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Thrilling action, excellent arrangements and touching stories of athletes made the just concluded 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, officials said, adding that its lasting legacy will benefit the host city and growth of Chinese para sports.
Ethiopian Deresa Geleta Ulfata and Kenyan Vibian Chepkirui took the men's and women's golds respectively.
China delegation parades into the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium during the opening ceremony of 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on Oct 22, 2023.
When Jazkit Chan Cheuk-kit was 5, he developed a love for game machines in a stationery shop near his home in Hong Kong.
The torch relay for the 4th Asian Para Games set off on Thursday in Chun'an county of host city Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
The torch relay for the Asian Para Games started on Thursday in the city of Hangzhou in East China's Zhejiang Province, with about 210 torchbearers running along an 11.8-kilometer relay route on the first day.
One year into his retirement, Roger Federer remains Shanghai's all-time favorite, with or without a racket in his hand.
Renowned Chinese diver Han Ting, who holds the cave diving record in Asia, said that a dive can only be declared successful after the diver reaches the surface safely. His latest attempt was unsuccessful.
Despite the 19th Asian Games only drawing to a close last Sunday, some of the venues have already opened to the public in Hangzhou, host city of the sports extravaganza and capital of Zhejiang province.
The Chinese delegation for the forthcoming 4th Asian Para Games, which will be staged in Hangzhou from Oct 22 to 28, is officially formed in Beijing on Wednesday, and the Chinese para athletes are ready to shine in the capital city of Zhejiang province.
The 19th Asian Games concluded on Sunday at the Big Lotus Stadium in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, leaving behind a trail of "Enduring Memories of Hangzhou," the theme for the closing ceremony, drawing applause from both athletes and mainstream world media.
Amid a celebration of athletic feats, friendship and solidarity, the curtains came down on the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday to resounding global acclaim.
As the 19th Asian Games Dragon Boat event in Hangzhou came to a close, the technical service team at Wenzhou Dragon Boat Center received a total of 21 handwritten thank-you letters in various languages.
China's gold medal tally at the 19th Asian Games reached 201 as of Sunday morning, surpassing the 199 it won at the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010.
As of Friday, the 19th Asian Games have seen a total of 15 world records, 28 Asian records, and 150 Asian Games records broken, said Zhu Qinan, spokesperson for the Hangzhou Asian Games Sports Operations Center on Saturday.
Prioritizing sustainability and, in turn, delivering benefits to the people of Hangzhou and China are key elements of the 19th Asian Games, officials said at a news conference at the Main Media Centre on Friday.
The total revenue from market development for the Hangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games has reached 5.316 billion yuan ($728 million), with both sponsorship income and the number of sponsors being the highest in the event's history.
Members of the Chinese Taipei delegation participating in the 19th Asian Games said that they were deeply touched by the hospitality they received in Hangzhou, and the warmth and kindness of local people made them feel truly "at home".
With the Asian Games still underway, Hangzhou organizers have set their sights on hosting more international events to maximize the legacy of the continental sporting jamboree while enhancing the city's overall global impact.
Signature Hangzhou dishes Dongpo Pork and Sister Song's Fish Soup are proving to be the athletes' favorites on the Asian Games menu, according to Ding Jiong, spokesperson for the Food Safety Operations Centre.
The Mid-Autumn Festival this year coincided with the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Friday, creating a unique atmosphere for athletes to experience Chinese culture in east China's Zhejiang Province.
The Olympic Council of Asia's acting president, Raja Randhir Singh, has applauded the Hangzhou Games' smooth operation and likened the 19th Asian Games to Olympic standards.
Although his Hangzhou medal was silver, following three consecutive golds at the past three editions of the Asian Games, Irani sanda (Chinese kickboxing) athlete Mohsen Mohammadseifi is still pleased and proud to become an inspiration for other practitioners of the combat sport.
A delegation comprising 27 young talents from leading Hong Kong universities embarked on a journey of exploration and collaboration in Beijing from Sept 18 to 22. This exchange program encompassed various facets of education, science, technology, and culture.
Fifteen-year-old Chen Ye has become the youngest Chinese champion in the history of the Asian Games after winning the skateboarding park men's finals in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday.
Olympic Council of Asia officials praised the efficiency of the Hangzhou Asian Games' opening ceremony and competition events in six host cities, with a particular emphasis on the use of digital technologies to optimize speed and smoothness.
The Chinese delegation made an impressive start on the first day of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, on Sunday, clinching an astounding 20 gold medals across various sports, including rowing, shooting, wushu and swimming.
In order to include as much of the public as possible in the torch relay and ignition ceremony, technology engineers conducted over 100,000 tests of more than 200,000 lines of code in the past three years for more than 300 different types of cell phones.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday night declared the 19th Asian Games open in Hangzhou, capital city of east China's Zhejiang province.
World champion swimmer Qin Haiyang and women's basketball World Cup medalist Yang Liwei will lead the host delegation as flag bearers at the 19th Asian Games opening ceremony on Saturday.
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