This idea is not a whim, but the inspiration of Yang Lie's visit abroad. In August of that year, the Preparatory Committee of Sports Federation sent the first sports delegation to the Soviet Union, and Yang Lie was the only woman among 12 members.
At that time, sports in New China had just started. The All-China Sports Federation has not yet been formally established, and only one preparatory committee acts on its behalf and is directly managed by the Central Committee of the League. The Preparatory Committee works in a small building in the south exit of Wangfujing, and it is with all-china youth federation, with only a few staff.
Looking at the sports cause in New China at that time, there was no foundation at all. No space, no equipment. There is only one regular stadium in Beijing-Xiannongtan Stadium, which was built at 1937. Besides, there is not even a basketball court with stands.
The lack of sports management experience and talents is more critical and urgent. Therefore, at the invitation of the Sports Committee of the Soviet Council of Ministers, the Preparatory Committee of the Sports Federation sent the first sports delegation from New China to the Soviet Union, hoping to learn from and emulate the sports system of the Soviet Union at that time.
People have high hopes for the delegation's trip to the Soviet Union, so a farewell party was held in the auditorium of Beijing Youth Palace before the delegation set off.
The members of the delegation attending the farewell party are all old experts in sports. There are Li Yiqing, representative of Northwest China, Yang Zhongxiu, representative of Central South China, Hu, representative of Southwest China, and Huang, representative of East China, members of the Preparatory Committee of the All-China Sports Federation. Xu, deputy director of the Preparatory Committee of the Sports Federation, personally led the delegation. In the crowd, Yang Lie, with ear-length short hair, as the only woman in the delegation, naturally stood out.
Yang Lie is actually an overseas Chinese in Vietnam, but she is an old revolutionary. As early as Yan 'an period, she began to participate in the management of sports.
Yang Lie was born in a wealthy family of overseas Chinese businessmen. When he was young, he went to Japan to study gymnastics and sports management. After the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, she resolutely interrupted her studies and went to Yan 'an to join the revolution. In Yan 'an, Yang Lie gave full play to his specialty in sports and organized large-scale group calisthenics and other colorful sports activities. After the founding of New China, Liao Chengzhi, then chairman of the All-China Democratic Youth Federation, who was in charge of sports, personally took Yang Lie to Beijing and asked her to make suggestions for the sports cause in New China.