近代中国的体育运动是通过西方教会学校和在华外侨由外国输入的。甲午战败后,就有人主张尚武救国,首先组织体育活动的是军事学校和教会学校。由于体育有强健体魄、陶冶情操、培养团队精神等作用,一时“体育救国”之说甚是流行,举行全运会自然成为民族自强不息的象征和“中华民国统一与中华民族奋发复兴的精神”的表现。 Modern Chinese sports were imported from foreign countries through Western church schools and foreigners in China. After the defeat of Sino-Japanese War, some people advocated that Shang Wu save the country. The first to organize sports activities are military schools and church schools. Because sports have a strong physique, cultivate sentiments and cultivate teamwork, the saying of “Sports for National Salvation” has been very popular and the National Games have naturally become the symbol of national self-improvement and the spirit of “the reunification of the Republic of China and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation”. which performed.