China National Youth Games
First event | 1988 |
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Occur every | 4 years |
Purpose | Multi-sport event for the under-21 athletes in the People's Republic of China |
The China National Youth Games (
The purpose of the games was to improve the performance of China's best young athletes and promote widespread involvement in sport. Teams are organised on a city or district basis – in line with the designation of Chinese cities, athletes may come from the metropolitan area or its surrounding area. There are also teams sent by national organisations, such as the People's Liberation Army Navy.[5]
Following on from revelations of doping in China, the competition incorporated its first blood tests in the 1999 edition.[5] This trend continued, with over 1200 out-of-competition drug tests happening as part of the 2007 City Games. One cyclist and one wushu competitor were disqualified as a result. Anti-doping educational events were also held for both athletes and coaches.[6]
The
Editions
China National Youth Games | |||||||
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Year | Games | Hosts | Dates | Teams | Athletes | Sports | Events |
1988 | I | Jinan, Shandong | 23 October–2 November | 42 | 2,695 | 12 | |
1991 | II | Tangshan, Hebei | September | 96 | ~3,000 | 16 | |
1995 | III | Nanjing, Jiangsu | October | 50 | 3,344 | 16 | |
1999 | IV | Xi'an, Shaanxi | 11–20 September | 57 | ~4,000 | 16 | |
2003 | V | Changsha, Hunan | 18–27 October | 57 | 6,648 | 29 | 289 |
2007 | VI | Wuhan, Hubei | October[9] | 57 | ~3,000 | 189 | |
2011 | VII | Nanchang, Jiangxi | 16–25 October | 57 | 6,034 | 25 | |
2015[10] | VIII | Fuzhou, Fujian | 18–27 October | 82 | 7,959 | 26 | 306 |
2019 | IX | Taiyuan, Shanxi[11] | 8–18 August |
Sports
Aquatics ( )
Archery ( )
Athletics ( )
Badminton ( )
Basketball ( )
Boxing ( )
Canoeing ( )
Cycling ( )
Equestrian ( )
Fencing ( )
Football ( )
Gymnastics ( )
Handball ( )
Hockey ( )
Judo ( )
Rowing ( )
Sailing ( )
Shooting ( )
Softball ( )
Table tennis ( )
Taekwondo ( )
Tennis ( )
Volleyball ( )
Weightlifting ( )
Wrestling ( )
Wushu ( )
See also
- All-China Games
- Asian Youth Games
- National Games of China
- National Peasants' Games
- Sport in China
- Thailand National Youth Games
References
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2001-11-23). National Games conclude with double for Dong Yanmei. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ China City Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ 2015 China National Youth Games sponsoring fees valued at 30 million. Yutang Sports (2015-04-15). Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ First National Youth Games opens in Fuzhou. Xinhua (2015-10-19). Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ a b People's Republic of China City Games. ET97. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ Mengjia, Wei & Rongfeng, Zhang (2011-07-03). Sixth Chinese City Games close in Wuhan. Xinhua. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2003-10-28). Xue Juan smashes the World Junior Javelin record in China's City Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2011-10-23). World youth medallists excel at Chinese City Games in Nanchang - Days 1-3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (2007-11-01). Fast women's 5000m in China - City Games, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ The National Youth Games in 2015. ET97. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- ^ Shanxi to host National Youth Games in 2019. China Daily (2015-10-29). Retrieved on 2016-09-04.
- Games statistics
- People's Republic of China City Games. ET97. Retrieved on 2016-09-04.