Introduction of the western physical-sports activity in China. 1840-1924
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https://doi.org/10.20868/mhd.2022.23.4596Keywords:
Tiyu, Ticao, physical Education, sport, China, Olympic Games.Abstract
This paper consists of a description of how the process of introduction of western physical-sports activity in China was and who were its main protagonists. In particular, is analyzed the social and historical context that conditioned this moment; the important role played by foreign religious missions, and especially the Youth Men´s Christian Association (YMCA), in the expansion of sports culture throughout the country; the influence that gymnastics and sport had on the Chinese school curriculum; and the conditions that led this country to create the Chinese Olympic Committee and participate for the first time in an Olympic Games.
The content covers the historical period between 1840 and 1932, that is, between the time when China's compulsory opening to international trade takes place as a result of the military defeats suffered at the hands of foreign imperialist powers and the signing of so-called unequal treaties, and the moment when China first sends a sportsman to participate in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
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