The history of the Urban Games of the People's Republic of China

The first National Urban Games was held in Jinan and Zibo, Shandong from October 23 to November 2, 1988. There are 12 competition events in this City Games, namely track and field, swimming, gymnastics, weightlifting, shooting, wrestling, judo, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and badminton, all of which are Olympic events. There were 40 cities participating in the first City Games, with 2,695 athletes competing for 171 gold medals. ***A total of 3 people broke 4 national records 4 times; 1 person tied 1 national record once; 4 people and 2 teams broke 4 national youth records 6 times; 1 person tied 1 national youth record once; 1 One person exceeded one world record once; one person exceeded one world youth record once; three people exceeded three Asian records three times. Participants: Shijiazhuang City, Taiyuan City, Hohhot City, Shenyang City, Changchun City, Harbin City, Nanjing City, Hangzhou City, Hefei City, Fuzhou City, Nanchang City, Jinan City, Zhengzhou City, Wuhan City, Changsha City, Guangzhou City , Nanning City, Chengdu City, Guiyang City, Kunming City, Lhasa City, Xi'an City, Lanzhou City, Xining City, Yinchuan City, Urumqi City, Chongqing City, Qingdao City, Dalian City, Nantong City, Lianyungang City, Ningbo City, Wenzhou City City, Yantai City, Zhanjiang City, Beihai City, Shenzhen City, Zhuhai City, Xiamen City, Shantou City *** 42 units.

The Second National Urban Games was held in Tangshan City, Hebei Province in September 1991. This City Games has 16 competition events, including 4 more events: diving, rowing, fencing, and archery than in the first edition. The total number of gold medals reached 198. There are 96 participating units and nearly 3,000 athletes participating in the finals. *** A total of 12 people surpassed Asian records 12 times and 4 times; 2 people tied Asian records twice and 2 times; 5 people set national records 5 times and 4 times; 14 people set 25 times and 15 national youth records. Participants: Shijiazhuang City, Taiyuan City, Hohhot City, Shenyang City, Changchun City, Harbin City, Nanjing City, Hangzhou City, Hefei City, Fuzhou City, Nanchang City, Jinan City, Zhengzhou City, Wuhan City, Changsha City, Guangzhou City , Nanning City, Chengdu City, Guiyang City, Kunming City, Lhasa City, Xi'an City, Lanzhou City, Xining City, Yinchuan City, Urumqi City, Chongqing City, Qingdao City, Dalian City, Haikou City, Qinhuangdao City, Nantong City, Lianyungang City City, Ningbo City, Wenzhou City, Yantai City, Zhanjiang City, Beihai City, Shenzhen City, Zhuhai City, Xiamen City, Tangshan City, Anshan City, Tianjin Hexi District, Suzhou City, Jinhua City, Zhaodong City, Weihai City, Zibo City, Gongzhuling City, Foshan City, Xuzhou City, Beijing Chongwen District, Putian City, Hengyang City, Baoding City, Beijing Dongcheng District, Xicheng District, Shijingshan District, Xuanwu District, Tianjin Hangu District, Heping District, Hexi District, Hedong District, Tanggu District, Changzhi City, Yangquan City, Dandong City, Fushun City, Yingkou City, Chaoyang City, Yanji City, Qiqihar City, Hongkou District, Xuhui District, Wuxi City, Huaiyang City, Zhenjiang City, Xinyu City, Sanmenxia City, Xinxiang City, Shashi City, Xiaogan City, Zhongshan City, Dongguan City, Zhaoqing City, Guilin City, Leshan City, Zigong City, Mianyang City, Jinchang City, Shantou City, Sichuan Armed Police Corps, Nanjing Military Region, Shenyang Military Region, PLA Navy*** 96 units.

The Third National Urban Games was held in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province in October 1995. The competition consists of 16 events, with a total of 218 gold medals, 49 participating cities, and 3,344 athletes participating in the finals. *** A total of 4 people exceeded the world youth record 10 times and 6 times; 8 people exceeded the Asian youth record 10 times and 5 times; 14 people set 16 times and 8 national records; 1 person tied the national record once and 1 time; 35 people 51 times 31 national youth records were set. Participants: Shijiazhuang City, Taiyuan City, Hohhot City, Shenyang City, Changchun City, Harbin City, Nanjing City, Hangzhou City, Hefei City, Fuzhou City, Nanchang City, Jinan City, Zhengzhou City, Wuhan City, Changsha City, Guangzhou City , Nanning City, Chengdu City, Guiyang City, Kunming City, Lhasa City, Xi'an City, Lanzhou City, Xining City, Yinchuan City, Urumqi City, Chongqing City, Qingdao City, Dalian City, Haikou City, Shantou City, Nantong City, Lianyungang City City, Ningbo City, Wenzhou City, Yantai City, Zhanjiang City, Beihai City, Shenzhen City, Zhuhai City, Xiamen City, Beijing Dongcheng District, Xicheng District, Haidian District, Tianjin Nankai District, Heping District, Xiqing District, Hexi District, ***50 units in Hongkou District, Shanghai.

The Fourth National Urban Games was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province from September 11 to September 20, 1999. There were still 16 official competition events and 220 minor events.

There are 57 cities participating in this City Games, with nearly 4,000 athletes. Blood testing was implemented for the first time in the Fourth City Games. This was the first time at a comprehensive sports meeting. However, because the knowledge of blood testing was not popularized, until the penalty results came out, everyone from athletes, coaches to the press came out. Falling into the clouds, in many people’s minds, blood tests are just more precise than urine tests. Exceeding the standard certainly indicates taking stimulants. However, the official conclusion this time is that there are three possibilities for exceeding the standard. One is living at a plateau for a long time, and the other is red blood cell pressure. If the product exceeds the standard, it is not doping.

The Fifth National Urban Games was held in Changsha City, Hunan Province from October 18 to October 27, 2003. There were 29 major events and 289 minor events, producing 320 gold medals. , 12 more competition events were added than the 4th City Games. In this city games, 4 people broke 5 world records 8 times, 6 people tied 6 world records 8 times; 11 people and 13 teams set 16 world youth records 34 times; 9 people and 1 team tied 13 times 9 world youth records; 8 players exceeded 6 Asian records 12 times; 2 players set 2 national records 2 times, 7 players and 1 team tied 7 national records 8 times; 14 players set 12 national youth records 19 times. A number of promising rookies have emerged in many projects, laying a solid talent foundation for the Chinese Legion to achieve excellent results in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The Sixth National Urban Games was successfully held in Wuhan City, Hubei Province in 2007. The Sixth National Urban Games was also a preview of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, many similar events were held in the Sixth National Urban Games. Used in the opening ceremony of the city fair, the lighting ceremony is surprisingly similar: the last ignition is also performed by a gymnast, and the same is done by lifting the athlete up to ignite the fire! Most of the volunteer work for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was gained through practical experience in the six-city conference, and Wuhan Jianghan University made a huge contribution to this!

The Seventh National Urban Games was held in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. The opening ceremony was held on October 16, 2011, and the closing ceremony was held on October 25, 2011. The main theme of this sports meeting is the red sports card, with the theme of "Welcoming the Chinese and Chinese sports back to their hometown". There are 57 representatives from 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions. Groups signed up to participate, including 6,034 athletes.

Since the National Urban Games was renamed the National Youth Games in 2013, the 7th National Urban Games will be the last National Urban Games. The first competition was held in 1988 in Jinan, Shandong Province, with 40 people, 2,695 people, 12 people. The second time, in 1991, in Tangshan, Hebei Province, with 46 people, 2,928 people, 16 people. The third time, in 1995, in Nanjing, Jiangsu, 49 people, 3,344 people, 16 people. The 4th session in Xi'an, Shaanxi in 1999, 57 with 3861 people and 16 people. The 5th session in Changsha, Hunan in 2003 with 57 people and 6648 people, 29 major events and 289 small events. The 6th session in Wuhan, Hubei in 2007, 57 people with more than 3,000 people and 189 people. The 7th session in 2011 In 2016, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 57,6034 people participated in 25 major events, 300 minor events, 24 Summer Olympics events and martial arts