The first game of the Hangzhou Asian Games starts today! These four projects should not be missed
On the evening of September 23rd, the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou will be grandly held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium.
Today is the first competition day before the opening ceremony, and group stage and preliminary matches including cricket, volleyball, football, beach volleyball, and other events will start first.
Photo by Zheng Zhuo from Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Stadium
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cricket
Cricket is a collective sport consisting of techniques such as pitching, hitting, and receiving, with pitching and hitting as the main forms of competition on the same field. The Asian Games cricket competition adopts a 20 round system, where each team has 20 rounds of pitching, and then exchanges defensive and offensive sides. Finally, the winner is determined based on the scores of both sides.
The cricket event of the Hangzhou Asian Games will be held from September 19th to October 7th at the Cricket Stadium of Zhejiang University of Technology, and a total of 2 gold medals will be won.
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beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a sport in which two teams of athletes compete on sandy terrain separated by tennis nets. The game adopts a two win three game system.
The beach volleyball event of the Hangzhou Asian Games will be held from September 19th to 28th at the Ningbo Banbian Mountain Beach Volleyball Center, and a total of 2 gold medals will be won.
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volleyball
Volleyball competition is a collective event where six players from each team compete on a field separated by a net. The competition adopts a 5-game, 3-win system.
The volleyball event of the Hangzhou Asian Games will be held from September 19th to October 7th at the Hangzhou Normal University Gymnasium, Deqing Sports Center Gymnasium, Linping Sports Center Gymnasium, and China Textile City Sports Center Gymnasium. The finals will be held at the Hangzhou Normal University Gymnasium and Linping Sports Center Gymnasium, resulting in a total of 2 gold medals.
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football
The goal of a football match is based on the ball crossing the goal line as a whole. The side with the most goals wins, and the same number of goals is considered a draw.
The football competition of the Hangzhou Asian Games will be held from September 19th to October 7th at venues such as Huanglong Sports Center Stadium, Linping Sports Center Stadium, Shangcheng Sports Center Stadium, Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium, Jinhua Sports Center Stadium, Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, and Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium. The final is planned to be held at Huanglong Sports Center Stadium, with a total of 2 gold medals won, one in the men's and one in the women's groups.
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The overall schedule of the Hangzhou Asian Games