2021 National Games of China


The 14th National Games of China, branded as Shaanxi 2021, was a multi-sports event held throughout Shaanxi from 15 to 27 September 2021. It was projected that the Games would attract around 20,000 athletes who would compete in 409 events in 35 sports. This was the first event in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo postponed to 2021.
The 14th National Games was one of the first major multi-sport events to allow spectators, which have to provide test certificates within 72 hours prior to entering any venues.
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Bidding process

In September 2015, the General Administration of Sport of China officially issued the notice of bid for the 14th National Games. On 19 October, the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government formally submitted the bidding materials to the General Administration of Sports. They were left uncontested and thus Shaanxi was confirmed to be the host on 4 January 2016.

Venues

Many venues as well as public infrastructure were updated in preparation for the Games.

The Games

Sports

The program was nearly identical to that of the 2020 Summer Olympics, since the events occurred in close proximity to each other. Breaking and Wushu were the only sports that were added to the program.
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  • Baseball
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  • * Basketball
  • * 3×3 basketball
  • * Slalom
  • * Sprint
  • * BMX freestyle
  • * BMX racing
  • * Mountain biking
  • * Road cycling
  • * Track cycling
  • * Dressage
  • * Eventing
  • * Jumping
  • * Artistic
  • * Rhythmic
  • * Trampoline
  • * Kata
  • * Kumite
  • * Volleyball
  • * Beach volleyball
  • * Freestyle
  • * Greco-Roman
  • *Taolu
  • *Sanda

Medal table

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Medal record

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Wang Shun, from Zhejiang province, won a total of 6 gold medals in this games, bringing his total National Games gold medals tally to 15, surpassing the previous record of 12 gold medals won by Sun Yang.