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

 Here is everything you need to know about the event in detail

This year, the Asian Games will feature a total of 40 sports with Asia’s best athletes competing for the top rank

Athletes and sportspersons will compete in 24 competitive sports, 18 ball sports, 9 adversary sports and 10 water sports at the Asian Games 2023

India will send 634 athletes across 38 different sports at the Asian Games. The largest contingent will be in athletics with 65 players

The upcoming event is officially called the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 as it was slated to be held last year

The sports event had to be postponed due to the COVID19 pandemic

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

The medal of the 19th Asian Games is named as “Shan Shui”, that has water and hills engraved on gold, silver and bronze medals