2021 National Games of China

The 14th National Games of China (中华人民共和国第十四届运动会), commonly known as Shaanxi 2021 (陕西2021), was a multi-sports event held throughout Shaanxi from September 15 to 27, 2021 (though some events will be taking place before the games officially start).[2] It is projected that the Games will attract around 20,000 athletes who will compete in 409 events in 35 sports.[3][4] This will be the first event in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

14th National Games of the People's Republic of China
Logo of the 2021 National Games of China
Host cityShaanxi
CountryChina
Events412 in 36 sports
OpeningSeptember 15, 2021
ClosingSeptember 27, 2021
Opened byXi Jinping (CCP general secretary and Chinese President)[1]
Closed byLi Keqiang (Chinese Premier)
Athlete's OathYang Shunhong (wushu)
Main venueXi'an Olympic Sports Center
WebsiteOfficial website

The 14th National Games was one of the first major multi-sport events to allow spectators, which have to provide test certificates within 72 hours prior to entering any venues.[5]

Bidding process

In September 2015, the General Administration of Sport of China officially issued the notice of bid for the 14th National Games.[6] On October 19, the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government formally submitted the bidding materials to the General Administration of Sports.[6] They were left uncontested and thus Shaanxi was confirmed to be the host on January 4, 2016.[7]

Venues

Many venues as well as public infrastructure were updated in preparation for the Games.[8][9]

  • Xi'an
  • Provincial Sports Bureau
    • Chang'an Changning Ecological Sports Training and Competition Base (archery)
    • Shaanxi Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium (fencing, gymnastics, closing ceremony alternate)
    • Shaanxi Provincial Sports Training Center (modern pentathlon)
    • Shaanxi Water Sports Management Center kayaking and rowing)
    • Shaanxi Provincial Stadium (opening ceremony alternate, football-Xi'an division)
  • School venues
    • Handball Hall of Xi'an Institute of Physical Education (handball)
    • Xi’an Institute of Physical Education (hockey, baseball, softball, rugby)
    • Xi'an University Gymnasium (badminton)
    • Xi’an Middle School Gymnasium (volleyball-Men's Under-20)
    • Soaring Gymnasium of Northwestern Polytechnical University (volleyball-women's adult group)
    • Northwest University Chang'an Campus Gymnasium (trampoline, rhythmic gymnastics)
    • Xi'an Polytechnic University Lintong Campus Cultural and Sports Center (karate)
  • Baoji
    • Baoji City Stadium: (football-Baoji Division)
    • Baoji Swimming and Diving Hall: (water polo)
    • Baoji Vocational and Technical College Football Field: Undertake the 14th National Games football match (Baoji Division) project
  • Xianyang
    • Xianyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium (football-Xianyang Division)
    • Xianyang Vocational and Technical College Stadium (football-Xianyang Division)
    • Xianyang Vocational and Technical College Gymnasium (wushu taolu)
  • Tongchuan
    • Tongchuan City Gymnasium (basketball-Tongchuan Division)
  • Weinan
    • Weinan Sports Center Stadium (football-Weinan Division)
    • Weinan Sports Center Gymnasium (weightlifting)
    • Dali Shayuan Sand Volleyball Venue (beach volleyball)
    • Weinan Normal University Gymnasium (Women's Basketball Under-19)
    • Weiqing Park Football Field: (football-Weinan Division)
  • Yan'an
    • Mountain bike venue in Huangling National Forest Park: (mountain bike)
    • Yan'an Sports Center Gymnasium (wrestling)
    • Yan'an University Gymnasium (table tennis)
  • Yulin
    • Yulin Vocational and Technical College Gymnasium (boxing, volleyball-men's adult)
  • Hanzhong
    • Hanzhong Gymnasium (taekwondo)
    • Hanzhong Triathlon Venue (triathlon)
  • Ankang
    • Ankang Gymnasium (wushu sanda)
    • Ankang Yinghu Lake: (marathon swimming)
  • Shangluo
    • Shangluo Gymnasium (volleyball-Shangluo Division)
    • Shangluo Road Cycling Field (road bicycle)
  • Hancheng
    • Hancheng Jiaotong University Basic Education Park Gymnasium (judo)
  • Yangling
    • Yangling Tennis Center (tennis)
  • Xixian New District
    • Xixian New Area Qin Han New City Equestrian Competition Venue (equestrian)
    • BMX venue in Xixian New District (BMX)
  • Wanning
  • Nanjing
    • Breaking venue at Lishui District (breaking)

The Games

Sports

The program was nearly identical to that of the 2020 Summer Olympics since the events occurred in close proximity to each other. Breaking and Wushu are the only sports that will be added to the program.

  • Aquatics
    • Artistic swimming (2)
    • Diving (8)
    • Marathon swimming (2)
    • Swimming (35)
    • Water polo (2)
  • Archery (5)
  • Athletics (48)
  • Badminton (5)
  • Baseball
    • Baseball (1)
    • Softball (1)
  • Basketball
    • Basketball (2)
    • 3×3 basketball (2)
  • Boxing (13)
  • Breaking (2)
  • Canoeing
    • Slalom (4)
    • Sprint (12)
  • Cycling
    • BMX freestyle (2)
    • BMX racing (2)
    • Mountain biking (2)
    • Road cycling (4)
    • Track cycling (12)
  • Equestrian
    • Dressage (2)
    • Eventing (2)
    • Jumping (2)
  • Fencing (12)
  • Field hockey (2)
  • Football (2)
  • Golf (2)
  • Gymnastics
    • Artistic (14)
    • Rhythmic (2)
    • Trampoline (2)
  • Handball (2)
  • Judo (15)
  • Karate
    • Kata (2)
    • Kumite (6)
  • Modern pentathlon (2)
  • Rowing (14)
  • Rugby sevens (2)
  • Sailing (10)
  • Shooting (15)
  • Skateboarding (4)
  • Sport climbing (2)
  • Square dance (2)
  • Surfing (2)
  • Table tennis (5)
  • Taekwondo (8)
  • Tennis (5)
  • Triathlon (3)
  • Volleyball
    • Volleyball (2)
    • Beach volleyball (2)
  • Weightlifting (14)
  • Wrestling
    • Freestyle (12)
    • Greco-Roman (6)
  • Wushu
    • Taolu (8)
    • Sanda (8)

Medal record

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Wang Shun from the Zhejiang province won a total of 6 gold medals in this games, bringing his total National Games gold medals tally to 15, surpassing the previous record of 12 gold medals won by Sun Yang.[10]

References
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  8. Yue, Xian (February 10, 2021). "陕西53个全运会场馆集体亮相，承担比赛项目确定！" [The 53 National Games venues in Shaanxi have been unveiled collectively, and the events will be determined!]. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved August 23, 2021.
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