GLOBALink | Flame for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games lit in Liangzhu culture site

The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games flame was lit on Thursday in the Liangzhu ancient city in east China's Zhejiang Province, marking the 100-day countdown to the opening of the 19th Asian Games.

The torch relay will take place in September and culminate in lighting the cauldron at the opening ceremony on September 23.

Despite the one-year postponement of the Asian Games, Hangzhou is prepared to host the greatest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympic Games, making Asia proud.

In 100 days, over 10,000 athletes and officials from across the continent will converge in Zhejiang Province, east China, to compete in 483 medal events across 40 sports.

Hangzhou is the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.

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