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Welcome the Asian Games, let Zhejiang start from me.

Welcome the Asian Games, let Zhejiang courtesy start from me.

1. The Asian Games, referred to as the Asian Games for short, is the largest comprehensive sports meeting in Asia and is hosted by the member countries of the Olympic Council of Asia in turn. Participating countries are mainly distributed in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia and Central Asia. The Asian Games is held every four years, alternating with the Olympic Games.

2. The number of participating countries increased from 1 1 to 17, and the first Asian Games officially started at 195 1. The Asian Games are generally divided into comprehensive events and individual championships. Comprehensive sports games include large and medium-sized events, such as the Asian Games and the Asian Winter Games. Individual events generally include track and field, swimming, gymnastics, table tennis, badminton and martial arts.

3. Summer Olympic Games events: These events are mainly sponsored by international individual sports organizations recognized by the International Olympic Committee, and their importance is no less than that of the Summer Olympic Games.

4. Non-Olympic events: These events are not sponsored by individual international sports organizations, but recognized by continents or associations in some regions. For example: martial arts, China chess and so on.

5. Performance events: These events are unique to the Asian Games and recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia. These events are not sponsored by international individual sports organizations, but are recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia alone. For example: Muay Thai, paragliding and so on.

6. The Asian Games are held every four years, the most recent being the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China in 2022. This sports event not only promoted the sports exchanges among Asian countries, but also enhanced the friendship among countries. At the same time, it also promoted the economic and social development of the host city and played a positive role in enhancing the international image of China.

The Asian Games is the largest comprehensive sports meeting in Asia, representing the highest level of sports in Asia. The Asian Games not only showed the strength and achievements of Asian countries' sports competitions, but also enhanced the exchanges and friendship between Asian countries and promoted the development of Asian sports.