2022 Asian Games

The 2022 Asian Games (Chinese: 2022年亚洲运动会; pinyin: Èr líng èr èr nián Yàzhōu Yùndònghuì), officially known as the 19th Asian Games (Chinese: 第十九届亚洲运动会; pinyin: Dì Shíjiǔ Jiè Yàzhōu Yùndònghuì), also known as Hangzhou 2022, (Chinese: 杭州2022; pinyin: Hángzhōu Èr líng èr èr), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.[1] Hangzhou will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.

"Hangzhou 2022" redirects here. For the Asian Para Games, see 2022 Asian Para Games.

XIX Asian Games
Host cityHangzhou, China
MottoHeart to Heart, @Future
(Chinese: 心心相融，@未来)
Events482 in 40 sports (Consist of 61 disciplines)
Opening23 September 2023
Closing8 October 2023
Main venueHangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center
Websitehangzhou2022.cn
Summer
Winter
Asian Games logo
Part of a series on
2022 Asian Games
Hangzhou 19th Asian Games sign in Hangzhou

Originally scheduled to take place from 10 to 25 September 2022, the event was announced to be postponed to year 2023 on 6 May 2022 due to concerns of COVID-19 pandemic in China, amid the potential threat of new COVID-19 variants.[2] On 19 July 2022, the new dates were announced to be from 23 September to 8 October 2023.[3]

Bidding process
Main article: Bids for the 2022 Asian Games

The Chinese Olympic Committee confirmed that Hangzhou submitted a bid, and is the only city to declare the candidacy in August 2015. Hangzhou was officially awarded as the host city on 16 September 2015 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, during the 34th OCA General Assembly.[4]

Venues
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center
Main article: Venues of the 2022 Asian Games

44 venues will be used for the Games, including 30 existing facilities and 14 newly constructed venues.[1] Most venues will be within Hangzhou and its districts, while other events will be held in Deqing, Jinhua, Ningbo, Shaoxing and Wenzhou. A new high-speed rail line is being constructed between Hangzhou and Huzhou for the Games.[5][6]

The Games

Sports

On 8 April 2019, the Olympic Council of Asia initially announced that the Games would feature 37 sports, including the 28 mandatory Olympic sports to be contested at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, as well as events in other non-Olympic sports. This led to the addition of events such as the open-water swimming and the groups competition in rhythmic gymnastics to the Olympic program.[7]

On 12 September 2019, baseball, softball, karate, and sport climbing (which were optional events at the then-upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics) were added to the programme, expanding it to 61 disciplines in 40 sports.[8] On 18 December 2020, it was announced that esports (which was held as a demonstration event in 2018) and breakdancing (which will debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics) would be added, expanding the programme to 42 sports.[9]

The e-sports programme at the 2022 Asian Games will include eight medal events and two demonstration events, with competitions being held in Arena of Valor, Dota 2, Dream of the Three Kingdoms 2, FIFA, Hearthstone, League of Legends, PUBG Mobile, and Street Fighter V.[10]

2022 Asian Games Sports Programme[11]

Calendar

The first edition of the schedule was published on 13 September 2021.[12]

All times and dates use China Standard Time (UTC+8)
OCOpening ceremony ●Event competitions 1Event finals CCClosing ceremony
September/October 2023 September October Events
19
Tue		 20
Wed		 21
Thu		 22
Fri		 23
Sat		 24
Sun		 25
Mon		 26
Tue		 27
Wed		 28
Thu		 29
Fri		 30
Sat		 1
Sun		 2
Mon		 3
Tue		 4
Wed		 5
Thu		 6
Fri		 7
Sat		 8
Sun
Ceremonies OC CC
Aquatics
Artistic swimming ● 1 ● 1 2
Diving 10
Marathon swimming 1 1 2
Swimming 41
Water polo ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 2
Archery ● ● ● 10
Athletics 48
Badminton ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 7
Breakdancing 1 1 2
Baseball
Baseball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Softball ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1
Basketball
5 x 5 ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 2
3 x 3 ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Board Games
Bridge ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 3 3
Chess ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 4
Go ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 3
Xiangqi ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 3
Boxing ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 13
Canoeing
Slalom ● 4
Sprint ● ● 12
Traditional boat race 6
Cricket ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 2
Cycling
BMX 2 2
Mountain biking 2 2
Road cycling 4
Track cycling 12
Equestrian ● ● ● 6
Esports 8
Fencing 12
Field hockey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Golf ● ● ● 4 4
Gymnastics
Artistic 14
Rhythmic 1 1 2
Trampolining ● 2 2
Handball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Judo 15
Ju-jitsu 8
Kabaddi ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Karate 12
Kurash 7
Modern pentathlon ● ● 4
Roller sports
Roller skating ● 12
Skateboarding ● ● 4
Rowing ● ● ● 14
Rugby sevens ● ● 2 2
Sailing ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 14 14
Sepak takraw ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 6
Shooting ● 33
Sport climbing ● ● 6
Squash ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 5
Table tennis ● ● ● ● ● 7
Taekwondo 13
Tennis
Tennis ● ● ● ● ● 5
Soft tennis ● ● 5
Triathlon 1 1 1 3
Volleyball
Beach volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Indoor volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Weightlifting 14
Wrestling 18
Wushu 15
Daily medal events 482
Cumulative total 482
September/October 2023 September October Events
19
Tue		 20
Wed		 21
Thu		 22
Fri		 23
Sat		 24
Sun		 25
Mon		 26
Tue		 27
Wed		 28
Thu		 29
Fri		 30
Sat		 1
Sun		 2
Mon		 3
Tue		 4
Wed		 5
Thu		 6
Fri		 7
Sat		 8
Sun

Participation

All the 45 National Olympic Committees who are members of the Olympic Council of Asia are expected to send delegations. In March 2019, the OCA announced plans to invite athletes from countries from Oceania to compete in selected events; this would mark their first participation in the Summer Asian Games, after having participated for the first time overall at the 2017 Asian Winter Games, albeit as "guests" ineligible to receive medals.[13]

In November 2021, it was announced that athletes from Oceania would be invited to compete in athletics, triathlon and weightlifting (to won points in their Olympic classification) along the wushu and roller skating; athletes will receive "honorary medals" if they place in an event, and their nation will not be part of the official medal tally.[14] However, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia and New Zealand decided not to send athletes to this Games.[15]

On 26 January 2023, The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) offered the possibility to Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in the Asian Games, where athletes from the two nations could compete to qualify at the 2024 Summer Olympics. However, OCA will still under by the sanctions against Russia and Belarus, and their entries is in analysis if will or not will impact the Asian Games' outcome.[16][17]

Participating National Olympic Committees
  •  Afghanistan
  •  Bahrain
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Bhutan
  •  Brunei
  •  Cambodia
  •  China (host)
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Hong Kong
  •  India
  •  Indonesia
  •  Iran
  •  Iraq
  •  Japan
  •  Jordan
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kuwait
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Laos
  •  Lebanon
  •  Macau
  •  Malaysia
  •  Maldives
  •  Mongolia
  •  Myanmar
  •  Nepal
  •  North Korea
  •  Oman
  •  Pakistan
  •  Palestine
  •  Philippines
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Singapore
  •  South Korea
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Syria
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Thailand
  •  East Timor
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  United Arab Emirates
  •  Uzbekistan
  •  Vietnam
  •  Yemen

Marketing

Emblem

The emblem of the Games, "Surging Tides", was unveiled during a ceremony at the headquarters of the Hangzhou Culture Radio Television Group on 6 August 2018; it is designed to resemble a hand fan, a running track, the Qiantang River, and radio waves (symbolising wireless connectivity). The organising committee stated that the emblem was meant to reflect "the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics gathering momentum in the new era", and "the unity, solidarity and development of the OCA."[18][19]

Mascot
Memories of Jiangnan

The three mascots of the Games, Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen, known collectively as the "Memories of Jiangnan", were unveiled on 3 April 2020. They are depicted as robotic superheroes originating from the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, the West Lake and the Grand Canal respectively.[20]

Slogan

The official slogan of the 2022 Asian Games, "Heart to Heart, @Future" was announced on 15 December 2019 to mark 1,000 days before the opening ceremonies. The slogan is intended to symbolise the connectivity that the Asian Games create between the countries of Asia.[21]

See also

Notes

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