National Games of China

Not to be confused with National Games of the Republic of China.
National Games of the
People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国全国运动会
AbbreviationAll China Games
First event1959
Occur every4 years
PurposeMulti-sport event for the elite athletes in the People's Republic of China
Websiteen.olympic.cn/games/national
National Games 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
Literal meaningAll-People's Republic of China Games
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Quánguó Yùndònghuì
Wade–GilesChunghua Jenmin Kunghekuo Ch'üankuo Yüntunghui
Abbreviation
Simplified Chinese全国运动会
Traditional Chinese全國運動會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQuánguó Yùndònghuì
Wade–GilesCh'üankuo Yüntunghui
Alternative abbreviation
Simplified Chinese全运会
Traditional Chinese全運會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQuányùnhuì
Wade–GilesCh'üanyünhui

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]

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
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

Statistics

Main article: Statistics of the National Games of China

See also

References

  1. ^ "中華人民共和國第十四屆全國運動會香港特區代表團". www.lcsd.gov.hk. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "大运会、亚运会、全运会 你都分得清吗？｜大运会小科普 - 封面新闻". www.thecover.cn. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  3. ^ "9月13日：第一届全运会在北京开幕". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  4. ^ "第十四届全运会". www.sport.gov.cn. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_National_Games