Football not to replace other sports activities: authority   

劉鵬回應用足球代替其他項目：絕非不要其他項目

據央視報道 《中國足球改革發展總體方案》出臺后，對于改革的一項重頭戲——校園足球，一些地方和學校積極響應，但不好的苗頭也隨之出現，那便是用足球項目替代原有的其他體育項目。對此，國家體育總局局長劉鵬明確表示，開展足球活動，絕不是說不開展別的體育活動了，而只是讓足球起到一個引領的表率作用。[查看全文]

(ECNS) - China's sports authority has said it is not promoting campus football at the expense of other physical activities, the Beijing Times reported on Monday.

Since the release of the football reform plan, some schools in China have been substituting football for other sports.

In response, Liu Peng, the head of the General Administration of Sport, said football should lead the way rather than replace other physical activities.

A variety of sports should be available on campus, Liu added.

China released its football reform plan amid a bid for the World Cup. One of the country's goals is to increase football teams at middle and primary schools from 5,000 to 50,000 by 2025.