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National Games open in Nanjing

The Tenth National Games was opened on October 13 at the Olympic Stadium in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, the last National Games before the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The 12-day Games, the largest since 1959, will feature 9,985 athletes from 46 delegations competing across 357 events in 32 sports. At a press conference prior to the opening, vice-director of State General Administration of Sports, Xiao Tian, emphasized the significance of the Games. "It has very important tasks of rehearsal for the Olympic Games in 2008, and we have done much for that," he said.