More than 250 people participated in the 75th iteration of the tournament at the Edgar Centre on Saturday and yesterday.
It was the first time it had been held in Dunedin for four years and co-organiser Stephanie Hall said it took a lot of volunteers to bring it all together.
"But we’re so lucky to have it all under one roof at the Edgar Centre — other cities it’s really spread out."
There were at least 12 sports being played, with particularly strong interest in volleyball, pickleball and basketball.
The ages of competitors ranged from 8 to 80.
"There are quite a few people come back year after year, because this is where you reconnect.
"This is where you see people that you haven’t seen for a whole year, and then you just get together for a weekend and talk, because there’s social events every night."
"Basketball can get quite intense, so we’ve had to bring in outside refs from Basketball Otago to monitor the event.
"The same goes for volleyball."
The after-match events were just as busy as the actual competition, Ms Hall said.
The event is held every year and is shared between Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland and Dunedin.
Ms Hall said the Dunedin contingent often used the University of Otago Orientation Week to sign up participants.
In order to compete, participants have to be of Chinese descent, or married to someone who is.
"We don’t train like the other centres do. We just get out there and have fun.
"I just think it’s important for the community to connect and be together and that we do this to just bring the generations through.
"Because people say to me, ‘why do you do it?’. I say, ‘I’m doing it for the kids’."
The games finish today.
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