Host city | Hangzhou, China |
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Motto | Heart to Heart, @Future (Chinese: 心心相融,@未来) |
Nations | 45 |
Athletes | 11,909 |
Events | 481 in 40 sports (61 disciplines) |
Opening | 23 September 2023 |
Closing | 8 October 2023 |
Opened by | Xi Jinping President of China |
Closed by | Randhir Singh Acting president of the Olympic Council of Asia |
Athlete's Oath | Zheng Siwei Sun Yingsha |
Torch lighter | Wang Shun |
Main venue | Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium |
Website | www |
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The 2022 Asian Games (Chinese: 2022年亚洲运动会; pinyin: Èr líng èr èr nián Yàzhōu Yùndònghuì), officially the 19th Asian Games (Chinese: 第十九届亚洲运动会; pinyin: Dì Shíjiǔ Jiè Yàzhōu Yùndònghuì) and also known as Hangzhou 2022 (Chinese: 杭州2022; pinyin: Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), was a continental multi-sport event which was held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, China. The games marked the 110th anniversary since the creation of the first continental event, starting with the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games.[1]
Originally scheduled to take place from 10 to 25 September 2022, on 6 May 2022 the Games were postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The new dates were announced on 19 July 2022.[3] Hangzhou was the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.