National Games of China
Chinese multi-sports competition
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| Abbreviation | National Games of the PRC; All China Games |
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| First event | 1959 |
| Occur every | 4 years |
| Purpose | Multi-sport event for the elite athletes in the People's Republic of China |
| Website | en |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国全国运动会 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國全國運動會 | ||||||||
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The National Games of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国全国运动会; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國全國運動會; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Quánguó Yùndònghuì), sometimes known as the All China Games (though not to be confused with the All-China Games), is the premier sports event in China at national level. It is usually held once every four years, most recently in September 2021, when the 14th National Games of China took place in Xi'an.
The forerunner of the Games was the Chinese National Games, first held in 1910 during the Qing dynasty. This tournament ran until 1948 and the competition was relaunched under its current name in 1959, following the formation of the People's Republic of China.[1] On the other hand, the Chinese National Games continues to be held by the Republic of China which is now based in Taiwan.[2]
List of the National Games of China
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Host cities of the National Games| Games | Hosts | Dates | Teams | Athletes | Sports | Events | Ref |
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| I | Beijing Municipality | 13 September–3 October 1959 | 29 | 10,658 | 42 | 384 | |
| II | Beijing Municipality | 11–28 September 1965 | 29 | 5,014 | 23 | 300 | |
| III | Beijing Municipality | 12–28 September 1975 | 31 | 12,497 | 42 | 310 | |
| IV | Beijing Municipality | 15–30 September 1979 | 31 | 15,189 | 36 | 469 | |
| V | Shanghai Municipality | 18 September–1 October 1983 | 31 | 8,943 | 26 | 277 | |
| VI | Guangdong Province | 20 November–5 December 1987 | 37 | 7,228 | 44 | 343 | |
| VII | Beijing Municipality | 4–15 September 1993 | 45 | 7,481 | 43 | 374 | |
| VIII | Shanghai Municipality | 12–24 October 1997 | 45 | 7,943 | 28 | 319 | |
| IX | Guangdong Province | 11–25 November 2001 | 45 | 8,608 | 30 | 345 | |
| X | Jiangsu Province | 12–23 October 2005 | 42 | 9,986 | 32 | 483 | |
| XI | Shandong Province | 16–28 October 2009 | 46 | 10,991 | 33 | 551 | |
| XII | Liaoning Province | 31 August–12 September 2013 | 39 | 9,770 | 31 | 350 | |
| XIII | Tianjin Municipality | 27 August–8 September 2017 | 38 | 8,478 | 33 | 417 | |
| XIV | Shaanxi Province | 15-27 September 2021 | |||||
| XV | Guangdong Province Hong Kong SAR Macau SAR | 2025 |
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See also
- All-China Games
- Asian Games
- China National Youth Games
- East Asian Games
- Football at the National Games of China
- National Peasants' Games
- Olympic Games
- Sport in China
References
External links
- Partial list from the Chinese Olympic Committee
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