The Law of Growth of Chinese Olympic Champions and Its Enlightenment

The Olympic champion is an important symbol of the development level of competitive sports, and it demonstrates the outstanding achievements of competitive talents training as well. In the critical preparation period of Tokyo Olympic Games and Beijing Winter Olympic Games, it is necessary to summarize the law of growth and development of Chinese Olympic champions in order to guide the work of preparing for the Games and to promote the cultivation of outstanding competitive talents. This study systematically reviewed the domestic and overseas literatures about Olympic champions, and surveyed 251 Olympic champions in China. The growth law of Olympic champions with Chinese characteristics were summarized from the aspects of basic conditions,culture and education, training competition and psychological winning. It is suggested that, firstly, the system and mechanism for the growth of outstanding athletes and promote the diversified cultivation of outstanding competitive talents is necessary; secondly, to broaden the selection and transportation methods for outstanding athletes and then to realize the accurate training of excellent athletes; thirdly, to innovate the training and competition mode of excellent athletes and then to promote the scientific training of excellent athletes; fourthly, to enrich the cultural and educational forms of excellent athletes and then to promote the individualized training of excellent athletes; lastly, it is necessary to optimize the service guarantee system for elite athletes and maintain the longterm cultivation of elite athletes.