ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews China's evolution of sports law at different time periods, especially focusing on the anti-doping regulation, and identifies the dominant characteristics of the Sports Law (2023). The sports administration was largely paralyzed during the turbulent times of the Cultural Revolution in China. The nation had moved into the dawn of a new era as the Third Plenum of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party convened in Beijing. With China's rapid economic growth and role in globalization, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has placed importance on the development and improvement of the PRC's Sports Law. Doping has harmful effects on the health and wellbeing of athletes while seriously undermining the fairness of competitive sporting events. Effectively combating doping abuse in sports has therefore been an important research topic of sports law. The Chinese Anti-Doping Regulation System has its implications on both domestic and international dimensions.
