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Covid-delayed Asian Games defy 'difficulties' to enter home straight

HANGZHOU: Chinese organisers said Wednesday there had been "a lot of difficulties" but Asian Games venues were ready for the pandemic-delayed competition with 100 days to go.

Bangkok Post

Equestrian team’s Asiad preparations hit by fund crunch

NEW DELHI: The Indian equestrian team’s preparation for the upcoming Asian Games has hit a major roadblock owing to shortage of funds. The Equestrian Federation of India (EFI), which has been in the news for mostly the wrong reasons of late, has informed the country’s core probable riders selected to…

The Times of India

Kuttappa optimistic of his wards getting three to four Olympic quota places at the Asian Games

Encouraged by the Indian male boxers’ best-ever showing of three bronze medals in the recent World boxing championships in Tashkent, head coach C.A. Kuttappa is optimistic that his boys will earn three to four Olympic quota places at the Hangzhou Asian Games in September.

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Ex-Hangzhou Party Chief Pleads Guilty to Taking $28 Million of Bribes

Zhou Jiangyong to be sentenced later for corruption that prosecutors said took place over 22 years

Caixin Global

Alibaba's Jack Ma returns to mainland China

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has resurfaced in China after months of overseas travel, visiting a school in the eastern city of Hangzhou where he discussed various topics including artificial intelligence

The Independent UK

Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns to mainland China to visit school in Hangzhou

Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group Holding, returned to mainland China recently after more than a year of overseas travel, and visited a school he founded in the city of Hangzhou, the hometown of Alibaba, according to sources familiar with his schedule.

Bangkok Post

Nitu, Nikhat, Lovlina, Saweety punch their way into World boxing finals

NEW DELHI: It will be an irony that India's two best women boxers of current generation - Nitu Ghanghas and Nikhat Zareen - will come head-to-head one day to earn the bragging rights to represent the nation at the Hangzhou Asian Games and later at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

The Times of India

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Free college and IVF help: China hunts for ways to raise its birthrate

High costs and career impacts remain barriers to having children for many women despite Beijing’s efforts to lift its record-low birthrate

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Asian Games will be hockey qualifying event for 2024 Olympics, confirms FIH president

BHUBANESWAR: The hockey venue for the Hangzhou Asian Games later this year is almost ready and there is no ambiguity about the continental multi-sport event being a qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympics, International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Ikram Tayyab said on Sunday.

The Times of India

Nine big tournaments to watch in 2023

World Cups in cricket, rugby union and women's football while world titles in swimming and athletics are up for grabs in 2023.

Bangkok Post

Nations Cup triumph gives us confidence for Asian Games: Savita

NEW DELHI: India women's hockey captain Savita Punia is confident her team will produce good results at the Asian Games in Hangzhou next year following their FIH Nations Cup title triumph in Valencia last Saturday.

The Times of India

Alibaba's free trade hub in Thailand begins trial operation

A free-trade-zone project in Thailand, launched in 2018 by Alibaba Group Holding while company founder Jack Ma was still CEO, has finally started trial operation.

Bangkok Post

Asian Games set to highlight China's awe-inspiring city of Hangzhou

"Dreaming of China's southern shore, it's Hangzhou that I most adore."

Bangkok Post

Confident of winning World Championship gold, says wrestler Ravi Dahiya

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya has now set his sights on winning gold medals at the upcoming World Championships and the postponed Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China next year.

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Postponed Asian Para Games to be held from October 22-28 in 2023

NEW DELHI: The Asian Para Games, which were postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic in China, will now be held from October 22 to 28 next year in Hangzhou, the organisers announced on Wednesday.

The Times of India

In a first, Indian rugby player banned for doping; lawyer says will appeal verdict

NEW DELHI: In probably the first case of doping in Indian rugby, a national-level female player, Antima Kumari from Bihar, who was shortlisted for the now-postponed Asian Games in Hangzhou, has been banned for two years by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after traces of prohibited specified substance 'Tamoxifen' was…

The Hindu

Hangzhou Asian Para Games postponed due to COVID-19 concerns in China

The decision comes less than a fortnight after the Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25

The Times of India

Hangzhou Asian Para Games postponed due to concerns over COVID-19 in China

BEIJING: The Asian Para Games, which were scheduled to take place from October 9 to 15 in Hangzhou, China have been postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers officially announced on Tuesday.

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Rajesh Bhandari appointed boxing Task Force secretary for postponed Asian Games

NEW DELHI: Boxing Federation of India (BFI) vice president Rajesh Bhandari has been appointed as the secretary of the Task Force which will conduct the sport during the postponed Hangzhou Asian Games.

The Times of India

What is going to be the likely slot for postponed Asian Games next year? Maybe September 2023

NEW DELHI: The slotting of the postponed Hangzhou Asian Games is a matter of speculation but the decision-making is likely to be influenced by athletics' choc-a-bloc international calendar, weather and that it must not clash with another Continental showpiece.

Bangkok Post

Asian Games the latest Covid casualty

The Asian Games in September in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have been postponed because of Covid-19 with new dates to be announced “in the near future”, organisers said on Friday.

Caixin Global

Covid Delays 2022 Asian Games in China

The Olympic Council of Asia announces the event won’t take place as scheduled this September in the eastern city of Hangzhou

Dynamite News

Sports: Asian Games postponed amid COVID surge

The 2022 Asian Games, which were scheduled to take place in Hangzhou in September, were on Friday postponed amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in China. Read details on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Asian Games 2022 postponed amid COVID surge in China: OCA

TASHKENT/BEIJING: The Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to take place from September 10 to 25, were on Friday postponed indefinitely amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in China.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Asian Games 2022 in China Postponed

The Asian Games due to take place in Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely, organizers said Friday, as China battles a resurgence of Covid cases. No reason was given for the delay, but China is racing to extinguish its largest outbreak of Covid-19 since the early days of the…

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