2013 National Games of China

The 12th National Games of China were held in the northeastern province of Liaoning from 31 August to 12 September 2013. Liaoning was the sixth provincial level host of the games, following Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong. A total of 350 events in 31 sports were held at the games.[1]

12th National Games of the People's Republic of China
Host cityMany in Liaoning
CountryChina
Teams participating39
Athletes participating9,770
Events350 in 31 sports
Opening ceremony31 August 2013
Closing ceremony12 September 2013
Officially opened byXi Jinping (Chinese President)
Officially closed byLi Keqiang (Chinese Premier)
Athlete's OathSun Yujie
Judge's OathWong Lap
Torch lighter12 children
Main venueShenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium
WebsiteOfficial website

Host bidding

For the second time in the games' history, the selection of the host province/municipality in 2013 was made on the basis of bidding process (similar to the process undertaken to select the Olympic Games host city). The sports secretaries and officials from every province, municipality and autonomous region cast their votes in a secret ballot. The winning entry must receive a majority of the votes cast.

In the 12th National Games bidding process, Liaoning, Tianjin, Zhejiang and Hubei were the candidates. Each committee made a 20-minute presentation to the officials. In the first round of voting, Hubei with the lowest number of votes at 2 was eliminated while Liaoning received the highest at 38. In the second and final round, Liaoning won in a landslide victory with 43 votes with Tianjin and Zhejiang at 24 and 11 votes, respectively.[2][3]

The Lioaning organisers settled on a blue and white harbor seal called Ningning (Chinese: 宁宁) as the official mascot for the games. The harbor seal is a frequent sight in Liaodong Bay as it is the country's only nature reserve for the animals.[4]

Venues

A total of 117 facilities were involved in the games, 25 of which were purpose built to host the games. Among them 64 were competition venues and 53 were for training. There was an emphasis on using pre-existing venues for the games and some of the newly developed venues were earmarked for public usage after the competitions.[5] Unlike many other multi-sport events, which typically focus around a host city, the 12th Chinese Games held events in many cities within the host province, Liaoning. Shenyang contained the principal venue, the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. Other cities involved in the games were Anshan, Benxi, Chaoyang, Dalian, Dandong, Fushun, Huludao, Jinzhou, Liaoyang, Panjin, Tieling and Yingkou.[6]

  • Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium (athletics, opening and closing ceremonies)
  • Dalian Municipal swimming pool (fencing, modern pentathlon, swimming)
  • Anshan Olympic stadium (men's football, table tennis)
  • Anshan Olympic swimming pool (water polo)
  • Anshan Olympic oval (handball)
  • Waters near Fushun City People's Square (open water swimming)
  • Benxi City Stadium (women's basketball)
  • Benxi City Highway (road cycling)
  • Dandong City Sports Center Stadium (women's basketball)
  • Jinzhou Marina Sports Center Stadium (badminton)
  • Jinzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center Gymnasium (boxing)
  • Near Shanhai Square, Yingkou (beach volleyball)
  • Yingkou Olympic Stadium (men's basketball)
  • Yingkou (marathon)
  • Fuxin City Stadium (basketball)
  • Liaoyang City Stadium (wushu, sanshou)
  • Tieling Normal University Gymnasium (volleyball)
  • Chaoyang City Stadium (volleyball)
  • Panjin City Olympic Stadium (women's football, volleyball)
  • Huludao Olympic Stadium (trampoline gymnastics)

Games

Pre-games events

Although the opening ceremony is scheduled for 31 August 2013, a number of events are scheduled to take place before that date.

The first medals were awarded in the racewalking events, which are part of the athletics programme and were held on 10, 11 and 12 May. Wu Qianlong won the men's 50 kilometres walk and Wang Zhen won the men's 20 kilometre walk. A photo finish was needed for the women's 20 km walk and Lu Xiuzhi was declared the winner ahead of Liu Hong.[7]

Sports

Key: † = New sport

Participation

A total of 9770 athletes from 39 delegations took part in the competition (fewer than both the 2005 and 2009 editions). Among the delegations were 4 municipalities, 22 provincial teams and 5 autonomous regions. Further to this, the People's Liberation Army sent a team, and six sports association teams were entered (generally associations from specific industry groupings or large organisations).[8]

Medal table

Like the previous games, the medal table did not only include the medals obtained from the games, but also included the medals obtained during the Olympics and Asian Games.

Rank Delegations Gold Silver Bronze Total Points
1Shandong6547.543155.52895.5
2Liaoning5649.539.51453143
3Guangdong50.534.5361212696.5
4Shanghai454836.5129.52460
5People's Liberation Army4538371202327
5Jiangsu4535371172588
6Zhejiang352039941718.5
7Beijing332825861682
8Heilongjiang221529661366.5
9Tianjin20141145988
10Fujian182322.563.51402.5
11Hunan15131341801.5
12Henan14.5718.5401004
13Sichuan132627661643
14Jilin13171747977
15Shanxi108624557
16Shaanxi9111131608.5
17Anhui8.591229.5636.5
18Hubei818.51440.5794
19Hebei61028441205.5
20Jiangxi655.516.5345.5
21Xinjiang68216333.5
22Inner Mongolia561122562
23Chongqing53412267.5
24Yunnan48416456
25Guangxi45514404.5
26Qinghai3126132
27Hainan3115142.5
28Civil Defence and Police Sports Association2338102
29Gansu2417271
30Guizhou14611244.5
31Hong Kong1438228
32Tibet110242
33Ningxia0022100.5
34Railways Sports Association001151
35Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps001122.5
36Macau000018.5
37China Coal Sports Association00005.5
Total574.5525553.5165335,223.5

See also

References
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