19th Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8, 2023

Khel Today Bureau 
New Delhi: The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has announced the new
dates for the 19th Asian Games, which will now be held in Hangzhou
from September 23 to October 8, 2023.
The 19th Asian Games was originally planned to be held in Hangzhou
from 10 to 25 of September, 2022, however due to the COVID 19
global pandemic the Games were postponed by the OCA Executive
Board (EB) on 6th of May 2022 and a “Task Force” was created by the EB
to finalise the new dates for the Games.

According to a letter from, Olympic Council of Asia,”The Task Force over the last two months held various discussions with the Chinese Olympic Committee, Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (HAGOC) and other stakeholders to find a window for the Games which did not conflict with other major international sporting
events. The recommended dates by the Task Force were duly approved
by the OCA EB”.
The OCA thanked HAGOC, the Chinese Olympic Committee, as well as
the Governments at all levels for their hard work in preparing for the
Games during the pandemic and ensuring they can take place next
year.

“The OCA would also like to express its appreciation for the patience shown by the National Olympic Committees and International Federation/Asian Federations and other stakeholders.
The OCA looks forward to celebrating the best Asian Games ever in
Hangzhou in September 2023”, OCA further said in the letter.