National Games of China

{{Short description|Four-year multi-sport event}} {{Use American English|date=September 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{distinguish|National Games of the Republic of China}} {{Infobox sporting event organization |name = National Games of the<br>People's Republic of China<br />{{nobold|中华人民共和国全国运动会}} |image = AllChinaGamesFlag.svg |caption = |image2 = |size2 = |caption2 = |abbreviation = All China Games |motto = |formation = 1959 |recurrence = 4 years |last = |purpose = [[Multi-sport event]] for the elite athletes in the [[China|People's Republic of China]] |headquarters = |leader_title = |leader_name = |website = {{url|en.olympic.cn/games/national}} |remarks = |image_upright=.7}} {{Chinese | 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 | l = All-People's Republic of China Games | altname = Abbreviation | s2 = 全国运动会 | t2 = 全國運動會 | p2 = Quánguó Yùndònghuì | w2 = Ch'üankuo Yüntunghui | altname3 = Alternative abbreviation | s3 = 全运会 | t3 = 全運會 | p3 = Quányùnhuì | w3 = Ch'üanyünhui | order = st }}

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=中華人民共和國第十四屆全國運動會香港特區代表團 |url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/tc/ngames/2021/index.html |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=www.lcsd.gov.hk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=大运会、亚运会、全运会你都分得清吗？｜大运会小科普 - 封面新闻 |url=https://www.thecover.cn/news/2rh9YZAqtD+H90qSdq8Jkw== |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=www.thecover.cn}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=9月13日：第一届全运会在北京开幕 |url=https://www.gov.cn/lssdjt/content_1945809.htm |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=www.gov.cn}}</ref>

== List of the National Games == {{Location map+|China|float=center|width=510|caption=Host cities of the National Games|places= {{Location map~|China||position=|lat=41.817651|long=123.431472|label='''[[Shenyang|2013]]'''}} {{Location map~|China||position=left|lat=39.909395|long=116.413938|label='''[[Beijing|1959, 1965, 1975, 1979, 1993]]'''}} {{Location map~|China||position=right|lat=39.099266|long=117.200983|label='''[[Tianjin|2017]]'''}} {{Location map~|China||position=right|lat=36.664033|long=117.120000|label='''[[Jinan|2009]]'''}} {{Location map~|China||position=|lat=34.266667|long=108.954000|label='''[[Xi'an|2021]]'''}} {{Location map~|China||position=|lat=32.076702|long=118.796877|label='''[[Jiangsu|2005]]'''}} {{Location map~|China||position=right|lat=31.244211|long=121.473701|label='''[[Shanghai|1983, 1997]]'''}} {{Location map~|China||position=|lat=23.145803|long=113.277283|label='''[[Guangzhou|1987, 2001, 2025]]'''}} {{Location map~|China||position=|lat=27.35347|long=111.91635|label='''[[Hunan|2029]]'''}} }}

{| class="wikitable" |- !Games !Host !Year !Dates !Teams !Athletes !Sports !Events !Ref |- |align=center|1 | rowspan="4" |[[Beijing]] |1959 |13 September – 3 October | align="right" |29 |align=right|10,658 |align=right|42 |align=right|384 | |- |align=center|2 |1965 |11–28 September | align="right" |29 |align=right|5,014 |align=right|23 |align=right|300 | |- |align=center|3 |1975 |12–28 September | align="right" |31 |align=right|12,497 |align=right|42 |align=right|310 | |- |align=center|4 |1979 |15–30 September | align="right" |31 |align=right|15,189 |align=right|36 |align=right|469 | |- |align=center|5 |[[Shanghai]] |1983 |18 September – 1 October | align="right" |31 |align=right|8,943 |align=right|26 |align=right|277 | |- |align=center|6 |[[Guangdong]] |1987 |20 November – 5 December | align="right" |37 |align=right|7,228 |align=right|44 |align=right|343 | |- |align=center|[[1993 National Games of China|7]] |[[Beijing]] |1993 |4–15 September | align="right" |45 |align=right|7,481 |align=right|43 |align=right|374 | |- |align=center|[[1997 National Games of China|8]] |[[Shanghai]] |1997 |12–24 October | align="right" |45 |align=right|7,943 |align=right|28 |align=right|319 | |- |align=center|[[2001 National Games of China|9]] |[[Guangdong]] |2001 |11–25 November | align="right" |45 |align=right|8,608 |align=right|30 |align=right|345 | |- |align=center|[[2005 National Games of China|10]] |[[Jiangsu]] |2005 |12–23 October | align="right" |42 |align=right|9,986 |align=right|32 |align=right|483 | |- |align=center|[[2009 National Games of China|11]] |[[Shandong]] |2009 |16–28 October | align="right" |46 |align=right|10,991 |align=right|33 |align=right|551 | |- |align=center|[[2013 National Games of China|12]] |[[Liaoning]] |2013 |31 August – 12 September | align="right" |39 |align=right|9,770 |align=right|31 |align=right|350 | |- |align=center|[[2017 National Games of China|13]] |[[Tianjin]] |2017 |27 August – 8 September | align="right" |38 |align=right|8,478 |align=right|33 |align=right|417 | |- |align=center|[[2021 National Games of China|14]] |[[Shaanxi]] |2021 |15–27 September | align="right" |~39 |align=right|~12,000 |align=right|36 |align=right|412 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=第十四届全运会 |url=https://www.sport.gov.cn/n4/n23367606/n23367832/c23595224/content.html |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=www.sport.gov.cn}}</ref> |- |align=center|[[2025 National Games of China|15]] |[[Guangdong]] <br>[[Hong Kong]]<br>[[Macau]] |2025 |9–21 November |align="right"| |align=right|14,252 |align=right|34 |align=right|419 | |- |align=center|[[2029 National Games of China|16]] |[[Hunan]] |2029 | | align="right" | |align=right| |align=right| |align=right| | |}

== Statistics == {{main|Statistics of the National Games of China}}

==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 == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [http://en.olympic.cn/games/national/list.html Partial list from the Chinese Olympic Committee]

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