Author(s): WANG, J., DONG, X., Institution: HARBIN SPORT UNIVERSITY, Country: CHINA, Abstract-ID: 996

Introduction
With the intensification of population aging, community sports governance for the elderly has become an important approach to address the degradation of physical function and health issues among the elderly population. However, current community sports governance for the elderly generally faces problems such as uneven resource allocation, insufficient service provision, and the lack of a supervision mechanism. These issues severely affect the participation rate of the elderly in sports and the level of health management, and constrain the sustainable development of community social services. Therefore, exploring the practical path of collaborative governance by multiple stakeholders in community sports for the elderly has significant practical and academic value. This study is based on structural functionalism theory and collaborative governance theory, with community governments, community hospitals, and community sports organizations as the research subjects. A collaborative model involving the