National Games of China

Four-year multi-sport event

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

Abbreviation| All China Games
First event| 1959
Occur every| 4 years
Purpose| Multi-sport event for the elite athletes in the People's Republic of China
Website| en.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
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Quánguó Yùndònghuì
Wade–Giles| Chunghua Jenmin Kunghekuo Ch'üankuo Yüntunghui

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

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2013

1959, 1965, 1975, 1979, 1993

2017

2009

2021

2005

1983, 1997

1987, 2001, 2025

2029

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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  |  |  | 34  | 401  |
16 | Hunan | 2029  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Statistics

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Main article: Statistics of the National Games of China

## See also

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* 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

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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.

## External links

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* Partial list from the Chinese Olympic Committee

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