2022 Asian Games
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Host city | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China |
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Motto | Heart to Heart, @Future |
Events | 482 in 40 sports (Consist of 61 disciplines) |
Opening ceremony | 10 September |
Closing ceremony | 25 September |
Officially opened by | President Xi Jinping[a] (expected) |
Athlete's Oath | TBA |
Judge's Oath | TBA |
Torch lighter | TBA |
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Website | hangzhou2022.cn |
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The 2022 Asian Games (Chinese: 2022年亚洲运动会; pinyin: Èr líng èr èr nián Yàzhōu Yùndònghuì), also known as XIX Asiad (Chinese: 第十九届亚洲运动会; pinyin: Dì Shíjiŭ Jiè Yàzhōu Yùndònghuì), will be a multi-sport event celebrated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China from 10 to 25 September 2022.[1] Hangzhou will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.
The Games will also include athletes from Oceania for the first time after the approval from Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to compete in sports which qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics through Asia, including volleyball, beach volleyball, basketball, football and fencing.[2]
Bidding process[]
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 September 16, 2015, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, during the 34th OCA General Assembly.[3]
According to the proposal, Ningbo, Shaoxing and Huzhou will also be the part of competition venues. The Games also enhanced the construction of several railways in the city, and shorten the travel to one and half hours.[4]
Development and preparation[]
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Marketing[]
Promotion[]
To promote the Games, the Hangzhou 2022 Organising Committee (HAGOC) has launched a television channel for its official information with the Hangzhou Culture Radio Television Group.[5] For similar purpose, Loong Air – the Games' Official Airline Partner painted six of its planes in the Asian Games livery.[6] A One-year countdown ceremony, titled “Expecting” was held on 10 September 2021 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre. The programme included the unveiling of the torch design and the official uniforms of the Olympic Council of Asia representatives and the referees, judges, technical delegates and jury members, which were produced by 361 Degrees.[7][8]
Emblem[]
The official emblem of the games, titled "Surging Tides", was unveiled during a special ceremony at the headquarters of the Hangzhou Culture Radio Television Group on 6 August 2018 to prepare the city to succeed Jakarta & Palembang 2018 as Asian Games host city.[9][10]
Mascot[]
Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen, known collectively as the smart triplets "Memories of Jiangnan", were unveiled online on April 3, 2020, as the official mascots of the Games; male robotic superheroes that originated the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, the West Lake and the Grand Canal.[11]
Motto[]
The official motto of the 2022 Asian Games: "Heart to Heart, @Future" was unveiled at the Tennis Centre of the Olympic and International Expo Park – nicknamed Little Lotus on 15 December 2019 to mark the 1,000 days countdown to the Games.[12]
Venues[]
44 venues will be used during the Games, which 30 venues are already existing in the city, 10 are under construction and another 4 venues are in the planning stage.[1]
The Games[]
Sports[]
On 8 April 2019, the Olympic Council of Asia initially announced that the Games would feature 37 sports, including the 28 permanent Olympic sports to be contested at the 2024 Summer Olympics as well as events in other non-Olympic sports.[13] 3 sports were added on 12 September 2019, making the total increased to 40 sports (Consist of 61 disciplines).[14] E-sports and breakdancing were added on 18 December 2020.[15]
2022 Asian Games Sports Programme[16] |
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Calendar[]
The first edition of the schedule was published on 13 September 2021.[17]
- All times and dates use China Standard Time (UTC+8)
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Daily medal events | 482 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative total | 482 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Participation[]
All the 45 National Olympic Committees who are members of the Olympic Council of Asia are expected to send delegations. Oceanian countries will also be invited to compete in some sports in which Olympic qualification combines the two continents.[18]
Participating |
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See also[]
- Asian multi-sport events in China
Notes[]
- ^ Xi Jinping is current China's de jure head of state, serving as Chinese President. Xi is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party, the most powerful position in China, serving as the de facto leader of China.
References[]
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- ^ Butler, Nick (16 September 2015). "Hangzhou confirmed as host of 2022 Asian Games". Inside the Games. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "杭州申办2022年亚运会 湖州将成为四大会场之一". FCCS. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ Houston, Michael (2 June 2020). "Hangzhou 2022 organisers launch Asian Games channel". Inside the Games. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Full fleet of Hangzhou 2022 aircraft revealed". 5 August 2020.
- ^ "OCA celebrates one-year countdown to Hangzhou Asian Games 2022".
- ^ "OCA celebrates one-year countdown to Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games". Inside the Games. 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Hangzhou 2022 launch official emblem as prepare to succeed Jakarta Palembang 2018 as Asian Games hosts".
- ^ "2022 Asian Games launches official logo".
- ^ "Male robot triplets unveiled as Hangzhou Asian Games mascots". hangzhou2022.cn. Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Gillen, Nancy (16 September 2019). "OCA celebrate 1,000 days to go until 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou". Inside the Games.
- ^ "杭州亚运会举办时间公布". hangzhou2022.cn. Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ McCullagh, Kevin (12 September 2019). "Karate, climbing, baseball and softball added to 2022 Asian Games programme". SportBusiness. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Games-E-sports, breakdancing win 2022 Asian Games spots". Channel News Asia. Reuters. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "The General Competition Schedule for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 (First Edition) Is Officially Released". hangzhou2022.cn. Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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- ^ Duncan Mackay (3 March 2019). "Oceania countries set to compete at 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
External links[]
- 2022 Asian Games
- 2022 in multi-sport events
- 2022 in Chinese sport
- International sports competitions hosted by China
- Sport in Hangzhou
- Multi-sport events in China
- 2022 in Asian sport
- Asian Games by year
- September 2022 sports events in China
- Scheduled multi-sport events