As the foundation of national fitness, the government attaches
great importance to physical education at school. Schools have
professional physical educators and exercise facilities, and
students failing to reach the required physical standards are not
allowed to go on to higher schools. Spring and autumn sports meets
are annual events at school. Promising teenagers are sent to
amateur sports schools to receive specialized regular training.
The government also stresses the construction of juvenile sports
clubs. In recent years, using proceeds from the sports lottery, the
State Physical Culture Administration has established some 500
juvenile sports clubs a year. The number of such clubs stood at
3,000 by the end of 2005.?
