On January 8, 2021, the president's office of China University of political science and law decided to establish the Sports Law Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law, with Professor Ma Hongjun, director of the Sports Law Research Institute of Law School, as the director of the base.

The establishment of Sports Law Research Center is an important measure to promote the "double first-class" construction and further enhance the scientific research and social service ability of the university. It will give full play to the advantages of law discipline, accelerate the process of governing sports according to law, establish sports rule of law think tank, cultivate inter-disciplinary talents, as well as provide legal guarantee for the construction of sports power.