A year after China's elite athletes succeeded in topping the medals table with a cascade of gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics , August 8 was declared "National Fitness Day."

2008年北京奥运会上中国顶级运动员们取得的金牌数奖牌榜上排名第一，一年过后，国家健身日被定为每年的8月8日。