Abstract: Faced with the complex spatial evolution of the global competitive sports landscape since the 21stcentury, how should China respond? Using methods such as geographical concentration index, natural breakpoint classification, standard deviation ellipse and mathematical statistics, the study systematically examines the development and evolution of the global competitive sports landscape based on the spatial distribution of medals at the Summer Olympics since the 21stcentury, and proposes strategies for China's response. The study concludes that: 1) The spatial distribution of medals is in the trend of“one core-five clusters-many sporadic”, with the centre of the global competition pattern moving to the southeast. 2) The geographical differences in the distribution of medal groups are significant, with some sports being dominated by a single team, and the monopoly pattern of Europe and the United States gradually being broken. 3) The major mission of promoting the construction of a strong sporting nation, the self-organised competitions under strict prevention and control, and the technological support and guarantee of Olympic preparation have been the main motivations for the major achievements of the Chinese military in the summer Olympics since the 21stcentury,but there are still problems such as the contradiction in the structure of sports, the lack of innovation in system and technology, the scarcity of competitive sports talents and the dysfunctional linkage effect of competitive sports. The study suggests that for the efficient, coordinated and sustainable development of competitive sports in China in the future, we need to respond in terms of shaping a new pattern, strengthening new dynamics, innovating new mechanisms, realising new models and promoting a new situation.