What to watch at 14th National Games

Gao Zhidan, center, deputy director of the General Administration of Sport of China, introduces the event at a press conference before the opening ceremony of the 14th Chinese National Games in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Sept 14, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

More sports for nonprofessional athletes

At the 14th National Games, 185 disciplines across 19 sports are open to the public in a bid to boost the national fitness campaign.

The mass events are divided into competition and performance categories. Competition events include table tennis, badminton, tennis, soccer, basketball, go, chess, bridge and Chinese wrestling, while the performance events are square dancing, radio gymnastics, health qigong and tai chi.