(School of Physical Education,Jilin University,Changchun 130012,China) Abstract: Starting with the signs of major developments of international sport after the World War II, the author analyzed their causes, and considered that realizing national interests was the intrinsic cause for international sport to develop rapidly after the World War II, whose specific expressions were: the retrospection of the World War II and the expectation for peace; the shifting of national strategic focus; realizing national strategic objectives; estab-lishing a nice international image; the demand of countries in Asian, Africa and Latin America for independence; for solving problems commonly faced by mankind, etc. Lastly, the author summarized its enlightenment on strategies for the development of international sport in China in the new period. Key words: sport sociology;international sport;politics;after the World War II |