Abstract: Under the global context of crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, General Secretary Xi Jingping proposed to the international community construction of the community of common health for mankind. This study uses literature review, policy analysis and other methods to study the functional value and implementation path of sports in the human health community. To the community of common health for mankind, sports serve the health function, the cultural function, the diplomatic function and the ecological function. The paths to realize the functional value of sports include 1) achieving collective identification among the world’s people in the field of sports exchange; 2) improving the integrated development system of health education and physical education; 3) using modern technology and big data platform to help sports health service industry; and 4) spreading and sharing traditional Chinese sports and health culture to the international community. By radiating the governance pattern of a “Healthy World” through the “Healthy China” action, we can contribute the strength and value of sports to the construction of a human health community.

Key words: community of common health for mankind, COVID-19 infection, sports, functional value