（Sport Humanities Sociology Study Center，Tianjin Institute of Physical Education,Tianjin 300381,China）

Abstract: This article discussed on the essence of elite sport and its developmental logic and revealed that elite sports is a kind of competition to meet the mass’s advanced taste requirement by providing high-level competition performance.Chinese elite sports have to fully satisfy the mass’s sports need and provide them with qualified sports goods. Only when meeting the requirements could the Chinese competition sports fulfill its sustainable development.Key words: elite sport essence; sustainable development; sport performance