8 - 15 December 2025
Place:
Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao
Introduction:
The National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) of the People’s Republic of China, featuring Paralympic sports, is the nation’s highest level multi-sports event for persons with disabilities, while the National Special Olympic Games (NSOG) is conducted to encourage persons with intellectual disability to participate in sports competitions. Both of the Games are normally held every four years.
The 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG are co-organised by the China Disabled Persons’ Federation and the General Administration of Sport of China and will be held about two weeks after the 15th National Games (i.e. from 8 to 15 December 2025). Same as the 15th National Games, these national events will be conducted in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. The NGD and NSOG will feature sports events in four categories for athletes with physical, intellectual, visual or hearing disability.
The upcoming NGD and NSOG will cover 37 and 9 sports respectively, amounting to 46 sports altogether.
The 12th NGD will cover 20 sports: archery, athletics, badminton, basketball (wheelchair and deaf), boccia, cycling, canoeing, football (blind and deaf), goalball, para judo, weightlifting, rowing, shooting, swimming, sitting volleyball, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, wheelchair fencing and triathlon. The mass participation events will encompass 11 sports: table tennis, badminton, darts, Chinese chess, go, para dance sport, rope skipping, deaf basketball (3-on-3), deaf futsal, floor curling and roller skiing.
The 9th NSOG will feature competition events for 9 sports, namely athletics, badminton, basketball, bocce, football, weightlifting, roller sports, swimming and table tennis.
Hong Kong will stage four competition events: boccia, wheelchair fencing and table tennis (TT11) for the NGD, and table tennis for the NSOG. In addition, Hong Kong will organise one mass participation event of para dance sport.
The opening ceremony will take place in Guangzhou on 8 December 2025 and the closing ceremony in Shenzhen on 15 December 2025.
Know More about the NGD and NSOG
Where were the previous NGD and NSOG held?
| Edition | Host | Year | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anhui | 1984 | 5 October - 14 October |
| 2nd | Hebei | 1987 | 23 August - 1 September |
| 3rd | Guangdong | 1992 | 18 March - 23 March |
| 4th | Liaoning | 1996 | 10 May - 15 May |
| 5th | Shanghai | 2000 | 6 May - 14 May |
| 6th | Jiangsu | 2003 | 16 September - 24 September |
| 7th | Yunnan | 2007 | 12 May - 20 May |
| 8th | Zhejiang | 2011 | 9 October - 20 October |
| Edition | Host | Year | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Guangdong | 1987 | 27 March - 29 March |
| 2nd | Fujian | 1991 | 10 March - 12 March |
| 3rd | Shaanxi | 2002 | 8 September - 13 September |
| 4th | Heilongjiang | 2006 | 30 July - 4 August |
| 5th | Fujian | 2010 | 19 September - 25 September |
| NGD Edition | NSOG Edition | Host | Year | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | 6th | Sichuan | 2015 | 12 September - 19 September |
| 10th | 7th | Tianjin | 2019 | 25 August - 1 September |
| 11th | 8th | Shaanxi | 2021 | 22 October - 29 October |
| 12th | 9th | Guangdong Hong Kong Macao | 2025 | 8 December - 15 December |
How many editions of the NGD and NSOG did Hong Kong participate in? What were the results?
(1) NGD
| Edition | Number of Medals Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 5th | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| 6th | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 7th | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 8th | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9th | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 11th | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Edition | Number of Medals Won | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| 3th | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| 4th | 9 | 13 | 10 |
| 5th | 46 | 16 | 10 |
| 6th | 46 | 16 | 3 |
| 7th | 25 | 9 | 8 |
| 8th* | - | - | - |
When will the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG be held?
What events will be held at the 12th NGD and 9th NSOG?
The 12th NGD will comprise three categories of events, namely Summer Paralympics and Deaflympics events, Winter Paralympics and Deaflympics events, and mass participation events. The Summer Paralympics and Deaflympics events will cover 20 sports: archery, athletics, badminton, basketball (wheelchair and deaf), boccia, cycling, canoeing, football (blind and deaf), goalball, para judo, weightlifting, rowing, shooting, swimming, sitting volleyball, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, wheelchair fencing and triathlon. The Winter Paralympics and Deaflympics events will involve 6 sports: cross-country skiing, biathlon, alpine skiing, snowboard, curling and ice hockey. The mass participation events will encompass 11 sports: table tennis, badminton, darts, Chinese chess, go, para dance sport, rope skipping, deaf basketball (3-on-3), deaf futsal, floor curling and roller skiing.
The 9th NSOG will feature competition events for 9 sports, namely athletics, badminton, basketball, bocce, football, weightlifting, roller sports, swimming and table tennis.
Which events of the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG will be held in Hong Kong?
Where will the Hong Kong events of the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG be conducted?
| Sport | Venue | |
|---|---|---|
| Competition Events | Boccia | Kai Tak Sports Park Arena |
| Wheelchair fencing | Ma On Shan Sports Centre | |
| Para Table tennis (TT11) | Tsuen Wan Sports Centre | |
| Special Olympics Table Tennis | Tsuen Wan Sports Centre | |
| Mass Participation Events | Para dance sport | Ma On Shan Sports Centre |
