New Path to the Chinese Modernization of Sports: Mission and Direction of Digital Sports

Developing digital sports serves as a robust foundation for establishing a new competitive edge in national sports competition during the digital era. It stands as a crucial engine in propelling the novel path to the Chinese Modernization of sports.The impetus behind advancing digital sports within this paradigm lies in its value logic of surmounting institutional and structural limitations, harnessing dynamic potential, fostering innovation convergence, and fostering balanced growth, all while aligning with the goal logic of meeting people's needs for sports. The strategic mission of digital sports encompasses bolstering the modernization of the national fitness public service system, the competitive sports training and competition framework, the market service system of the sports industry, as well as the sports governance structure and capacity. In response to the ongoing technological revolution and industrial evolution, the sports sector must accurately identify, intelligently adapt, and proactively embrace change, anchoring itself in the twin pillars of consolidating digital infrastructure and data resources. Strengthening technological innovation, nurturing talent, and fortifying safety measures constitute the triad of capabilities. Navigating the 4-in-1 integrated strategic path of digitalized national fitness, tech-driven sports training, digital sports industry, and digital empowered sports administration is pivotal to enhance the holistic, systematic, and synergistic facets of digital sports development. This endeavor injects formidable impetus into advancing the Chinese Modernization of sports.