A 2024 survey conducted in China revealed that urban adults believe youth tend to engage in sports similar to those of adults. Over 50 percent of respondents identified running, ball games, and walking as the preferred activities among urban youth.
Sports favored by urban youth in the perspective of adults in China in 2024
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The source indicates a balanced male-to-female ratio of 1:1 among respondents, representing a diverse range of cities from China's first-tier to fifth-tier. All participants possess at least a high school education.
According to the source, youth refers to individuals aged four to 17.
Urban youth can participate in a broad array of sports, enhancing their physical and mental development. Walking activities include strolling, brisk walking, outdoor hiking, hill climbing, and stair climbing. Running spans short-distance, long-distance, outdoor, cross-country, and marathon running. Physical fitness training involves activities like shuttlecock, high jump, long jump, obstacle games, and general fitness routines. Ball sports encompass football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, tennis, rugby, squash, pickleball, and cricket. Dance and gymnastics activities include sports dance, calisthenics, aerobics, and Ba Duan Jin. Martial arts and combat sports feature boxing, taekwondo, wrestling, karate, and fencing. Urban leisure sports like cycling, frisbee, skateboarding, camping, fishing, golf, and equestrianism are also popular. Water sports include swimming, surfing, kayaking, and diving, while educational leisure sports feature games like Go. Extreme sports options include rock climbing, skydiving, and bungee jumping. Finally, ice and snow sports offer skiing and skating, while some youth may opt for almost no exercise at all.
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Social Sciences Academic Press (China). (September 25, 2024). Sports favored by urban youth in the perspective of adults in China in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499160/china-popular-sports-among-urban-youth/
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