Is Shanghai Institute of Physical Education 985 or 2 1 1? Shanghai Sport University was founded in 1952, formerly known as East China Institute of Sport, and 1956 was renamed Shanghai Institute of Sport. It is the earliest sports institution of higher learning in New China. The school was originally a university directly under the State Sports Commission. Since 200 1 was established by the State Sports General Administration and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. From 20 17, it was selected into the national "double-class" and Shanghai high-level local university construction sequence, but it was neither 985 nor 2 1 1. In June 2023, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, it was renamed Shanghai Sport University. The school adheres to the socialist direction of running a school, strives to implement the fundamental task of educating people with moral education, and constructs the pattern of "five educations simultaneously". Insist on exploring innovative development paths with sports characteristics, such as talent training, academic innovation, social service, cultural inheritance and opening to the outside world, and take root in China to build a world-class sports university. Adhere to the orientation of characteristic applied research-oriented school running, adhere to the school motto of "integration of body and mind, competitive climbing", carry the glorious mission of "developing sports, strengthening people's physique and promoting sports culture", and practice the basic concept of "lifelong development of teachers and students" and the school-running thought of "integration of body and mind, integration of morality and technology, combination of arts and sciences and serving the society".