National Games of China


The National Games of the People's Republic of China, sometimes known as 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 August 2017, when the 13th National Games of China took place in Tianjin.
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. On the other hand, the original Chinese National Games continued to be held by the Republic of China which is now based in Taiwan.

List of the National Games of China

GamesHostsDatesTeamsAthletesSportsEventsRef
IBeijing Municipality13 September–3 October 19592910,65842384
IIBeijing Municipality11–28 September 1965295,01423300
IIIBeijing Municipality12–28 September 19753112,49742310
IVBeijing Municipality15–30 September 19793115,18936469
VShanghai Municipality18 September–1 October 1983318,94326277
VIGuangdong Province20 November–5 December 1987377,22844343
VIIBeijing Municipality4–15 September 1993457,48143374
VIIIShanghai Municipality12–24 October 1997457,94328319
IXGuangdong Province11–25 November 2001458,60830345
XJiangsu Province12–23 October 2005429,98632483
XIShandong Province16–28 October 20094610,99133551
XIILiaoning Province31 August–12 September 2013399,77031350
XIIITianjin Municipality27 August–8 September 2017388,47833417
XIVShaanxi Province2021
XVHunan Province2025

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