National Winter Games of China

The National Winter Games of China are a nationwide Chinese winter sports competition typically held every 4 to 5 years in conjunction with the National Games of China. The 2020 winter games, which were to take place in February in Inner Mongolia, have been postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. No make-up date has been announced. [1]

The 2016 games featured 1,388 participants from 52 delegations, including Hong Kong and Macau.[2]


Events
  • 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
  • 2020 - 14th Chinese National Winter Games, Feb 16 - Feb 26, 2020 in Hailar and Yakeshi, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region -- postponed

References
  1. http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2020-01/26/content_75650330.htm
  2. https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1033854/chinese-national-winter-games-hailed-clean-event-by-organisers
  3. "Jilin 2012, Official site". Archived from the original on 2011-03-25.


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