Original title: foreign media attention: Hangzhou makes full preparations for the 2022 Asian Games
Reference News Network reported on October 18 that, according to Latin America News Agency Beijing on October 16, in addition to the Beijing Winter Olympics, China is also making full preparations for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, and hosting this highest level sports event in Asia is also of great significance.
The report said that in order to run the Asian Games well, the host city of Hangzhou is strengthening the construction of facilities, and hopes to combine traditional elements with modern concepts such as green growth and intelligent management.
Chen Weiqiang, Deputy Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, said that the theme slogan of the Hangzhou Asian Games is "harmony of heart and mind, @ future", striving to show Hangzhou's image as a pioneer city in Internet development.
Chen Weiqiang said that high technology will be well presented in the Hangzhou Asian Games, and its biggest embodiment is the inclusion of E-sports in the Asian Games for the first time in history.
Regarding the epidemic prevention, Chen Weiqiang said that they had sent representatives to the Tokyo Olympic Games and China's recent National Games to learn from experience and have already prepared several sets of COVID-19 prevention and control programs. Each stadium will be equipped with preventive and testing measures. Once athletes or staff are suspected of infection, they can take action quickly.
The report said that in terms of economy, the Hangzhou Asian Games will stimulate 670000 jobs and improve the level of infrastructure by building more subway lines, building resource integration and environmental protection projects.
According to the report, the 19th Asian Games will be held from September 10 to 25, 2022. Hangzhou will become the third Chinese city to host this comprehensive sports event after Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.
The report points out that the use of competition venues adheres to the concept of sustainability, and most of them are existing facilities in the city, such as the main stadium of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center, which is eye-catching with its iconic lotus petal design.