Hangzhou 19 Asian Games, also known as "2022 Hangzhou Asian Games", is the third time that China has hosted the highest level international comprehensive sports event in Asia after 190 Beijing Asian Games and 20 10 Guangzhou Asian Games.

On July 19, 2022, the OCA announced that the 19 Asian Games in Hangzhou 2022, originally scheduled to be held from September 10 to September 25, 2022, will be held from September 23, 2023 to June 8, 2023, with the same name and logo.

The events of Hangzhou Asian Games are set as: 40 major events, 6 1 event and 48 1 event. The 40 sports include 365,438+0 Olympic events and 9 non-Olympic events. At the same time, under the premise of keeping 40 major events unchanged, two events, e-sports and break dancing, will be added. Hangzhou Asian Games will produce 48 1 gold medals.

Hangzhou Asian Games takes "China New Era Hangzhou New Asian Games" as its orientation, "China's characteristics, Asian style and splendor" as its goal, and adheres to the hosting concept of "green, intelligent, thrifty and civilized" and the hosting principle of "Hangzhou as the mainstay and the whole province sharing".

Bidding process

On August 20 15 17, the Chinese Olympic Committee formally submitted a letter of intent from Hangzhou to represent China in bidding for the 19 Asian Games to the OCA.

2015 September 16, at the 34th Asian Olympic Council Congress held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Hangzhou, as the only bidding city, the bidding delegation issued a statement:

1. Liu Peng first solemnly recommended Hangzhou's bid to host the 19 Asian Games to the OCA on behalf of the Chinese Olympic Committee.

2. On behalf of the Hangzhou municipal government and citizens, Zhang Hongming expressed Hangzhou's determination, ability and expectation to host the19th Asian Games.

3. The bid delegation made a bid presentation to the Olympic Council of Asia, played a promotional film on the bid, and answered questions from members of the Olympic Council of Asia;

4. Luo Xuejuan and Jin Jianhang, President of Ali Group, spoke on behalf of athletes and Hangzhou enterprises respectively;

5. Chen Yongxin introduced Hangzhou and its organizational ability in English;

6. Finally, Zheng Jiwei made a concluding statement. He solemnly promised that the Zhejiang provincial government would support Hangzhou to hold the 19 Asian Games with the strength of the whole province.

Voting after demonstration

Among the 45 members of the Olympic Council of Asia, Hangzhou won more than half of the votes. Prince Ahmed, President of the Olympic Council of Asia, announced that Hangzhou, China won the right to host the 19 Asian Games. Hangzhou became the third China city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou.