National Winter Games of China explained

The National Winter Games of China is a nationwide Chinese winter sports competition typically held every 4 to 5 years in conjunction with the National Games of China. The 2016 games featured 1,388 participants from 52 delegations, including Hong Kong and Macau.^[1] The 2020 winter games, which were to take place in February in Inner Mongolia, have been postponed to 2024 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Editions

• 1959 - 1st National Winter Games, Jilin, Harbin
• 1965 - 2nd National Winter Games, -- (suspended)
• 1976 - 3rd National Winter Games, Harbin, Shangzhi
• 1979 - 4th National Winter Games, Shangzhi, Ürümqi, Beijing
• 1983 - 5th National Winter Games, Harbin, Yabuli
• 1987 - 6th National Winter Games, Changchun, Changbaishan
• 1991 - 7th National Winter Games, Harbin
• 1995 - 8th National Winter Games, Jilin
• 1999 - 9th National Winter Games, Changchun
• 2003 - 10th National Winter Games, Harbin, Yabuli
• 2008 - 11th National Winter Games, Jan 17 - Jan 27, 2008 in Qiqihar
• 2012 - 12th National Winter Games, Jan 1 - Jan 13 2012 in Changchun^[3]
• 2016 - 13th Chinese National Winter Games, Jan 20 - Jan 30, 2016 in Ürümqi, Xinjiang
• 2024 - 14th Chinese National Winter Games, originally scheduled to be held from Feb 16 - Feb 26, 2020 in Hailar and Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region—postponed to 2024

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chinese National Winter Games hailed "clean" event by organisers. 31 January 2016 .
2. Web site: Chinese National Winter Games postponed due to coronavirus outbreak - China.org.cn. 2021-05-27. www.china.org.cn.
3. Web site: Jilin 2012, Official site. https://web.archive.org/web/20110325221525/http://www.jl2012.cn/. dead. 2011-03-25.