National Red Games Explained
The National Red games,[1] [2] shortened as Red games [3] or sometimes referred to internationally as Communist Olympics[4] is a national sporting competition that began within the People's Republic of China under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The city and people participating varies depending on the games.
List of games
| Year | Games | Host | Dates | Participants | Athletes | Comments |
|---|
| 2010 | | Linyi, Shandong | August 26–28[5] | 8 cities | 400 | |
| 2011 | | Qingyang, Gansu | June 26–28 | 21 cities from China, 2 schools, 61 representative teams | 600 | Coincided with 90th anniversary of founding of CCP | |
Sports
The competition events vary depending on the games. Below are listing of some of the sports.[6]
- Grenade throws
- 100m thread spin
- 240m obstacle course
- barb wire crawls
- minefield run
- Cart pushing
- medic stretcher race
- patriotic sprints
- heroic suicide bombing (inspired by Dong Cunrui)[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 第二届全国红色运动会6月26日甘肃庆阳开幕_新闻中心_新浪网 . News.sina.com.cn . 2011-07-02.
- News: China's Communist Party tries to reclaim glory . The Washington Post . 2011-07-02. 2011-07-02 . Ernesto . Londo.
- Web site: 红色体育著华章 沂蒙精神永相传-搜狐旅游 . Travel.sohu.com . 2011-07-02.
- Web site: China holds Communist Olympics . Straitstimes.com . 2011-07-02.
- Web site: 中国首届红色运动会开赛仪式隆重举行-搜狐旅游 . Travel.sohu.com . 2011-07-02.
- Web site: 中国（临沂.莒南）第一届红色运动会-搜狐旅游 . Travel.sohu.com . 2011-07-02.
- Web site: 红色运动会项目展示(图片)-旅游图片库-搜狐 . Pic.travel.sohu.com . 2011-07-02.
