Abstract: Based on an analysis of the top six countries in the gold medal list of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, namely China, U.S., Britain, Russia, German and Japan, the paper studies youth sport development strategies, sports fields and facilities, physical activity of youth in the Olympic sports powers, analyzes the characteristics of youth sport development in China and raises thoughts and measures for youth sport development in our country.The thoughts and measures are as follows:First, from the perspective of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, solid steps should be taken to facilitate the progress of youth sport;second, the Physical Education and Health Curriculum Standard should be strictly executed in primary and secondary schools, making full use of the function of school sport in improving youth physical fitness;third, efforts should be made to prevent sport in the entrance examination for secondary schools from becoming a new form of exam-oriented education, protecting the children's inborn love for sports;fourth, the features should be highlighted of youth sport fields and more school sports fields and facilities be open to the public;fifth, more sport clubs should be established to attract more youths to participate in sports.