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The 2022 Asian Games, officially the XIX Asian Games , and branded as Hangzhou 2022, are a pan-Asian multi-sport event. The 19th Asian Games, they are scheduled to be held from 23 September to 8 October 2023 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Originally scheduled to take place from 10 to 25 September 2022, on 6 May 2022 the Games were postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new dates were announced on 19 July 2022. Hangzhou will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.


Mascot

The three mascots of the Games, Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen, known collectively as the "Memories of Jiangnan", were unveiled on 3 April 2020. They are depicted as robotic superheroes originating from the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, the West Lake and the Grand Canal respectively.