Asian Games: China says venues ready 6 months ahead of event in Hangzhou, officials to publish Covid-19 plan soon
- Eastern Chinese city will host 19th edition of regional sporting contest between September 10 and 25
- With the country battling its worst coronavirus outbreak, organisers are expected to adapt lessons from Beijing Winter Olympics
The competition, the 19th edition of the fiercely contested regional sporting event, is still on despite China battling with its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the pandemic began.
Organisers say a virus control plan that “learns from the successful experience” of the Beijing Winter Olympics held in February, will be published in the coming weeks.
All 56 competition venues for the Asian Games and Asian Para Games have been completed, organisers added in a statement.
“Functional checks for the events have been finished,” the statement said, adding several Games villages and more than 30 training venues have also been built.
“We’re now just making a few final adjustments and improvements to the facilities,” Lu Chunjiang, an official in charge of operations at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre, told state broadcaster CCTV.
“Most of our energy is going toward preparatory work for venue operations.”