[Newyddion Tilu]The Organizing Committee of the 15th National Games held a press conference in Guangzhou today (11th) and announced that the National Games, jointly organized by Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macau, will be held between November 9th and 21st next Held in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Shenzhen will host the opening and closing ceremonies respectively. Hong Kong will host eight competitive events including track cycling, fencing, rugby and triathlon and one mass event at venues including Kai Tak Sports Park, Coliseum, Velodrome, Wan Chai Waterfront in Central, Fanling Golf Course and Victoria Park.
Zhang Xin, director of the Competition and Sports Department of the State General Administration of Sports, held a National Games press conference in Guangzhou this afternoon with Yang Runxiong, director of the Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism and other officials. Zhang Xin announced that the National Games, which will be jointly organized by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao for the first time, will be held from November 9 to 21, 2025. The opening and closing ceremonies will be held in Guangzhou and Shenzhen respectively.
Zhang Xin said that there will be 34 competitive sports and 401 minor sports in these National Games, and Guangdong Province will host most of them. Hong Kong will host eight competitive events including track cycling, fencing, rugby, triathlon, golf, men’s handball, beach volleyball, men’s under-22 basketball, and bowling for mass events; Macau will host table tennis, triathlon, and There are five competitive events: men’s basketball, adult women’s volleyball, three-person basketball and men’s under-18 basketball, as well as karate, a mass event. In addition, the organizing committee is studying the marathon and road cycling routes that will run through Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.
When Yang Yunxiong responded to questions from the media later, he revealed in detail the locations in Hong Kong where various events will be held, including Qi Lan, fencing, handball and bowling at Kai Tak Sports Park, basketball at Hong Kong Coliseum (Coliseum), track and field cycling at the Tseung Kwan O Velodrome. Golf on the Linggao Course, triathlon at Central and Wan Chai Harborside and sand volleyball at Victoria Park.
In addition, the 12th National Games for People with Disabilities and the 9th Special Olympics will be held between December 8 and 15 next year. The Paralympic events hosted by Hong Kong include bocce, wheelchair fencing and table tennis (TT11 group), wheelchair dance, a popular event, and table tennis, a Special Olympics event.
This article was originally published by “Sportsroad” in “Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao National Games ｜Guangzhou will open on November 9 next year, and Hong Kong will host the venues of fencing, cycling, seven races and eight other events”
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