SOCIETY,WOMEN AND COMPETITIVE SPORT──A Comparative Perspective on the Cultural Factors Associated with Contemporary Success in International Competition

Centrai to the inquiry is an investigation of the relationship between sport, gender and society in the modern world and in cultures with contrasting ideologies, values and experiences. Dissimilarities and similarities of the four nations, China, Japan, USA and the former USSR’s ways to ensure their international success are examined in this study in order to iocate the features, if any, peculiar to China in its rise to prominence in international sport. As we move into the twenty-first century. the changes in social, poiitical,economic and culturai aspects will certainly affect the policies and strategies of sports, and the systems of administration, training and coaches preparation. China would lead the world in women’s sport when the new century comes for its sound climate in society.