The Asian Games feature more competitors than next year’s Summer Olympics in Paris. About 12,500 participated, compared to about 10,500 expected in France.

In a 2019 survey run by the country’s poll agency, Realmeter, after the 18th Asian Games, 55.2% were supportive of gold medal-winning athletes getting the exemption while 36.6% opposed it.

[1/4]A woman poses for pictures in front of statues of the three mascots of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, near the Hangzhou Asian Games Village, in Zhejiang province, China September 20, 2023.

The chilly mood was a reversal from the last Asian Games in 2018. Back then, the two Koreas fielded joint teams and paraded into the opening ceremony together, following an agreement reached at an ...

This week, hundreds of elite gamers are descending upon the scenic city of Hangzhou, near Shanghai, to represent their countries at the 19th Asian Games. The once-in-four-years event, effectively ...

Left: China's Lin Yuwei, left, and Wu Yanni, right, embrace after the women's 100m hurdles final athletics event on day 7 of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province ...

The Asian Games feature more competitors than next year’s Summer Olympics in Paris. About 12,500 participated, compared to about 10,500 expected in France.

The Asian Games officially begin on Saturday in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and will feature several sports that are unlikely to be seen in any other major continental or global competitions.