XI'AN, China -- Spectators will be allowed to enter venues to watch the competitions of the 14th Chinese National Games, organizers said on Thursday.

The spectators must provide negative nucleic acid test certificates within 72 hours before entering any venues, according to the organizing committee. For those who are over 18 years old, they must also have completed full vaccination for COVID-19 at least 14 days before the competition.

Tickets are available for sale on the official ticketing website for the 14th National Games, the official WeChat account or official ticket sales outlets around the country.

The first batch of tickets include 12 events and 123 matches, including handball, trampoline, volleyball women's U-19 group, boxing, rhythmic gymnastics, volleyball men's U-20 group, judo, weightlifting, volleyball women's adult group, karate, martial arts (Sanda) and wrestling.

The 14th National Games will run from September 15 to 27 in China's Shaanxi Province.

The National Games are held every four years and are billed as a "mini-Olympics" in China.