Guiyang's new sports regulations take effect on May 1

The Regulations on Promoting National Fitness in Guiyang will come into force on May 1. These regulations will provide legal protection for the city to promote national fitness activities.

From May 1, the old regulations that had been in place for 15 years will be abolished and the new regulations explicitly include the following requirements.

Guiyang will build a number of public sports facilities, smart fitness stations, and national fitness venues for urban and rural areas. By 2025, the area of sports grounds per capita should exceed 2.3 square meters and the proportion of urban and rural residents who meet national physical test standards should exceed 92 percent.

Counties and townships in Guiyang will regularly hold sports meetings and the competent sports departments will carry out mass sports branding activities in combination by taking advantage of traditional culture and tourism attractions. Fitness guidance services will also be offered and people's physical health will be monitored with the establishment of physical fitness monitoring files.

When constructing sports facilities at newly-built public schools, authorities should consider the needs of society as well so that the sports facilities are relatively isolated from teaching areas.

The construction of supporting fitness venues in the newly built residential area has also been clarified in the form of calculation formulas – the first time Guiyang has implemented such a measure.