Hangzhou venues ready for Asian Games

With less than six months to go, preparations for the Hangzhou Asian Games are in full swing. Organizers delivered the latest update on Thursday, confirming that all competition venues have been completed.

The 56 venues for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 (set for Sept 10-25) and the fourth Asian Para Games (Oct 9-15) were finished on schedule, according to the organizing committee. They comprise 12 new, 26 renovated, nine rebuilt and nine temporary venues.

Integrating traditional Chinese culture with modern design, each of the venues has its own unique design.

From April to June, a series of high-level test matches will be held at the venues as a test, said Qiu Peihuang, director of the venues department of the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee.