1997 National Games of China

8th National Games of the People's Republic of China

Host city	Shanghai
Country	China
Opening	12 October 1997
Closing	24 October 1997
Opened by	Jiang Zemin (CCP General Secretary & President)
Main venue	Shanghai Stadium

The Eighth National Games of the People’s Republic of China was held in Shanghai from October 12 to 24, 1997. The participating delegations included 46 delegations from all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, the People’s Liberation Army, and 13 trade associations. It was the first time that the SAR Hong Kong and the Chongqing Municipality have organized a team to participate in the National Games.

Events

There were 28 major events in the competition, with a total of 319 minor events

• File:Swimming pictogram.svg Aquatics ()
  • File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving
  • File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming
  • File:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Synchronized swimming
  • File:Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo
• File:Archery pictogram.svg Archery ()
• File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics ()
• File:Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton ()
• File:Baseball pictogram.svg Baseball ()
• File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball ()
• File:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Beach volleyball ()
• File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing ()
• File:Canoeing (slalom) pictogram.svg Canoeing ()
• File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling ()
• File:Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian ()
• File:Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing ()
• File:Football pictogram.svg Football ()
• File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics ()
  • File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Artistic gymnastics
  • File:Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg Rhythmic gymnastics
• File:Handball pictogram.svg Handball ()
• File:Ice hockey pictogram.svg Hockey ()
• File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo ()
• File:Modern pentathlon (pre-2025) pictogram.svg Modern pentathlon ()
• File:Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing ()
• File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing ()
  • File:Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing
  • File:Windsurfing pictogram.svg Windsurfing
• File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting ()
• File:Speed skating pictogram.svg Skating ()
  • File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Short speed skating
  • File:Speed skating pictogram.svg Long speed skating
• File:Softball pictogram.svg Softball ()
• File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis ()
• File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis ()
• File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball ()
• File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting ()
• File:Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling ()
• File:Wushu pictogram.svg Wushu ()
• File:Sailing pictogram.svg Yachting ()

Medal table

Rank	Delegation	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1	Shanghai	42	34	32
2	Liaoning	39.5	43.5	29.5
3	Shandong	25	22	25
4	Guangdong	24.5	31.5	37.5
4	People's Liberation Army	24.5	25.5	24.5
5	Jiangsu	23.0	15.0	24.0
6	Beijing	20.0	33.0	12.5
7	Jilin	19.0	9.5	6.0
8	Hunan	17.5	10.0	13.5
9	Zhejiang	17.0	10.0	7.5
10	Henan	14.5	11.0	20.0
11	Sichuan	12.5	20.5	18.0
12	Guangxi	12.5	11.0	7.5
13	Hubei	12.5	10.5	9.0
14	Heilongjiang	9.5	11.0	8.0
15	Inner Mongolia	9.5	9.0	9.0
16	Shanxi	8.0	7.0	8.0
17	Jiangxi	8.0	4.0	3.0
18	Hebei	6.5	5.5	17.5
19	Tianjin	5.5	10.0	8.0
20	Anhui	5.5	4.5	10.0
21	Fujian	5.0	8.0	8.0
22	Gansu	4.0	4.5	6.0
23	Xinjiang	3.0	3.0	5.0
24	Guizhou	2.5	3.0	3.5
25	Locomotive	2.0	1.0	3.0
26	Hong Kong	2.0	0	0
27	Shaanxi	1.5	6.5	1.0
28	Vanguard	1.0	5.0	3.0
29	Yunnan	1.0	3.5	5.0
30	Tibet	1.0	0	0
31	Qinghai	0.5	2.0	0
32	Chongqing	0	2.5	2.5
32	Finance	0	1.0	0
33	Hainan	0	0	2.0
34	Ningxia	0	0	1.0
35	Water	0	0	1.0