Hangzhou Asian Games will be held on September 23, 2023, including 8 official e-sports events
2022-07-20 13:50:42.0 Source: CCTV News
The Olympic Council of Asia announced on the 19th that the 19th Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, originally scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25 this year, will be held from September 23 to October 8, 2023, and the name will still be Hangzhou 2022. The 19th Asian Games.
Previously, the Organizing Committee of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2022 issued an announcement on May 6. The Executive Committee of the Olympic Council of Asia decided following consulting and researching with relevant parties that it was originally scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25 this year. The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2022 will be postponed, and the name and logo of the event will remain unchanged. Since winning the right to host the 19th Asian Games in 2022, with the guidance and help of the Olympic Council of Asia and the Chinese Olympic Committee, all parties in Zhejiang Province have actively overcome the impact of the epidemic and promoted the smooth development of the preparations for the Asian Games. With the support and guidance of the Olympic Council of Asia and the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Hangzhou Asian Games will make joint efforts and continue to do a good job in the preparations. It is believed that the postponed Hangzhou Asian Games will eventually be a complete success.
The Olympic Council of Asia said that in the past two months, the council working group has conducted various discussions with the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee, and other relevant personnel to find a place that is incompatible with other major international sports events. During the Asian Games window period in which the conflict occurred, the date recommended by the final working group was officially approved. The Olympic Council of Asia would like to thank the Hangzhou Asian Organizing Committee, the Chinese Olympic Committee and governments at all levels for their hard work in preparing for the Asian Games and ensuring the 2023 Olympic Games can be held during the epidemic. The Olympic Council of Asia would like to express its gratitude to other national Olympic committees and sports federations in Asia for their patience, and looks forward to hosting the best-ever Asian Games in Hangzhou in September 2023.
At this Asian Games, e-sports will become the official competition event of the Asian Games for the first time, including League of Legends, Honor of Kings (Asian Games Edition), Peace Elite (Asian Games Edition), Hearthstone, Dota 2, Dream Three Kingdoms 2, Street Fighter 5 and FIFA Online 4 and other 8 items.
At the end of May this year, the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games e-sports venue, the Hangzhou E-sports Center, and the first public open day were held, and the Hangzhou E-sports Center was officially announced. Hangzhou E-Sports Center will host the Hangzhou Asian Games e-sports competitions.
