The Chinese Athletics Championships ( zh, 全国田径锦标赛) is an annual

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

competition which serves as the

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

for the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It is organised by

Chinese Athletic Association The Chinese Athletic Association (CAA) (中国田径协会) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in the People's Republic of China. It became a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1978 and is al ...

, China's national governing body for the

sport of athletics Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping, throwing sports, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and racewalking ...

. The event was first organised in 1910 as a men's only championship and women's championship events were introduced in 1959 – much later than at the

Chinese National Games The National Games of the People's Republic of China (), sometimes known as the All China Games (though not to be confused with the All-China Games), is the premier sports event in China at national level. It is usually held once every four yea ...

, which had featured women nearly thirty years earlier.Chinese Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-06. It is the highest level national event for China's track and field athletes, with the exception of the athletics competition at the National Games held every four years. The national competition features the full complement of

athletics events The sport of athletics is defined by the many events which make up its competition programmes. All events within the sport are forms of running, walking, jumping or throwing. These events are divided into the sub-sports of track and field, ro ...

that are present on the Olympic programme. The

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

and

race walking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse ...

events are typically held at separate times, but have in the past been incorporated into the main track and field competition. Sometimes men's and women's championships are held discretely. The event typically lasts three to four days and is held near the start of the global outdoor track and field season in June or July, or at the end of that season in September or October.Jalava, Mirko (2012-09-26)
Chinese championships close out domestic season well
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-06.

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Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

National athletics competitions Athletics competitions in China Recurring sporting events established in 1910