2013 National Games of China
Introduction '''The 12th National Games of China''' were held in the northeastern province of Liaoning from 31 August to 12 September 2013.Liaoning was the sixth provincial level host of the games, following Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong. A total of 350 events in 31 sports were held at the games.
Host bidding For the second time in the games' history, the selection of the host province/municipality in 2013 was made on the basis of bidding process (similar to the process undertaken to select the Olympic Games host city). The sports secretaries and officials from every province, municipality and autonomous region cast their votes in a secret ballot. The winning entry must receive a majority of the votes cast.In the 12th National Games bidding process, Liaoning, Tianjin, Zhejiang and Hubei were the candidates. Each committee made a 20-minute presentation to the officials. In the first round of voting, Hubei with the lowest number of votes at 2 was eliminated while Liaoning received the highest at 38.In the second and final round, Liaoning won in a landslide victory with 43 votes with Tianjin and Zhejiang at 24 and 11 votes, respectively.The Lioaning organisers settled on a blue and white harbor seal called Ningning () as the official mascot for the games. The harbor seal is a frequent sight in Liaodong Bay as it is the country's only nature reserve for the animals.
Venues A total of 117 facilities were involved in the games, 25 of which were purpose built to host the games. Among them 64 were competition venues and 53 were for training. There was an emphasis on using pre-existing venues for the games and some of the newly developed venues were earmarked for public usage after the competitions. Unlike many other multi-sport events, which typically focus around a host city, the 12th Chinese Games held events in many cities within the host province, Liaoning. Shenyang contained the principal venue, the Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies were held. Other cities involved in the games were  Anshan, Benxi, Chaoyang, Dalian, Dandong, Fushun, Huludao, Jinzhou, Liaoyang, Panjin, Tieling and Yingkou. *Shenyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium (athletics, opening and closing ceremonies)*Dalian Municipal swimming pool (fencing, modern pentathlon, swimming)*Anshan Olympic stadium (men's football, table tennis)*Anshan Olympic swimming pool (water polo)*Anshan Olympic oval (handball)*Waters near Fushun City People's Square (open water swimming)*Benxi City Stadium (women's basketball)*Benxi City Highway (road cycling)*Dandong City Sports Center Stadium (women's basketball)*Jinzhou Marina Sports Center Stadium (badminton)*Jinzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center Gymnasium (boxing)*Near Shanhai Square, Yingkou (beach volleyball)*Yingkou Olympic Stadium (men's basketball)*Yingkou (marathon)*Fuxin City Stadium (basketball)*Liaoyang City Stadium (wushu, sanshou)*Tieling Normal University Gymnasium (volleyball)*Chaoyang City Stadium (volleyball)*Panjin City Olympic Stadium (women's football, volleyball)*Huludao Olympic Stadium (trampoline gymnastics)
Games ===Pre-games events===Although the opening ceremony is scheduled for 31 August 2013, a number of events are scheduled to take place before that date.The first medals were awarded in the racewalking events, which are part of the athletics programme and were held on 10, 11 and 12 May. Wu Qianlong won the men's 50 kilometres walk and Wang Zhen won the men's 20 kilometre walk. A photo finish was needed for the women's 20 km walk and Lu Xiuzhi was declared the winner ahead of Liu Hong.===Sports===Key: † = New sport***Diving**Swimming**Synchronized swimming**Water polo************ †***Artistic gymnastics**Rhythmic gymnastics**Trampoline gymnastics**** (Sanshou)†*** †************
Participation A total of 9770 athletes from 39 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 ()*Finance Equestrian Sports Association ()*Locomotive Sports Association*People's Liberation Army*Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
Medal table Like the previous games, the medal table did not only include the medals obtained from the games, but also included the medals obtained during the Olympics and Asian Games. Rank Delegations Gold Silver Bronze Total Points1 Shandong 65 	47.5 	43 	155.5  2895.52 Liaoning 56 	49.5 	39.5 	145 	31433 Guangdong 50.5 	34.5 	36 	121 	2696.54 Shanghai 45 	48 	36.5 	129.5 	24605 People's Liberation Army 45 	38 	37 	120 	23275 Jiangsu 45 	35 	37 	117 	25886 Zhejiang 35 	20 	39 	94 	1718.57 Beijing 33 	28 	25 	86 	16828 Heilongjiang 22  15 	29 	66 	1366.59 Tianjin 20 	14 	11 	45 	98810 Fujian 18 	23 	22.5 	63.5 	1402.511 Hunan 15 	13 	13 	41 	801.512 Henan 14.5 	7 	18.5 	40 	100413 Sichuan 13 	26 	27 	66 	164314 Jilin 13 	17 	17 	47 	97715 Shanxi 10 	8 	6 	24 	55716 Shaanxi 9 	11 	11 	31 	608.517 Anhui 8.5 	9 	12 	29.5 	636.518 Hubei 8 	18.5 	14 	40.5 	79419 Hebei 6 	10 	28 	44 	1205.520 Jiangxi 6 	5 	5.5 	16.5 	345.521 Xinjiang 6 	8 	2 	16 	333.522 Inner Mongolia 5 	6 	11 	22 	56223 Chongqing 5 	3 	4 	12 	267.524 Yunnan 4 	8 	4 	16 	45625 Guangxi 4 	5 	5 	14 	404.526 Qinghai 3 	1 	2 	6 	13227 Hainan 3 	1 	1 	5 	142.528 Civil Defence and Police Sports Association 2 	3 	3 	8 	10229 Gansu 2 	4 	1 	7 	27130 Guizhou 1 	4 	6 	11 	244.531 Hong Kong 1 	4 	3 	8 	22832 Tibet 1 	1 	0 	2 	4233 Ningxia 0 	0 	2 	2 	100.534 Railways Sports Association 0 	0 	1 	1 	5135 Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps 0 	0 	1 	1 	22.536 Macau 0 	0 	0 	0 	18.537 China Coal Sports Association 0 	0 	0 	0 	5.5Total  574.5  525  553.5  1653  35,223.5
See also *2008 National Winter Games of China
References * Medal tally
External links * Official website * Results website * Official Games handbook * Coverage at Sina.com