Abstract: Based on the conception, characteristics and principles of the spatial structure of urban public sports, the author mainly discusses the relationship between the spatial structure of urban public sports and the sports behavior of urban residents. The result shows that "publicness" is the fundamental property of urban public sports space, which has 3 characteristics of hierarchy, openness and gradual change. The layout of the urban public sports space should follow 6 principles including justification, high-efficiency, convenience, centricity, etc. Whether the spatial structure of urban public sports is reasonable or not affects the sports enthusiasm of urban residents. Planning and constructing urban public sports space which can guide and inspire the sports enthusiasm of urban residents is the important part of urban sports public services and it is also the important step of completing the national fitness program successfully.

Key words: urban, public sports space, sports spatial structure, theories