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Delayed Asian Games rescheduled to start in September 2023

Jul. 19, 2022 07:36 AM EDT
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — The Asian Games have been rescheduled to start on Sept. 23 next year in Hangzhou, China, more than 12 months after the original date. ...

FILE - Traditional dancers perform during the unveiling of the logo of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sept. 9, 2015. Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, reports in China on Friday, May 6, 2022 said this year's Asian Games are being postponed because of concerns over the spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)
Asian Games in China postponed because of spread of COVID-19

By Stephen Wade May. 06, 2022 02:51 AM EDT

Medical workers wearing face masks and protective gears watch a Chinese figure skater perform her routine at the Capital Indoor Stadium during a test event for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, Friday, April 2, 2021. The organizers of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has started 10 days of testing for several sport events in five different indoor venues from April 1-10, becomes the first city to hold both the Winter and Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
World University Games in China postponed until 2022

Apr. 02, 2021 09:29 AM EDT