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This study addresses this gap by investigating the associations among FMS, such as locomotor, object control, and stability skills, executive function (EF), such as inhibition control and working memory, and academic achievement among Chinese schoolchildren. Furthermore, this research determines how EF mediates the relationship between FMS and academic achievement and whether gender and age moderate the mediating process.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This research involved 733 primary schoolchildren aged 6\u201312 years from China. First, the Test of Gross Motor Development-Third Edition and the K\u00f6rperkoordinationstest F\u00fcr Kinder were used to measure FMS. Then, the Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory was employed to evaluate EF, while standardized written examinations in Chinese and mathematics subjects were used to determine academic achievement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Regression analyses were conducted. Results revealed that the children\u2019s performance in Chinese was negatively correlated with their working memory (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.129,\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u20090.005) and inhibition control (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009= \u22120.191,\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.001) but positively linked to object control (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.198,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Meanwhile, children\u2019s performance in mathematics had a negative relationship with inhibition (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009= \u22120.246,\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u20090.001) but positive relationships with object control (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.095,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.009) and stability skills (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u20090.096,\n                      <jats:italic>p\u2009<\/jats:italic>\n                      =\u20090.010). In addition, a mediation analysis was conducted. Results revealed that EF had a partially mediating effect on the relationship between FMS and academic achievement in Chinese (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.110, 95%\n                      <jats:italic>CI<\/jats:italic>\n                      [0.051, 0.175]) and mathematics (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.134, 95%\n                      <jats:italic>CI<\/jats:italic>\n                      [0.070, 0.189]). In the mathematics model, it is only found that age significantly and negatively moderates the path between EF and mathematics (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009\u22120.627, 95%\n                      <jats:italic>CI<\/jats:italic>\n                      [\u22120.698, \u22120.332],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study highlights the critical role of FMS and EF in Chinese schoolchildren\u2019s academic achievement. The outcomes of this work suggest that educators can bolster FMS and EF through well-crafted, engaging, and encouraging interventions or programs. In turn, these designs can support the academic achievement of schoolchildren. Strategies aimed at improving object control can foster children\u2019s performance in Chinese and mathematics. 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