1993 National Games of China explained

7th National Games of the People's Republic of China
Host City:Beijing and Qinhuangdao
Athletes:7481
Events:43
Opened By:Jiang Zemin (CCP General Secretary & President)
Opening:4 September
Closing:15 September
Torch Lighter:Deng Yaping, Yang Wenyi

The 7th National Games of the People's Republic of China was held from September 4 to September 15, 1993 in Beijing. Qi Yunhui started the Games, to be held every four years one year after the Olympic Games. For the opening ceremony, China's major state leaders including CCP General Secretary Jiang Zemin, Premier Li Peng, and Vice-premier Zhu Rongji were present. The main current games are hosted by Beijing, Sichuan and Qinhuangdao City. The games played a significant role in Beijing's bid for the 2000 Olympic Games, as they were used to test and see if Beijing was capable of hosting big international meetings.

Emblem

The emblem is a burning torch, accompanied by the Roman numeral VII (seven), shaped into a runway by two opposite "7" symbols, representing the number of sessions.

List of Heads of Delegations

Sports

There were a total of 43 sports contested across three cities.

Locations

Beijing hosted 26 events: athletics, swimming, gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, weight lifting, fencing, judo, international style wrestling, boxing, modern pentathlon, equestrianism, Chinese-style wrestling, Go, speed skating, short track skating, cycling, navigation model, radio direction finding, parachute, soccer, basketball, table tennis, tennis, handball, hockey, and women's softball.

Sichuan hosted 15 events: diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, fencing, shooting, archery, rowing, kayaking, swimming, water skiing, aviation model, volleyball, badminton, baseball, and martial arts.

Qinhuangdao City hosted two events: sailing and windsurfing.

Records

There were 4 world records set at the Games. Three of them in Athletics were:

More details: See Athletics at the 1993 National Games of China.

Medals

PlaceNationalityGoldSilverBronze
1Liaoning Province444844
2Guangdong292826
3Shanghai261916
4Beijing212023
5Hubei191211
6Henan19817
7Jiangsu Province181218
8Sichuan Province151422
9Hunan141313
10People's Liberation Army141210
11Shandong121515
12Fujian Province1142
13Anhui11310
14Inner Mongolia101210
15Shanxi1043
16Jilin9812
17Zhejiang879
18Hebei71511
19Guangxi6137
20Tianjin5157
21Xinjiang539
22Heilongjiang41311
23Gansu475
24Guizhou341
25Jiangxi335
26Yunnan234
27Shaanxi155
28Posts114
29Qinghai113
30Avant113
31Hainan101
32Tibet001
33 Oil 0 0 1
34 Mine 0 0 1
35 0 0 1