China to host Asian Games in 2023 after COVID postponement


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A person wearing a protective mask walks past a billboard for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Hangzhou, China, May 6. Reuters-Yonhap China will host the 2022 Asian Games in autumn 2023, organizers said on Tuesday, after postponing the event in Hangzhou because of COVID-19. The Games were originally scheduled for September this year, but organizers postponed them in May as China tried to stamp out a large COVID resurgence in several parts of the country. The event will now be held in Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8 2023, the Olympic Council of...