Xiao Tian (; born 1955) is a former Chinese fencer and sports administrator. He most recently held the post of the Deputy Director of the

General Administration of Sport of China The General Administration of Sport () is the government agency responsible for sports in mainland China. It is subordinate to the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It also administers the All-China Sports Federation and Chinese Oly ...

. On June 25, 2015, Xiao Tian was investigated by the

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's anti-graft agency. He is the first high-ranking implicated official being examined from sports system after the 18th Party Congress in 2012. The Chinese government announced in September 2015 that it was to try Xiao Tian for multiple instances of corruption.

Career

Before his political career, Xiao was a fencer in Anhui Fencing Team (). In 1977, Xiao Tian went to

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. He attend to National Sports Committee of China (today's

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) in 1981. In 2005, Xiao became the Deputy Director of

. On May 17, 2015, Xiao Tian sent the outstanding contribution cup to retired hurdler Liu Xiang in

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. On June 25, 2015, Xiao Tian was placed under investigation by the Party's internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations". His wife, Tian Ye (), Deputy Secretary of Chinese Equestrian Association, also was placed under investigation. On September 24, 2015, Xiao Tian was expelled from the Communist Party. He was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison on December 26, 2016.

References

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