2022 Asian Games
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. The games were hailed as an incredible success by numerous officials from the Olympic Council of Asia and Asian Paralympic Committee.
| 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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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. The new dates were announced on 19 July 2022. Hangzhou was the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.