Hangzhou Asian Games postponed until 2023 over Covid-19

Published: May 6, 2022 10:55 AM | Updated: May 6, 2022 2:05 PM

The Asian Games scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September have been postponed until 2023 because of the Covid-19 situation, the governing Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said on Friday.

The 19th edition of the multi-sports Games, second in size only to the Summer Olympics, was scheduled to take place from Sept 10-25 in the capital of Zhejiang province, some 175km southwest of China's financial centre Shanghai.

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