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
References
- ^ "Chinese National Winter Games hailed "clean" event by organisers". 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Chinese National Winter Games postponed due to coronavirus outbreak - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Jilin 2012, Official site". Archived from the original on 2011-03-25.
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