The delegation led by Mr LU Lin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau, visited the Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) on 23 September 2026.
The delegation also included Ms REN Limin, Principal of the Shanghai Second Sports School (Shanghai Sports Centre); Mr ZHAO Defeng, Director of the Physical Fitness Research and Health Guidance Centre at the Shanghai Institute of Sports Science; Ms ZHANG Ling and Ms CHEN Yunxia, Olympic champions and rowing athletes from the Shanghai Competitive Sports Training Management Centre; Mr XIAO Zhuhao, Coordinator of the General Office at the Shanghai Competitive Sports Training Management Centre, Deputy Secretary of the Youth League Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau and Head of the Shanghai Sports Advocacy Group; and Ms MA Xiaoyang from the General Office of the Shanghai Science and Technology Sports Management Centre.
The delegation and PolyU RISports discussed potential academic and research collaborations, fortifying the ties between Shanghai’s sports sector and PolyU RISports, while laying a solid foundation for future partnerships across elite sports, sports science research, and sports innovation.
