The Civil Code and Construction of the Powerful Country of Sports

The promulgation and implementation of Civil Code of the People's Republic of China will enable the construction of sports powerful country to be further aided and guaranteed. The excavation, understanding and development of the concept of“body”constitute an important performance of the Civil Code and the value of sports, and the supremacy of the Civil Code on the right to life and health is fully consistent with the value of sports. In terms of clarifying the ownership of various types of sports facilities, security obligations and meeting the physical health needs of special groups, the Civil Code will further promote and safeguard sports for all activities. In the field of competitive sports, the promulgation of the Civil Code will lay a solid foundation for the distribution of athletes' property rights, the reform of various sports associations and the management of professional sports.Through a complete set of market trading rules, the Civil Code will provide stable behavior expectations for the sports industry entities engaged in market behavior, and provide more channels and possibilities for the development and utilization of sports industry intangible property rights. Future amendments to Law of the People's Republic of China on Physical Culture and Sports can be effectively linked with the Civil Code to form special private law rules for adjusting special civil and commercial relations in the sports field. In the sense of promoting the overall development of human beings, the Civil Code and the construction of the powerful country of sports can achieve an organic unity.