The person named Gou Zhongwen is really speechless. He was originally engaged in scientific research but insisted on managing sports, and was eventually arrested for embezzlement. When this incident came out, everyone clapped their hands in approval, after all, the things he did during his tenure were too outrageous.
Although Gou Zhongwen has a master's degree in engineering and a doctorate in management, and is also a researcher-level senior engineer, these achievements have nothing to do with sports. He had been working in research institutes and research and development centers before, and had no understanding of sports projects at all.
At that time, there was another very suitable candidate, Cai Zhenhua. Not only was he a world champion, but he also achieved excellent results as a coach after retiring. Even the Chinese men's football team improved under his leadership. This kind of person who has actually worked in sports was not used, but an outsider was chosen instead.
The General Administration of Sport is such an important department. Finding someone who knows nothing about it to manage it is simply absurd, just like asking a chef to repair a car. Although they are both technical jobs, they are completely different.
Some people say that Gou Zhongwen had successfully implemented reforms before, but the particularity of the sports field is very strong, and it cannot be compared with other industries. Reform experience alone is not enough.
The first thing Gou Zhongwen did after taking office was to push Cai Zhenhua away. Cai had devoted most of his life to Chinese sports, but was sent to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. Although the position was not low, it had nothing to do with sports anymore.
Liu Guoliang suffered even worse. His position as head coach of the national table tennis team was directly cancelled. Although nominally promoted to vice-chairman, it was just an empty title. There were nearly twenty vice-chairmen of the Table Tennis Association at that time.
This incident caused a huge stir, and athletes like Ma Long and Fan Zhendong all protested collectively. If the athletes hadn't made a big fuss, Liu Guoliang might have really been marginalized.
The unified physical fitness testing standards introduced by Gou Zhongwen in 2020 were simply absurd, requiring all athletes to be evaluated using the same standard.
Can the physical requirements for swimmers and shooters be the same? Isn't this just a foolish idea that popped into someone's head? As a result, many outstanding athletes were suspended because they couldn't meet the standard.
World-class athletes like Ye Shiwen and Fu Yuanhui were delayed by this policy. Isn't this just shooting oneself in the foot? It completely disregards the characteristics of each sport.
The reform in the football field was even more of a mess. Forcing a "Evergrande National Team" was completely disruptive to the normal selection mechanism, making the football circle even more unfair.
The rule of counting one goal as one and a half points is simply ridiculous. How could such a rule be used in international competitions? It's purely self-deception.
Now that Gou Zhongwen has finally been caught, the losses caused during his tenure are difficult to make up for. I hope that such a situation where outsiders manage insiders will never happen again in the future.
In fact, what sports management needs most is compound talents who understand both sports and management, not just relying on academic qualifications and reform experience.
People like Cai Zhenhua are the most suitable. They have experience as athletes, coaching experience, and know how to manage. It's a pity that he wasn't used back then.
Looking back now, if Cai Zhenhua had been elected back then, the development of Chinese sports would definitely have been better, at least there wouldn't have been so many absurd decisions.
During Gou Zhongwen's tenure, many suggestions from professionals were ignored. He preferred to listen to the opinions of administrative personnel who also knew nothing about sports.
This decision-making approach led to many policies that were detached from reality, not considering the actual needs of athletes and coaches, purely reforming for the sake of reform.
Old experts in the sports industry were very anxious when they saw this situation, but their opinions could not reach the top level. In the end, they could only watch helplessly as various wrong decisions were made.