In the past decade, Tibet has invested 5.237 billion yuan in sports, which has been used to improve sports infrastructure, promote the people’s overall fitness level, train reserve talents for competitive sports, and protect traditional sports events. Sports with plateau characteristics have developed rapidly.

The number of public sports venues in the Tibet Autonomous Region increased to 8629, with a total area of 6.5502 million square meters; More than 3000 fitness activities and mass sports events were organized in the region, with about 2.5 million participants.

To promote the development of sports with plateau characteristics, 22 ethnic sports such as Dangjiren Horse Racing and Lhasa Kites were included in the national and regional level intangible cultural heritage protection list.