Athletes' aspirations at Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Athletes' aspirations at Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 19th Asian Games venues 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WEE LEE DARIUS YAP, Singaporean athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): VLEIRY TARAZI, Palestinian swimmer STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games is currently underway in China's Zhejiang. The Games marks China's third time hosting the Asiad, following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. Some athletes have expressed their expectations for the Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WEE LEE DARIUS YAP, Singaporean athlete "Our expectation for the Asian Games is to finish top of it. It (Hangzhou) is quite a beautiful city. So I think we wish our team all the best to finish the Asian Games strong." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BALZHAN KOISHYBAYEVA, Kazakh rugby player "This is my second Asian Games. It is a very nice place and very nice organization. I

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