Standard & Certificate

China has approved and released a new mandatory national standard, Open Conditions and Technical Requirements for Sports Venues – Part 4: Climbing Venues (GB 19079.4—2025). The announcement was made under Announcement No. 39 of 2025 by the State Administration for Market Regulation (Standardization Administration of China). The new standard will officially take effect on July […]

Abstract With the rise of digital sports, traditional athletics events are exploring new development paths. World Athletics plans to introduce the World Treadmill Championships, leveraging smart fitness equipment and networked technology to enable global running enthusiasts to participate in high-level competitions without geographical constraints. However, ensuring fairness and professionalism in the competition makes the standardization […]

GB/T 17498.2—2024: Strength Training Equipment Safety Requirements and Test Methods A Deep-Dive Interpretation of China’s New National Standard and Its Alignment with ISO 20957 Keywords:   Strength Training Equipment Standard, Fitness Equipment National Standard, ISO 20957 Alignment, China GB/T 17498, Strength Machine Safety Requirements, Fitness Equipment Testing Methods 1. Background: Upgrading to an Internationally Aligned […]

A Knowledge Guide for Manufacturers, Buyers, and International Traders In 2025, China released a draft revision of the National Standard GB/T 32597 for table tennis tables, replacing the 2016 version. This update introduces stricter requirements on performance, safety, and product testing, aiming to improve China-made table tennis tables for both domestic and international markets. This […]

China’s fitness equipment industry is taking another significant step forward in product quality and global alignment. National sporting goods enterprises, together with industry associations and technical committees, are currently reviewing and refining the latest draft of the indoor stationary training equipment safety standard: GB/T 17498.1— /ISO 20957-1:2024. This standard, which is equivalent to ISO 20957-1:2024, […]

4 Classification The classification given in ISO 20957-1 shall apply. 5 Safety requirements 5.1 General Depending on the design of the piece of equipment，the following requirements shall apply as appropriate. 5.2 External construction 5.3 Squeeze, shear and reciprocating points within the accessible area The squeeze，shear and reciprocating points within the accessible area shall be in […]

Stationary training equipment Part 4: Strength training benches, additional specific safety requirements and test methods (ISO 20957-4:2016) 4. Classification The classification shall be according to ISO 20957-1. 5 Safety requirements 5.1 General Depending on the design of the training equipment, the following requirements shall apply as appropriate. 5.2 Benches with fixed barbell supports 5.2.1 Stability […]