2022 Asian Games scheduled in China postponed due to Covid-19 The Edge Markets


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- A + A SEOUL (May 6): Asia's top sports body announced on Friday that the 19th Asian Games, scheduled to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou from Sept 10 to 25 this year, have been postponed indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Yonhap news agency, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in a statement released on its website said its executive board reached the decision following discussions with Hangzhou's organising committee and the Chinese Olympic Committee. The new schedule for the continental competition will be announced "in the near future," the OCA added. "(The organising...