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The 19th Asian Games took place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou after a delay of a year caused by the pandemic.

Here is something you n1． to know about the multi sports extravaganza—bigger than the Olympic Games in terms of n2． of participants: 40 sports, i3． 31 of the 32 Olympic sports that have been staged at the Paris 2024, about 12,000 athletes from 45 c4．and territories across Asia and the Middle East have been in action, making it the l5． Asian Games ever.

Most of events t6． place in Hangzhou city but some were h7． elsewhere. The opening and closing ceremonies have been hosted a8． the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, also known as “the Big Lotus”.

The c9． of Shaoxing and Ningbo also hosted events, as did Wenzhou, a port city 300km to the south which staged dragon boat racing and football.

Medals are n10． Shan Shui and depict landscapes of Hangzhou, such as an ancient bridge. The ribbons are hand-stitched.

Three sports-playing robots, Congcong (yellow colour), Lianlian (green) and Chenchen (blue) are the Games mascots with each linked to a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the city.Congcong represents the archaeological ruins of Liangzhu City, Lianlian represents the city’s West Lake and Chenchen is for the Grand Canal.