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.
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.
List of the National Games
GamesHostYearDatesTeamsAthletesSportsEventsRef1Beijing195913 September – 3 October2910,658423842196511–28 September295,014233003197512–28 September3112,497423104197915–30 September3115,189364695Shanghai198318 September – 1 October318,943262776Guangdong198720 November – 5 December377,228443437Beijing19934–15 September457,481433748Shanghai199712–24 October457,943283199Guangdong200111–25 November458,6083034510Jiangsu200512–23 October429,9863248311Shandong200916–28 October4610,9913355112Liaoning201331 August – 12 September399,7703135013Tianjin201727 August – 8 September388,4783341714Shaanxi202115–27 September~39~12,0003641215Guangdong Hong KongMacau20259–21 November14,2523441916Hunan2029
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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 Artistic Gymnastics at the National Games of China National Peasants' Games Olympic Games Sport in China 2025 National Games for Persons with Disabilities of China
References
External links Partial list from the Chinese Olympic Committee