Traditional Sports Item

The traditional sports items in the Tibet Autonomous Region are related with recreational activities and solar terms. They are games and, at the same time, shows. Some of the traditional folk sports items have been adopted as modern sports items, and have gradually been standardized. There are more than 1,000 stadiums and gymnasiums in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Mountaineering

Since the founding of the Tibet Mountaineering Team on October 1, 1960, the Tibetan team has 29 people who have climbed to the top of the Qomolangmo and 228 people who have conquered peaks each higher than 8,000 meters, including three climbers who have reached the summits of 10 such peaks. A group of mountaineers with the Tibetan team dwarfed 10 such peaks together.

In 2003, a total of 16 people with the Tibet Mountaineering Team dwarfed four peaks each higher than 8,000 meters. They include nine who reached the top of the world’s highest peak.