The year 2022 will be a big year for sports in China. That's because it will hold not only the 24th Winter Olympics in Beijing, but also the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.
On Aug. 6th, 2018, the official emblem (会徽) for the HangZhou Asian Games was released (发布). The city won the hosting rights for the 2022 Asian Games in 2015. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games after Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010.
First held in 1951, the Asian Games is the largest multi—sport event in Asia. It also means a lot to China. The Beijing Asian Games was the first large international sports event to be hosted by China. China News Service reported.
To make the Games a great success, Chinese people worked hard to prepare. Beijing built a great number of roads and gyms, including the famous Beijing Olympic Sports Center and Asian Games Village. The Games helped the world see China and its achievements. Since then, China has improved its global image (国际形象), China Youth Daily reported.
For the 2022 Asian Games. Hangzhou has already started building 33 sports venues (场馆), according to China Youth Daily. The themes of the Hangzhou Asian Games are "green, smart, economical (节俭) and civilized". All the Games' buildings will be environmentally friendly.
