National Red Games

The National Red games (simplified Chinese: 全国红色运动会; traditional Chinese: 全國紅色運動會; pinyin: Quánguó Hóngsè Yùndònghuì),[1][2] shortened as Red games (simplified Chinese: 红运会; traditional Chinese: 紅運會; pinyin: Hóngyùn Huì)[3] or sometimes referred to internationally as Communist Olympics[4] is a national sporting competition that began within the People's Republic of China under the Communist Party of China. The city and people participating varies depending on the games.

List of games

Year Games Host Dates Participants Athletes Comments
2010
1st
 Linyi, Shandong August 26–28[5] 8 cities[5] 400[5]
2011
2nd
 Qingyang, Gansu June 26–28 21 cities from China, 2 schools, 61 representative teams[1] 600[1] Coincided with 90th anniversary of founding of CPC

Sports

The competition events vary depending on the games. Below are listing of some of the sports.[5][6]

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Londo, Ernesto (2011-07-02). "China’s Communist Party tries to reclaim glory". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  3. ↑ "红色体育著华章 沂蒙精神永相传-搜狐旅游". Travel.sohu.com. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  4. ↑ "China holds Communist Olympics". Straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "中国首届红色运动会开赛仪式隆重举行-搜狐旅游". Travel.sohu.com. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  6. ↑ "中国（临沂.莒南）第一届红色运动会-搜狐旅游". Travel.sohu.com. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  7. ↑ "红色运动会项目展示(图片)-旅游图片库-搜狐". Pic.travel.sohu.com. Retrieved 2011-07-02.


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