Sports
- January – 31st Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup
- May 10–17 – 2009 Sudirman Cup held in the Tianhe Sports Center of Guangzhou, China.
- November 28-December 13 – 2009 World Women's Handball Championship
- December 5 – 2009 East Asian Games held in Hong Kong
Read more about this topic: 2009 In The People's Republic Of China
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—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 85 (June 17, 1991)
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