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3323 - Beijing, China

Beijing has hosted many international and national sporting events, including two Olympic Games.

  • 2008 Summer Olympics & Paralympics
  • 2022 Winter Olympics & Paralympics
  • 2001 Summer Universiade
  • 1990 Asian Games
  • Beijing Marathon (annually since 1981)
  • China Open of Tennis (annually since 2004)
  • ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Cup of China ('03,'04,'05,'08,'09,'10)
  • World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association China Open for Snooker (annually since 2005)
  • Union Cycliste Internationale Tour of Beijing (since 2011)
  • 1961 World Table Tennis Championships
  • 1987 IBF Badminton World Championships
  • 2004 AFC Asian Cup
  • Barclays Asia Trophy
  • 2015 IAAF World Championships in Athletics
  • 2019 FIFA Basketball World Cup
  • Chinese National Games (1914, 1959,1965,1975, 1979)
  • 1988 National Peasants' Games
  • 1999National Minority Games 

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