Abstract: From the perspective of social network analysis, this paper studies the relationships between the sports participation, individual social capital and physical health of villagers in the process of reconstruction after Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008. The results indicate that the people who take part in the sports activities have a higher individual social capital and health level than those who do not. Through regression analysis demonstrate that sports participation can significantly improve the villagers' individual social capital and physical health level. This paper further researches their mechanism. While there are some deficiencies in this study, we have empirically explored the topics about social capital in the field of sociology of sport with network ideas.

Key words: post-disaster reconstruction, social network analysis, sports participation, individual social capital, physical health