National Winter Games of China

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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

YearGamesHostDate
19591st Jilin and Harbin 1–5 and 10–20 February 1959
19652nd Jilin (canceled)N/a
19763rd Harbin and Shangzhi 21–26 January 1976
19794th Shangzhi, Ürümqi, and Beijing 14–20 February, 4–9 March, and 8–17 September 1979
19835th Harbin 12–23 March 1983
19876th Jilin 8–17 March 1987
19917th Harbin 2–9 February 1991
19958th Jilin 14–24 January 1995
19999th Changchun 10–19 January 1999
200310th Harbin 5–18 January 2003
2008 11th Qiqihar 18–28 January 2008
201212th Changchun and |Jilin [3] 3–13 January 2012
201613th Ürümqi and Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture 20–31 January 2016
202414th Hulunbuir originally scheduled to be held from 16–26 February 2020, rescheduled to 17–27 February 2024
202815th Shenyang and Fushun

References

  1. "Chinese National Winter Games hailed "clean" event by organisers". 31 January 2016.
  2. "Chinese National Winter Games postponed due to coronavirus outbreak - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. "Jilin 2012 official website". Archived from the original on 2011-03-25.