CaixinChina wants fitter citizens and bigger sports industry by 2025
New plan eyes plan for more than a third of people to get regular exercise
The new plan aims to create or expand 2,000 fitness venues, such as sports parks and stadiums, by 2025. © Reuters
WANG XINTONG and GUAN CONG, Caixin
With its athletes excelling at the Olympic Games, China has issued a national fitness plan that sets ambitious goals for the proportion of residents exercising regularly to reach 38.5%, and the sports industry to be worth 5 trillion yuan ($773.6 billion) by 2025.