Timeline

Sept 16, 2015:

Hangzhou won the bid to host the 19th Asian Games, becoming the third city in China to host the quadrennial continental event after Beijing and Guangzhou.

Dec 12, 2017:

The construction on venues for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 began.

Jan 29, 2018:

The official website for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Organising Committee went online.

August 6, 2018:

The emblem of the Games, named Tides Surging, was unveiled.

Sept 2, 2018:

A cultural performance named Hangzhou Time was staged at the closing ceremony for the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Dec 26, 2018:

The marketing program for the Games was officially launched by organizers.

April 8, 2019:

The Hangzhou Asian Games was confirmed for Sept 10 to 25, 2022.

Dec 15, 2019:

The slogan for the Games, "heart to heart, @future", was released at a celebration activity for 1,000-day countdown to the event in Hangzhou.

April 3, 2020:

The mascots of the Games, Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen, were introduced to the public at an online ceremony in Hangzhou.

April 17, 2020:

Hangzhou issued an overall plan, stating its ambition to seize the opportunities brought by the Games to upgrade the city in an all-around way.