The 2022 Asian Games took place a year later than planned in Chinese city Hangzhou.
Originally due to take place between September 10 to 25, 2022, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and moved to 2023 at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
Dates of between September 23 and October 8 were set.
Hangzhou is the third Chinese city to have hosted the event, after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.
The programme featured 61 sporting disciplines, including the 33 which featured at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, as well as six from Paris 2024, two put forward by the Local Organising Committee, and a sport from each of Asia’s five regions at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
Esports was also included for the first time.
At the 2018 Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly in Jakarta, officials claimed the 2022 Asian Games would be the start of a new chapter for Hangzhou at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
By 2022, the city had seen a swift transformation with the completion of over ten metro lines and two intercity railroads at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
It was a component of the larger plan to make Hangzhou an international gateway cityat Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
At its General Assembly in Ashgabat, the OCA selected Hangzhou to host the Asian Games in 2022, Turkmenistan in September 2015 at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
It was the only bidder.
About Hangzhou
Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province and the local political, economic and cultural centre.
Situated in Southeast China on the lower sections of the Qiantang River, the city serves as the southern end of the Grand Canal at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
It is only 180 kilometres from Shanghai.
Hangzhou is served by the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, which is situated in the east of the city, about 27km from the centre at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
The airport is an important air link in China, providing direct service to many international destinations such as Japan, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam at Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
In 2018, the Hangzhou State Council approved the planning for 15 metro lines, including extensions to the three existing lines, scheduled to open in time for the 2022 Asian Games.
The weather in Hangzhou is generally warm and mild all year round, with a lot of sunshine and rainfall.
There are four clear-cut seasons; a wet and rainy spring, a hot and humid summer, a cool and clear autumn, and a dry and cold winter.
