Expectations run high ahead of Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Expectations run high ahead of Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of venues of the 19th Asian Games 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ABHIJIT SARKER, Bangladeshi delegation chief 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHWAJA HASHMATULLAH RASA, Afghan delegation chief 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SONAM TSHEWANG, Bhutanese delegation chief 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GANBAATAR AMGALANBAATA, Mongolian delegation chief 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ABDULSATTAR AL-HAMDANI, Yemeni delegation chief 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ABHIJIT SARKER, Bangladeshi delegation chief 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): KHWAJA HASHMATULLAH RASA, Afghan delegation chief 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): SONAM TSHEWANG, Bhutanese delegation chief STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games is to be held from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8 in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. 40 sports, 61 disciplines, and 483 events in 54 competitio

(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(230920) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Khwaja Hashmatullah Rasa runs with the torch during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(SP)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-TORCH RELAY (CN)

(230920) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Khwaja Hashmatullah Rasa (L) and Zheng Yunhai pose during the torch relay of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)