China's 11th National Games to open

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The 11th Chinese National Games are set to begin tonight. There's about one hour left before the beginning of the opening ceremony in Jinan, capital city of East China's Shandong Province. And CCTV International will bring you a live broadcast of the opening gala at 8 P.M. Beijing time.

The quadrennial National Games serve as China's top domestic-level sports celebration. The competition features 33 events and 362 disciplines, attracting more than 15 thousand athletes from 46 delegations.

This year's total is a record for the number of participating athletes. More than 35-hundred referees will don the stripes for the National Games, including 58 international officials.