The 15th International Forum on Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy (the 15th IFOSMA) and the 1st Belt and Road International Cooperation Meeting on Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy was held from June 29 to July 1, 2018 in Qingdao, China. This conference aimed to uphold the Belt and Road Initiative "peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit", and build a bridge between China and the world in sports medicine. This forum was sponsored by APKASS, Shanghai Medicine and Health Development Foundation (SHMDF) and Sports Medicine Center of Fudan University and organized by Huashan Hospital, Fudan University and Qingdao Municipal Hospital. This forum has presented keynote speeches and live surgical videos focusing on the hot topics in sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery.