The 13th National Games of China were held in Tianjin and Luoyang, Henan, from August to September 2017. Host bidding In the 13th National Games bidding process, Shaanxi, Tianjin, Zhejiang and Hubei were the candidates. Tianjin was announced as host of 2017 National Games of China. Games Sports A total of 341 events in 31 sports were held at the games. Slalom (4) Sprint (12) BMX (2) Mountain biking (2) Road (4) Track (10) Dressage (2) Eventing (2) Jumping (2) Artistic (14) Rhythmic (2) Trampoline (4) Volleyball (4) Beach volleyball (2) Freestyle (11) Greco-Roman (6) Participation A total of 10,217 athletes from 38 delegations took part in the competition (fewer than both the 2005 and 2009 editions). Among the delegations were 4 municipalities, 22 provincial teams and 5 autonomous regions. Further to this, the People's Liberation Army sent a team, and six sports association teams were entered (generally associations from specific industry groupings or large organisations). Anhui Beijing Chongqing Fujian Gansu Guangdong Guangxi Guizhou Hainan Hebei Heilongjiang Henan Hong Kong Hubei Hunan Jiangsu Jiangxi Jilin Liaoning Macau Inner Mongolia Ningxia Qinghai Shaanxi Shandong Shanghai Shanxi Sichuan Tianjin Tibet Xinjiang Yunnan Zhejiang Coal China Sports Association Civil Defence and Police Sports Association (前卫体协) Locomotive Sports Association People's Liberation Army Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Athletics Aquatics Synchronised swimming Hockey Shooting Tennis References External links Official website 2017 2017 in multi-sport events 2017 in Chinese sport Sports competitions in Tianjin August 2017 sports events in China September 2017 sports events in China 21st century in Tianjin