19th Asian Games In Hangzhou Postponed Amid COVID Surge2In China


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New Delhi: The 19th Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held in China's Hangzhou from September 10 to 25, have been postponed. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) informed this on Friday and said the decision has been taken as China is experiencing its biggest Covid-19 outbreak again after the virus first emerged in the country in December 2019. "Following detailed discussions with the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) and the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (HAGOC), the OCA Executive Board (EB) today decided to postpone the 19th Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, from...