SANYA -- The 12th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of China opened on Friday night in Sanya, the coastal city of Hainan province.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, officially declared the Games open.

Nearly 7,000 athletes representing 35 delegations across China will compete in 18 sports and three demonstration sports during the nine-day event, which will conclude on November 30.

All equestrian competitions have already been held in July in Zhaosu, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

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