Recently, the news of the former director of the General Administration of Sport, Gou Zhongwen's formal arrest has once again pushed this controversial sports official to the forefront of public opinion. Looking back at Gou Zhongwen's various actions during his tenure at the General Administration of Sport, it is clear to see the profound impact his decisions have had on China's sports industry. Gou Zhongwen was born in June 1957 in Zhenyuan, Gansu. In 2016, he was transferred to serve as the director of the General Administration of Sport, marking the beginning of his most controversial career in China's sports world. Upon taking office, Gou Zhongwen demonstrated a strong desire for reform, but these reform measures ultimately caused many negative effects due to a lack of in-depth understanding and respect for the development laws of sports. The most representative event was the reform of the national table tennis head coach system. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, under the leadership of then-head coach Liu Guoliang, the Chinese table tennis team continued its past glorious record, sweeping all gold medals. However, against the backdrop of such a team achieving great success, Gou Zhongwen insisted on reforms, abolishing the effective head coach responsibility system. More confusingly, Liu Guoliang was removed from his position as head coach without warning, a decision that sparked significant controversy at the time. This sudden personnel change provoked a strong reaction from the national table tennis players. During the China Open held in Chengdu, including Ma Long, Fan Zhendong, Xu Xin, and other main players of the national table…