Recently, the Ministry of Education officially announced the results of the 8th Award for Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research in Higher Education (Humanities and Social Sciences), and Professor Yang Hua's book "Research on the Reform of China's Sports Development" won the first prize.

The Award for Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research in Higher Education (Humanities and Social Sciences) is a major initiative of the Ministry of Education to commend and reward the outstanding achievements in the work of philosophy and social sciences in universities nationwide. It is the most credible and influential award in the field of philosophy and social sciences in China. This year, 1,539 prize-winning achievements were finally selected (including those from universities in Hong Kong and Macao), 1,241 prizes for books and papers, including 152 first prizes, 783 second prizes and 306 third prizes; 77 prizes for consultancy service reports, including 10 first prizes, 47 second prizes and 20 third prizes; 20 prizes for popular reading materials; and 201 prizes for youth achievements.