Gold Medals come first? Not anymore in China   

体育总局:全运会不再公布金牌、奖牌和总分排名

中央纪委监察部网站公布了《中共国家体育总局党组关于巡视整改情况的通报》。通报中称，体育总局取消了亚运会、奥运会贡献奖奖项的评选，对全运会等全国综合性运动会只公布比赛成绩榜，不再分别公布各省区市的金牌、奖牌和总分排名。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) - China's sports authority is ending its long-standing practice of ranking provinces according to how many gold medals, trophies or total points they receive at the national games.

The move is part of the ongoing anti-graft campaign, and an inspection team was sent by the central government to advise the General Administration of Sport from July 28 to September 3.

The inspectors said that some cadres rely on athletic performance and gold medals to gain political success.

Such politicians push athletes and coaches to get more gold medals and neglect the management, guidance and education of athletes.

As a result, some athletes and coaches violate codes of sportsmanship or even break the law to secure better performances during games.

Athletes should strive to pursue excellence and promote the Olympic spirit, rather than focus on getting as many gold medals as possible, say inspectors.

In response, the General Administration of Sport will stop handing out awards based on performances during the Asian Games or Olympic Games.

It has also abolished its tradition of ranking provinces based on athletic performances in the national games.

In addition, the evaluation of provincial sports development will account for public participation and input-output efficiency in the sporting industry.