In order to guarantee the production and
supply of nation-wide competitions, trainings and the international helping
programs, the State Sport General Administration (the former State Sports
Culture Commission), the Ministry for Light Industry, and the Ministry for
Commerce organized 9 National Sporting Goods Planning Meetings during 1972 and
1980. The State Sports Culture Commission, the Ministry for Textile Industry,
and the Ministry for Commerce co-organized 2 National Sportswear Planning
Meetings. From 1980 to 1992,the State Sports Culture Commission, the Ministry
for Light Industry, the Ministry for Textile, and the Ministry for Commerce
organized 19 Sports Equipment and Sportswear Ordering Meetings. The Planning
Meetings and the Ordering Meetings are the predecessor of the present
SportShow. The State Sports Culture Commission, China Council of Light
Industry, China Council of Textile, and the Ministry for Domestic Trade
co-organized 3 China Sporting Goods Shows from 1993 to 1995.The State Sport
General Administration, China Sporting Goods Federation and the various local
governments organized 6 SportShows from 1996 to 2002.The time and venue of the
Planning Meetings, the Ordering Meetings, and the Sporting Goods Shows are as
follows: