28 September 2023
By Hyeonseok Choi
Asia's Largest Sports Festival “The 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games” opened on September 23rd. It was originally scheduled to take place in 2022, but the admin changed plans to open the Asian Games in 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected to be the largest Asian Games ever because several sports have been added compared to the last 2018 Asian Games.
As we have waited four and a year more since the 2018 Asian Games, not only the Korean people but also all Asian people are paying attention. Especially this time, there are 40 events, and the total number of athletes is known to be the largest with about 11,970. Unfamiliar sports such as E-Sports and Chess have also been adopted as Asian Games events, attracting many people's attention.
South Korea won a total of 177 medals at the 2018 Asian Games five years ago, ranking third overall after China and Japan. Indeed, the Korean people are paying attention to whether Korean players can make good performances this time.