Tuesday, 22 September 2015

Hangzhou City of China chosen to host 2022 Asian Games:


  1. Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province in east China, was chosen by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to host the 2022 Asian Games. The decision was made at  the 34th Congress of Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) held in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan.
  2. Hangzhou was the only candidate city for the 2022 Asian Games. Its successful bid means the regional games will be staged in China for the third time following Beijing in 1990 and southern Guangzhou in 2010.
  3. Hangzhou is best known for the West Lake, a placid and tourist attraction. It is also home base of Chinese Internet (ecommerce) giant Alibaba. South Korea's Incheon held the last Asian Games in 2014, while Indonesia's Jakarta will play host in 2018.
  4. It should be noted that Beijing was just selected to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics after hosting the Summer Games in 2008.



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