体育是我国政治软实力的重要表现形式。体育政治软实力发挥了展示国家形象、凝聚国家力量、促进国家治理能力现代化的三大功能。新的发展时期,进一步拓展体育的政治展示、政治聚合、政治现代化和政治沟通功能,对于彰显党和政府新形象,提升执政凝聚力和感召力,营造实现中国梦氛围意义十分深远。
Sports are important forms of the political soft power in China through demonstration of the national image, co- herence of the state power, and promotion of modernization of the national governing ability. In the new period of time, it is crucial to further expand these functions to build a new image of the Communist Party and the Chinese Central Govern- ment and to realize the Chinese Dream.