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The sport played an important role in China's international relations; in April 1972, the U.S. table tennis team were invited to visit China, an event later called "Ping-pong diplomacy". Table tennis is the biggest amateur recreational sport in China with an estimated 300 million players.
The National Games of the Republic of China (referred to as the National Games) is the largest comprehensive sports meeting in terms of scale and level in the Republic of China. [1] [2] They take place every two years. The next games will take place in Yunlin County in 2025. Some Olympic athletes compete in the National Games. [3]
China sport-related lists (5 C, 13 P) + Men's sport in China (4 C) Sportspeople in China (4 C) Women's sport in China (19 C, 8 P) Youth sport in China (6 C, 7 P) C.
American colonisation and Christian missionary activities introduced basketball into the Philippines and China, where it became one of their most popular sports. [15] [16] Baseball became popular in East Asia through American contact in the mid-19th century, and further grew after Japan colonised parts of the region, as Japanese colonies increasingly played their coloniser's sport as a way to ...
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China 2010 Asian Para Games: December 12 - 19 41 2,405 19 341 Vice Premier Li Keqiang: China 2017 BRICS Games June 17 - 21 5 c.300 3 10 N/A China Shenzhen, Guangdong: 2011 Summer Universiade: August 12 - 23 165 7,999 24 306 CCP General Secretary & President Hu Jintao: China Chengdu, Sichuan: 2019 World Police and Fire Games: August 8 - 18 79 ...
All of China's 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, as well as Taiwan, are represented. Hong Kong and Macau usually send observer delegations. The games emphasise recreation more than results, according to the official Xinhua news agency, and the event is claimed to be the world's only regular sports meeting for peasants.
This is a list of official sports governing bodies, federations and associations in China. All governing bodies are led by or under supervision of General Administration of Sports of China (or All-China Sports Federation). [1] [2]