-driven empowerment, and smart scenario innovations. Nevertheless, we still encounter practical challenges, including inadequate resource endowments, ambiguous spatial ownership, fragile collaborative chains, homogenized service outputs, incomplete policies, absent regulatory mechanisms, weak market momentum, and insufficient long-term operational capacity. To address these issues, we can promote the sustainable development of embedded public sports services in urban communities through strategies such as scientific planning and layout, integrating existing resources, enhancing policy guarantees, broadening financing channels, and bolstering digital empowerment.