It is not illegal to take physical fitness tests instead of running, but it is illegal. Those who take the exam instead of others or let others take the exam instead of themselves shall be sentenced to criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also or only be fined. The subject of the crime of taking the exam is the general subject, that is, the person who has reached the age of 16 and has the ability of criminal responsibility. Specifically, the subject of the crime of taking the exam includes two kinds of people, one is the examinee; The second is the examinee, the so-called "gunman". The crime of taking the exam is usually considered as an opposite crime, similar to bigamy. The law stipulates that the same crime should be punished with the same punishment, and the same standard should be applied to the determination of completed crime.

Article 284 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Whoever organizes cheating in the national examinations prescribed by law shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also or only be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined. Whoever provides cheating equipment or other assistance for others to commit the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Crime of illegally selling or providing test questions and answers Whoever illegally sells or provides the test questions and answers specified in the first paragraph to others for cheating in the exam shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Those who take the examination instead of others or let others take the examination as prescribed in the first paragraph instead of themselves shall be sentenced to criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also or only be fined.