Athletes from ethnic minority groups and those from Hong Kong and Macao may not have had too much of the spotlight at the national games. But they still enjoyed the gathering as much as those from provinces stronger in sport.
Beside those famous stars like Liu Xiang and Guo Jingjing, the National Games was also a stage for some teenage rising stars to showcase their skills.
Leading scorer Zhu Fangyu snatched a total of 40 points to help CBA (Chinese Basketball Association)League titlist Guangdong upset host Shandong 81-76 to pocket the gold medal of men´s basketball tournament at the 11th National Games here on Wednesday.
The 11th Chinese National Games came to a successful close on Wednesday after 13 days of fierce competition with the host Shandong topping the medals table.
Defending champion PLA (People´s Liberation Army) suffered a sour defeat by Guangdong 95-103 as host Shangdong muscled out Jiangsu 79-60 to enter the final in the men´s basketball at the 11th Chinese National Games here on Tuesday.
China´s tennis ace Peng Shuai swept all four golds she has competed for at the National Games, capping off her stunning run at the prestigious meet with the women´s singles gold on Tuesday.
The men´s volleyball tournament is coming to a close. The teams are now in the semi-final round, with Shanghai taking-on Jiangsu...both sides fought hard in a highly competitive first set. Jiangsu took the early lead, But Shanghai evened the score at 24-all.
In the women´s football semi-final, Shandong vs Liaoning, Shandong the dark horse. This was the first time their women´s football team had made it into the semi-final of National Games where they now faced Liaoning.
In the women´s football semi-final, Shandong vs Liaoning, Shandong the dark horse. This was the first time their women´s football team had made it into the semi-final of National Games where they now faced Liaoning.
We stay on the court with Peng Shuai in a women´s doubles semi-final. Peng and her partner Xu Yipan of Tianjin met Lu Jingjing and Sun Shengnan from the PLA. The top seeded Peng and Xu took the early lead.