Abstract: By using the methods of literature review and expert interview, this study systematically analyzes the development of competitive sports in Sichuan, pointing out the difficulties of slow change of ideology, low efficiency of system operation, low conversion rate of project resources, lack of high-level professional talents and low level of scientific and technological support in the process of promoting high-quality development of competitive sports in Sichuan. The causes include: the influence of closed basin consciousness and cozy life pursuit, the influence of the general-division strategy, the serious loss of high-level talents, the difficulty of deepening the integration of sports and education, the incomplete competitive sports mechanism co-run by multiple subjects, and the relatively low level of high-tech support. The strategies to tackle the difficulties include: strengthen the political leadership, adhere to the “gold medal strategy”, innovate the operation system and mechanism, optimize the talent training system, enhance the level of scientific and technological support, pay close attention to the combination of competition and training, and fully communicate with the international community.

Key words: competitive sports in Sichuan, high-quality development, sports power, dilemma, causes, strategy