List of multi-sport events held by China

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This article lists multi-sport events held by the People's Republic of China (PRC), including Hong Kong (after 1997) and Macau (after 1999).

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Host cityEventDateTeamsAthletesSportsEventsOfficially opened byTop placed team
Beijing 1990 Asian Games September 22 - October 7366,12229310President Yang Shangkun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
1994 FESPIC Games September 4 - 10422,081Unknown
2001 Summer Universiade August 22 - September 11656,75712170CCP General Secretary & President Jiang Zemin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2008 Summer Olympics [lower-alpha 1] August 8 - 2420410,94228302CCP General Secretary & President Hu Jintao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2008 Summer Paralympics [lower-alpha 2] September 6 - 171463,95120472CCP General Secretary & President Hu Jintao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2008 World Mind Sports Games October 3 - 181432,763535N/A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2010 World Combat Games August 28 - September 4961,10812118N/A Flag of Russia.svg Russia
2022 Winter Olympics [lower-alpha 3] February 4 - 20912,8717109CCP General Secretary & President Xi Jinping Flag of Norway.svg Norway
2022 Winter Paralympics [lower-alpha 4] March 4 - 1346564678CCP General Secretary & President Xi Jinping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Tianjin 2013 East Asian Games October 6 - 1592,42224254Vice Premier Liu Yandong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Shanghai 1993 East Asian Games May 9 - 1881,02112170CCP General Secretary & President Jiang Zemin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
1998 Gymnasiade December 12 - 19Unknown
2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games October 2 - 111657,29125CCP General Secretary & President Hu Jintao Unknown
Changchun, Jilin 2007 Asian Winter Games January 28 - February 425796547CCP General Secretary & President Hu Jintao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Harbin, Heilongjiang 1996 Asian Winter Games February 4 - 1115453843CCP General Secretary & President Jiang Zemin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2009 Winter Universiade February 18 - February 28442,3261282State Councilor Liu Yandong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2025 Asian Winter Games February 7-14TBDFuture event
Nanjing, Jiangsu 2013 Asian Youth Games August 16 - 24452,40416122Vice Premier Liu Yandong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2014 Summer Youth Olympics August 16 - 282033,57928222CCP General Secretary & President Xi Jinping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Hangzhou, Zhejiang 2022 Asian Games 23 September - 8 October 2023 (due to COVID-19 pandemic)4511,10940481CCP General Secretary & President Xi Jinping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2022 Asian Para Games October 22 - 28 2023 (due to COVID-19 pandemic)443,10022501CCP General Secretary & President Xi Jinping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Jinjiang, Fujian 2021 Gymnasiade U18 November 26 - December 3 2022TBD18241TBDFuture event
Haiyang, Shandong 2012 Asian Beach Games June 16 - 22431,3361349State Councilor Ma Kai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Wuhan, Hubei 2019 Military World Games October 18 - 271099,30827329CCP General Secretary & President Xi Jinping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Guangzhou, Guangdong 2010 Asian Games [lower-alpha 5] November 12 - 27459,70442476Premier Wen Jiabao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2010 Asian Para Games December 12 - 19412,40519341Vice Premier Li Keqiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2017 BRICS GamesJune 17 - 215c.300310N/A Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Shenzhen, Guangdong 2011 Summer Universiade August 12 - 231657,99924306CCP General Secretary & President Hu Jintao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Chengdu, Sichuan 2019 World Police and Fire Games August 8 - 187910,67860N/AGovernor of Sichuan Yin Li Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2021 Summer World University Games 28 July - 8 August 2023 (due to COVID-19 pandemic; also replaced cancelled 2023 Summer World University Games)1165,05918269CCP General Secretary & President Xi Jinping Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2025 World Games 7 - 17 August 2025TBD35TBDFuture event

Hong Kong

Host cityEventDateTeamsAthletesSportsEventsOfficially opened byTop placed team
Hong Kong 2003 FESPIC Youth Games December 24 - 2715584Unknown
2009 East Asian Games December 5 - 1392,37722262State Councilor Liu Yandong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2023 Gay Games (co-hosted with Guadalajara, Mexico)November 3 - 11, 2023 (due to COVID-19 pandemic)30TBD36TBD

Macau

Host cityEventDateTeamsAthletesSportsEventsOfficially opened byTop placed team
Macau 2005 East Asian Games October 29 - November 691,91917235Vice Premier Wu Yi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
2006 Lusophony Games October 7 - 1511733848Chief Executive Edmund Ho Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
2007 Asian Indoor Games October 26 - November 3441,79217151Chief Executive Edmund Ho Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China

See also

List of multi-sport events

Notes

  1. Qingdao, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao were the co-host cities.
  2. Qingdao and Hong Kong were the co-host cities.
  3. With Zhangjiakou as co-host city.
  4. With Zhangjiakou as co-host city.
  5. Foshan, Dongguan and Shanwei were the co-host cities.

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