The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Sports and Health Collaborative Innovation Alliance was initiated by the Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education in 2018 with members including Sun Yat-sen University, South China Normal University, South China University of Technology, Shenzhen University, Guangzhou University, Guangdong Vocational Institute of Sports, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Education University of Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Baptist University. The alliance was founded to promote the concept of sports and health and vigorously develop innovative platforms for scientific research, industry, academia exchanges and cooperation in the field of sports and health in the Greater Bay Area.