National Games of China should not be confused with National Games of the Republic of China.
| National Games of the People's Republic of China | |
| Abbreviation: | All China Games |
| Formation: | 1959 |
| Recurrence: | 4 years |
| Purpose: | Multi-sport event for the elite athletes in the People's Republic of China |
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| Showflag: | stp |
| S: | 中华人民共和国全国运动会 |
| T: | 中華人民共和國全國運動會 |
| P: | Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Quánguó Yùndònghuì |
| W: | Chunghua Jenmin Kunghekuo Ch'üankuo Yüntunghui |
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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]
| 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 | ||||||
| 15 | Guangdong Hong Kong Macau | 2025 | 9–21 November |
See main article: Statistics of the National Games of China.