National Games of China
Four-year multi-sport event
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The National Games of the People's Republic of China is the highest-level comprehensive multi-sport event of China. It is hosted by the General Administration of Sport of China. The games is held every four years, usually in the summer or autumn of the year after the Summer Olympics.[1][2]
AbbreviationAll China Games
First event1959
Occur every4 years
PurposeMulti-sport event for the elite athletes in the People's Republic of China
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| Abbreviation | 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 |
SimplifiedChinese中华人民共和国全国运动会
TraditionalChinese中華人民共和國全國運動會
Literal meaningAll-People's Republic of China Games
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Quánguó Yùndònghuì
| National Games of China | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | All-People's Republic of China Games | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 全国运动会 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 全國運動會 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 全运会 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 全運會 | ||||||||
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The National Games was first held in 1959 in Beijing at the Workers' Stadium, when 10,658 athletes competed across 384 events in 42 sports.[3]
List of the National Games
Host cities of the National Games
| Games | Host | Year | Dates | Teams | Athletes | Sports | Events | Ref |
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| 1 | Beijing | 1959 | 13 September – 3 October | 29 | 10,658 | 42 | 384 | |
| 2 | 1965 | 11–28 September | 29 | 5,014 | 23 | 300 | ||
| 3 | 1975 | 12–28 September | 31 | 12,497 | 42 | 310 | ||
| 4 | 1979 | 15–30 September | 31 | 15,189 | 36 | 469 | ||
| 5 | Shanghai | 1983 | 18 September – 1 October | 31 | 8,943 | 26 | 277 | |
| 6 | Guangdong | 1987 | 20 November – 5 December | 37 | 7,228 | 44 | 343 | |
| 7 | Beijing | 1993 | 4–15 September | 45 | 7,481 | 43 | 374 | |
| 8 | Shanghai | 1997 | 12–24 October | 45 | 7,943 | 28 | 319 | |
| 9 | Guangdong | 2001 | 11–25 November | 45 | 8,608 | 30 | 345 | |
| 10 | Jiangsu | 2005 | 12–23 October | 42 | 9,986 | 32 | 483 | |
| 11 | Shandong | 2009 | 16–28 October | 46 | 10,991 | 33 | 551 | |
| 12 | Liaoning | 2013 | 31 August – 12 September | 39 | 9,770 | 31 | 350 | |
| 13 | Tianjin | 2017 | 27 August – 8 September | 38 | 8,478 | 33 | 417 | |
| 14 | Shaanxi | 2021 | 15–27 September | ~39 | ~12,000 | 36 | 412 | [4] |
| 15 | Guangdong Hong Kong Macau |
2025 | 9–21 November | 14,252 | 34 | 419 | ||
| 16 | Hunan | 2029 |