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09/05/22 08:29 AM IST

2022 Asian Games

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  • The Asian Games 2022, due to be held in Hangzhou, China in September, has been postponed to 2023 due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) announced.
Asian Games 
  • The Asian Games 2022 were originally scheduled from September 10 to 25.
  • It is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia.
  • The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games.
  • The OCA also announced that the third edition of the Asian Youth Games, scheduled to be held in Shantou in December, have been cancelled.
  • The World University Games 2021, to be held from June 26 to July 27 in Chengdu this year, have also been pushed to 2023.
Source-PIB 

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