Hangzhou Asian Games schedule

The Hangzhou Asian Games schedule is as follows:

1. Competition date and time: September 23 to October 8, 2023 (***17 days).

2. Competition location: Hangzhou, China.

3. Competition events: track and field, swimming, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, badminton, tennis, hockey, baseball/softball, handball, rugby, wrestling, judo, weightlifting, taekwondo, karate, rock climbing , skateboarding, extreme sports, martial arts, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo, rowing, kayaking, sailing, shooting, archery, etc., totaling 40 major events, 61 sub-items and 481 minor events.

4. Important nodes:

Opening ceremony: On the evening of September 23, 2023, it was held at the main stadium of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.

The closing ceremony: On the evening of October 8, 2023, it was held at the main stadium of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center.

The battle for the gold medal list: Each team competes for honor and looks forward to witnessing the birth of a new gold medal record!

Hangzhou Asian Games:

The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou 2022, referred to as the "Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games", will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, originally scheduled for September 2022 It will be held from the 10th to the 25th. On July 19, 2022, the Asian Olympic Council announced that it will be held from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Therefore, the opening time will be changed to September 23, 2023. The name and logo of the event will remain. constant.

As of December 2020, the Hangzhou Asian Games has a total of 40 competition events, including 31 Olympic events and 9 non-Olympic events. At the same time, while keeping the 40 major events unchanged, two additional competition events, e-sports and break dancing, will be added. The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games is positioned as "China's New Era·Hangzhou New Asian Games" and aims to be "Chinese Characteristics, Zhejiang Style, Hangzhou Charm, and Wonderful", and adheres to the concept of "green, smart, frugal, and civilized".

Hangzhou Asian Games event evaluation:

Hosting the Asian Games can greatly enhance the image and international popularity of Hangzhou, and is conducive to the further improvement of urban infrastructure construction and urban functions. The holding of large-scale games will inevitably enhance the tourism and service industries, and the development of all aspects of the entire city will usher in a climax. In the next seven years, Hangzhou will lay out a series of infrastructure related to people's livelihood such as urban transportation, environment, and accommodation in accordance with the Asian Games standards, and improve various sports facilities. These facilities will become the legacy left by the Asian Games to Hangzhou.

Preparation for the event:

On September 16, 2015, the 34th OCA Congress was held in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. The first topic of the meeting was to listen to the statement of the Hangzhou bidding delegation.

The core members of the Hangzhou bidding delegation are Liu Peng, Chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee and Director of the State Sports General Administration of China, Zhang Hongming, Mayor of Hangzhou, Luo Xuejuan, Shenya Ambassador, Jin Jianhang, President of Alibaba Group, and bilingual anchor of Hangzhou TV Chen Yongxin gave an English presentation. After the presentation, the delegation played a promotional video of Hangzhou Shenya.