Hangzhou Asian Games postponed due to Covid

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 08:37:08 +0000

The Hangzhou 19th Asian Games in September was postponed because of Covid-19’s omicron variant pandemic situation in China to a still-to-be-determined date, according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino on Friday. Tolentino said that the decision to postpone the Games was arrived at after a meeting among officials of the Chinese Olympic […]

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Asian Games faces possibility of postponement – official

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 05:22:00 +0000

KUWAIT (AFP) – The 2022 Asian Games in China is facing the possibility of being postponed, an official told AFP on Thursday, after a rumor that it would be moved to next year. The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in September in Hangzhou near Shanghai, which is grappling with a major coronavirus emergency. […]

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China says Asian Games venues have been completed

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:02:53 +0000

BEIJING, China (AFP) – Venues for the Asian Games have been completed six months before the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou hosts athletes from across the region, organisers said Friday. The competition, the 19th edition of the fiercely contested regional sporting event, is still on despite China battling with its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the […]

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