At the 2005 National Games of China, the athletics events were held at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, PR China from 17 to 22 October 2005. A total of 46 events were contested, 24 by male and 22 by female athletes. The National Games marathon race was held before the main competition, as it was incorporated into that year's Beijing Marathon on 16 October.Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-16). Sun Yingjie scores fourth consecutive Beijing win, Benson Cherono men's winner. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-15.
Twenty-eight teams (representing regions or other bodies) reached the medal table, as did a number of individual athletes. Shandong topped the medal and points table with nine gold medals and twenty in total, while runner-up Jiangsu matched that haul but won seven golds. Shanxi took third in the medal table with five gold medals, although Guangdong and Liaoning placed third and fourth in the more comprehensive points table system.Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-22). Yu Chaohong sets Asian 50km Race Walk record, as Chinese National Games conclude - Day 6 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-17.
The event was seen as a key step towards preparing China's athletes for the 2008 Summer Olympics.Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-14). Women's distances and Liu Xiang ready for centre stage - Chinese National Games preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-17. Xing Huina completed a double in the women's 5000 metres and 10,000 metres and would have had a third in the 1500 metres but she was disqualified for elbowing Liu Qing (who herself completed a double having won the 800 metres).Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-19). Xing Huina disqualified in the 1500m, teenager claims men's 20km Walk - Chinese National Games Day 3 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-17. The top two from the women's marathon – Sun Yingjie and Zhou Chunxiu – flew in from Beijing the day before the 10,000 m but still managed second and third place, respectively.Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-17). Xing Huina wins 10,000m, Sun and Zhou complete improbable double - Chinese National Games Day 1 Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-17. The result did not stand, however, as Sun failed a drugs test for androsterone. Her test at the Beijing Marathon the previous day was negative but, in spite of a civil court ruling a rival athlete had spiked her drink,Sun Yingjie wins lawsuit on doping case. China Daily (2005-12-18). Retrieved on 2010-08-17. she was disqualified and banned for two years.Sun suspended two years, coach in life ban. People's Daily (2006-01-13). Retrieved on 2010-08-17.
Liu Xiang, the 2004 Olympic champion in the 110 metres hurdles, was one of the biggest draws of the games and he beat Shi Dongpeng, winning the gold in a world-class time.Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-20). Liu Xiang blazes to 13.10 win - Chinese National Games Day 4 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-17. Huang Xiaoxiao won golds in both the 400 metres dash and 400 metres hurdles, although hurdles silver medallist Wang Xing received as much as attention as she knocked three tenths of a second off the world junior record. Qin Wangping took a women's 100 metres/200 metres sprint double, beating Liu Li on both occasions.Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-21). Wang Xing shatters World junior record* in the 400m Hurdles - Chinese National Games Day 5 report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-17.Jalava, Mirko (2005-10-18). Li Qiumei upset winner in Discus - Chinese National Games Day 2 Report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-17. Two men broke senior records en route to victory: Meng Yan set Chinese record in the men's 400 m hurdles while Yu Chaohong set an Asian record in the men's 50 km race walk.
Records NameEventRegionRecordTypeYu Chaohong Men' s 50 km race walk Yunnan 3:36:06 ARWang Xing Women's 400 metres hurdles Hunan 54.40 WJRMeng Yan Men's 400 metres hurdles Hunan 49.19 NRKey:WR — World record AR — Area record WJR — World junior record NR — National record
Medal summary
Men
100 metresGong WeiGuangxi 10.24Hu KaiIndividual 10.31Pang GuibinGuangxi 10.32200 metresYang YaozuShanghai 20.73Wang ChengliangChinese Army 21.11 Deng YijunHong Kong 21.15400 metresWang LiangyuGuangdong 46.15 PBWang XiaoxuBeijing 46.44Tan BiaoGuangdong 46.66800 metresLi XiangyuShanxi 1:48.21Li GuangmingHubei 1:49.26 Tang BaojunShanghai 1:49.581500 metresDou ZhaoboShandong 3:40.88Tang BaojunShanghai 3:41.10 PBYang AnyueYunnan 3:44.545000 metresSun WenyongShandong 13:58.02Chen MingfuYunnan 13:58.84 ZhengkaiShandong 13:59.2310,000 metresChen MingfuYunnan 28:16.40 PBDu PengyuanGuangdong 28:29.37 PBHan GangYunnan 28:35.73 PB110 metres hurdlesLiu XiangShanghai 13.10Shi DongpengHebei 13.44Chen MingTianjin 13.70 PB400 metres hurdlesMeng YanJilin 49.19 NRZhang ShibaoShandong 49.75Zhu ZhiGuangdong 49.88 PB3000 metres steeplechaseSun WenliShandong 8:32.36Sun WenyongShandong 8:33.37 PBShi LinzhongJiangsu 8:33.94 PB4×100 metres relay GuangxiYang GuangmingPang GuibinZhang YuanGong Wei 39.41 ShanghaiHu MengXu YaotingYang YaozuLiu Xiang 39.65 GuangdongZhao HaohuanCao JianHuang LinWen Yongyi 39.724×400 metres relay GuangdongXu ZizhouTan BiaoWang YouxinWang Liangyu 3:06.97 FujianLu ChunshengChen ZhiweiYang JieChen Xiaochuan 3:08.79 JiangsuLuo XueshengHu RuiWang HaibinLiu Yanbing 3:09.84 MarathonZhang QingleJiangsu 2:15:06Li ZhuhongGansu 2:16:06Su WeiQinghai 2:16:2620 km walkLi GaoboJiangsu 1:18:22Zhu HongjunLiaoning 1:19:00Yu ChaohongYunnan 1:19:0850 km walkYu ChaohongYunnan 3:36:06 ARZhao ChengliangYunnan 3:36:13 PBGadasu AlatanInner Mongolia 3:40:23 PB High jumpZhang ShufengHeilongjiang 2.24 mLiang TongBeijing 2.21 mHuang HaiqiangZhejiang 2.18 m Pole vaultLiu FeiliangShandong 5.60 mYang YanshengShandong 5.45 m PBZhang HongweiChinese Army 5.40 m Long jumpZhang XinTianjin 7.99 m PBLi RunrunJiangsu 7.89 m PBGu JunjieSichuan 7.86 m Triple jumpLi YanxiHebei 16.95 mLin MujieFujian 16.50 mLi MingXinjiang 16.46 m PB Shot putZhang QiShanxi 20.15 m NRTian YingchunHeilongjiang 19.25 m PBJia PengLiaoning 18.99 m Discus throwLi ShaojieShandong 62.85 mWu TaoLiaoning 61.91 mTulake NuermaimaitiXinjiang 59.60 m Hammer throwYe KuigangChinese Army 71.93 mLiu FuxiangHainan 70.33 mQi DakaiShaanxi 67.35 m Javelin throwLi RongxiangZhejiang 81.06 mChen QiShanghai 78.99 mLiu YanhongHenan 77.09 m DecathlonQi HaifengLiaoning 7854 ptsYu BinSichuan 7705 ptsHong QingyangZhejiang 7452 pts
Women
100 metres(wind: 1.9 m/s)Qin WangpingJiangsu 11.34Liu LiHeilongjiang 11.51 PBChen LishaIndividual 11.55200 metresQin WangpingJiangsu 23.50Liu LiHeilongjiang 23.69Ren XiufenShandong 23.95400 metresHuang XiaoxiaoShandong 51.95Pu FanfangShandong 52.34Zhang XiaoyuanShandong 52.65 PB800 metresLiu QingShanxi 1:59.74 PBYang XiaocuiGuangdong 2:02.64 PBYang WeiJiangsu 2:02.831500 metresLiu QingShanxi 4:04.00 PBHuangjingShandong 4:10.13 PBXie SainanJiangsu 4:11.115000 metresXing HuinaShandong 15:20.09Zhu XiaolinLiaoning 15:22.35 PBXi QiuhongBeijing 15:25.36 PB10,000 metresXing HuinaShandong 31:00.73Zhou ChunxiuJiangsu 31:09.03 PBBao GuiyingGansu 31:27.35 PB100 metres hurdlesLiu JingSichuan 12.96Su YipingJiangsu 13.05Feng YunGuangdong 13.08400 metres hurdlesHuang XiaoxiaoShandong 54.18 PBWang XingHunan 54.40 WJR/PBZhang RongrongIndividual 55.91 PB4×100 metres relay JiangsuChen JueLiang YiJiang ZhiyingQin Wangping 44.19 GuangxiHuang NongfenYan JiankuiHuang MeiHan Ling 44.25 HeilongjiangZou XinyuLi ChunhongWang GuanjunLiu Li 44.674×400 metres relay GuangdongZhong ShaotingYang XiaocuiGao LihuaTang Xiaoyin 3:30.51 ShandongHuang XiaoxiaoChen YuxiangHou XiufenBu Fanfang 3:30.63 HunanHuan LiLiu YuSong YinglanWang Xing 3:37.17 MarathonSun YingjieRailway 2:21:01Zhou ChunxiuJiangsu 2:21:11Sun WeiweiLiaoning 2:27:3520 km walkBai YanminJiangsu 1:27:37 PBJiang JingJiangsu 1:28:14Shi NaShandong 1:28:24 High jumpJing XuezhuBeijing 1.92 mGu BiweiZhejiang 1.90 m PBGu XuanChinese Army 1.84 m PB Pole vaultZhao YingyingZhejiang 4.40 m AJR=Yang JingGuangdong 4.40 m PBGao ShuyingShanghai 4.30 m Long jumpGuan YingnanJiangsu 6.65 mZhang YuanGuangdong 6.50 m PBLiu HuahuaHunan 6.47 m Triple jumpHuang QiuyanGuangxi 14.54 mWang YinIndividual 13.96 mWu LingmeiGuangdong 13.92 m Shot putLi MeijuHebei 18.88 mLi LingLiaoning 18.68 m PBQian ChunhuaJiangsu 18.58 m PB Discus throwLi QiumeiShanxi 64.89 mHuang QunJiangsu 64.53 m PBSong AiminHebei 63.40 m Hammer throwLiu YinghuiIndividual 72.17 mZhang WenxiuChinese Army 71.84 mYang MeipingJiangsu 68.09 m Javelin throwMa NingHebei 60.64 mXue JuanJiangsu 59.87 mGeng AihuaShandong 59.04 m PB HeptathlonShen ShengfeiZhejiang 6165 ptsLiu HailiLiaoning 6132 ptsWang HailanHainan 6128 pts
Medal table
† = Athletes competing without a team
References
Results Medallists of athletics tournament at National Games. ChinaView (2005-10-22). Retrieved on 2010-08-14. . Tilas Topaja (2005-11-14). Retrieved on 2010-08-15.
External links Games site at Xinhua