It has been decided to include Twenty20 men’s and women’s cricket at the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 10 to 25 this year. After 8 years, cricket is making a comeback to the Asian Games, with the latest additions being e-sports (internet sports) and break dance.
For the first time since the Asian Olympic Council’s approval to compete in volleyball, beach volleyball, basketball, soccer and swordsmanship, Oceania’s athletes will have the opportunity to participate in this year’s Games. Accordingly, athletes from Oceania, including those from Australia and New Zealand, will compete with the rest of Asia in five sports.
The Hangzhou Asian Games in China will feature 61 events under 40 sports and steps will be taken to build 30 sports complexes in five co-host cities. Hangzhou Deputy Mayor Chen Weiggan told foreign media that the construction of 57 venues at the stadiums has now been completed.
Steps have been taken to renovate the Xi Jian University Stadium for the post-2014 Asian Games Cricket Festival. Cricket was first included in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, with the full support of the Asian Cricket Council. Bangladesh won the men’s title and Pakistan the women’s title. Sri Lanka won the men’s title and Pakistan won the women’s title at the 2014 Incheon Games.
About 10,000 athletes are coming to Hangzhou for the Asian Games, and China has been well-organized since the Asian Games were previously held in Beijing in 1990. More than 220,000 volunteer applications have already been submitted to the competition organizers, and training for a select group of them will begin in the coming month.
China has won 1473 gold, 994 silver and 720 bronze medals in 18 events at the Asian Games, with China leading the way with a total of 3187 medals, followed by Japan with 1032 gold medals, 1037 silver medals and 905 bronze medals with a total of 305 medals. Is after.
South Korea is in third place with 745 gold, 663 silver and 827 bronze medals with a total of 2235 medals, while Sri Lanka is ranked 25th in Asia with 15 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze medals with a total of 41 medals in history. Out of the countries in the South Asian region, India alone is ranked 5th in Asia above Sri Lanka with 155 gold, 201 silver and 316 bronze medals.
