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The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 1 watch a video The digital torchbearer, comprising hundreds of millions of virtual sparks, representing each participant of the online torch relay, enters the stadium before lighting the cauldron along with Olympic swimming champion Wang Shun. Team China's athletes and officials take center stage during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on Saturday The flag of China is carried by a guard of honor during the opening ceremony on Saturday. Stunning costumes added to the splendor of Saturday's show. Preparation for Hangzhou Asian Games All you need to know about Asia Games The Asian Games are a comprehensive sports event in Asia organized by the Asian Olympic Council(OCA) every 4 years. The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951. China has hosted two Asian Games in Beijing and Guangzhou in 1990 and 2010 respectively. Compared with other international comprehensive sports events, the Asian Games have non-Olympic sports. The Hangzhou Asian Games will be the largest comprehensive sports event in Asia ever with 40 sports including 61 sub-ones and 481 gold medals to be awarded. There are symbolic sports representing Asia such as Wushu, sepaktakraw, cricket and jujitsiu and emerging ones that are popular with the youth such as skateboarding, sport climbing, esports and breaking. With the latter two newly-introduced in this games. The Hangzhou Asian Games will showcase the diversity and inclusiveness of Asian sports culture. Boasting the West Lake and known as "paradise on earth", a city with artistic conception and innovative vitality, lead in the areas of internet, digital economy and intelligent manufacturing in China. The Games'three mascots—named Chenchen, Congcong and Lianlian are three robots carrying cultural and modern connotations. The three represent the Liangzhu Archaeological Ruins, the West