 TheGuangdong Olympic Stadium was the main venue for the games and hosted the opening and closing ceremonies | |
| Host city | Guangzhou,Guangdong |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Teams | 45 |
| Athletes | 8608 |
| Events | 345 |
| Opening | 11 November 2001 |
| Closing | 25 November 2001 |
| Opened by | Jiang Zemin (CCP General Secretary &President) |
| Main venue | Guangdong Olympic Stadium |
The9thNational Games of China was amulti-sport event that was held inGuangzhou,Guangdong Province,China from 11–25 November 2001.
The main stadium for the games was theGuangdong Olympic Stadium. A total of 345 events were contested in 30 sports – 27 were summer sports and the remaining three wereskatingwinter sports. The games featured 8608 athletes from 45 delegations, including the variousChinese provinces and regions as well as occupational divisions (e.g.People's Liberation Army,China Railway Corporation).[1] TheCCP General Secretary andPresident of ChinaJiang Zemin officially opened the games at the opening ceremony.[2]
The ninth national games were hosted soon afterBeijing had been successful in its host bid for the2008 Summer Olympics. As a result, many prominent international guests were invited to the games in Guangzhou, including IOC presidentJacques Rogge. The international dimension of the games was increased in comparison to previous years as many of the delegations had appointed foreign-born coaches and foreign referees were invited to the event to improve impartiality judge-based sports. High performances levels were achieved in a number of sports: seven women'sweightlifting world records were broken, six Asian records were beaten inswimming,cycling andathletics, and a total of 37 Chinese national records were set during the 15-day competition.[3]
There were a total of 30 sports at the 9th National Games.
Aquatics (details)
Archery (details)
Athletics (details)
Badminton (details)
Baseball (details)
Basketball (details)
Boxing (details)
Canoeing (details)
Cycling (details)
Equestrian (details)
Fencing (details)
Football (details)
Gymnastics (details)
Handball (details)
Hockey (details)
Judo (details)
Modern pentathlon (details)
Rowing (details)
Shooting (details)
Skating (details)
Softball (details)
Table tennis (details)
Tennis (details)
Volleyball (details)
Weightlifting (details)
Wrestling (details)
Wushu (details)
Yachting (details)| Rank | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangdong | 69.5 | 48 | 51.5 | 169 |
| 2 | Liaoning | 41 | 31.5 | 28.5 | 101 |
| 3 | People's Liberation Army | 33 | 26 | 28 | 87 |
| 4 | Shanghai | 29.5 | 29.5 | 24.5 | 83.5 |
| 5 | Jiangsu | 24.5 | 21.5 | 25 | 71 |
| 6 | Beijing | 23 | 27 | 22.5 | 72.5 |
| 7 | Shandong | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
| 8 | Hunan | 19.5 | 14.5 | 17 | 51 |
| 9 | Zhejiang | 12.5 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 42.5 |
| 10 | Hubei | 12.5 | 6.5 | 11 | 30 |
| 11 | Jilin | 12 | 17 | 10 | 39 |
| 12 | Hebei | 12 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 33 |
| 13 | Sichuan | 9 | 16 | 21.5 | 46.5 |
| 14 | Fujian | 9 | 9 | 12.5 | 30.5 |
| 15 | Heilongjiang | 8.5 | 10 | 12 | 30.5 |
| 16 | Shanxi | 8.5 | 7 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 17 | Shaanxi | 8.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 17 |
| 18 | Tianjin | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 19 | Henan | 7.5 | 18.5 | 10 | 36 |
| 20 | Guangxi | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 22 |
| 21 | Yunnan | 7 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 20 |
| 22 | Inner Mongolia | 6.5 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 14.5 |
| 23 | Anhui | 3.5 | 8.5 | 11 | 23 |
| 24 | Gansu | 3.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 14.5 |
| 25 | Jiangxi | 3 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 18 |
| 26 | Xinjiang | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 27 | Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 | Vanguard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Guizhou | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 |
| 30 | Chongqing | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 7 |
| 31 | Hainan | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 32 | China Railways | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 33 | Qinghai | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | Tibet | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 35 | Ningxia | 0 | 0.5 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 36 | Construction | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 37 | Financial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 411.5 | 398 | 405 | 1,214.5 | |
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