By Neha Yadav
Published Sep 06, 2023
Hindustan Times
Sports
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Everything you need to know about Asian Games 2023
Asian Games 2023 is set to begin on September 23 and will continue till October 8, 2023 in Hangzhou, China
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Here is everything you need to know about the event in detail
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This year, the Asian Games will feature a total of 40 sports with Asia’s best athletes competing for the top rank
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Athletes and sportspersons will compete in 24 competitive sports, 18 ball sports, 9 adversary sports and 10 water sports at the Asian Games 2023
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India will send 634 athletes across 38 different sports at the Asian Games. The largest contingent will be in athletics with 65 players
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The upcoming event is officially called the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 as it was slated to be held last year
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The sports event had to be postponed due to the COVID19 pandemic
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The emblem of the Hangzhou Asian Games is called “Tides Surging”. The mascots of the Asian Games are a group of robots depicting Hangzhou’s heritage
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The medal of the 19th Asian Games is named as “Shan Shui”, that has water and hills engraved on gold, silver and bronze medals
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