As we all know, the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games was originally scheduled to be held in 2022, but it was postponed to 2023 due to the new crown epidemic. How many editions of the Asian Games have been postponed in the history of the Asian Games? How many sessions will be held temporarily?
Hanoi abstained, Indonesia may be unwilling, Jakarta has also hosted the 4th Asian Games, has experience in large-scale events, so it took the initiative to "take the job" and let Jakarta "score twice".
Interlude: In order to avoid the competition for ratings from the Youth Olympic Games and the World Cup, the Olympic Council of Asia plans to postpone the Asian Games by one year, that is, from 2019 onwards, the Asian Games will be held the year before the Olympic Games. However, in order to avoid 2019***, Indonesia still advocates placing it in 2018).
e. The 19th Hangzhou Asian Games postponed
The 19th Asian Games was originally scheduled to be held in 2022, but due to the impact of the global new crown epidemic, it was postponed to 2023 after consultation by all parties, and the name and logo of the event remained unchanged.
Table of changes in previous Asian Games.
From the above point of view, the postponement and relocation of the Asian Games are mainly due to economic reasons and changes in the situation.
The 11th Beijing Asian Games in 1990 was also faced with many difficulties, and was successfully held with the joint efforts of the people of the whole country with donations and volunteer services.
Even the 20th Asian Games in 2026 almost had no city to bid, after Japan's Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City announced their bids, Nagoya City once withdrew the application because the county did not clarify the funding and sharing ratio, and continued to bid after consultation.
The Asian Games has gone through ups and downs along the way, and with the efforts of all parties, the fire has been endless.