Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games to be held in September

The emblem for the Olympic Council of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 is launched at the headquarters of the Hangzhou Culture Radio Television Group in Hangzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, Aug 6, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

The 19th Asian Games will be held between Sept 10 and 25 in 2022 in Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, said its organizing committee on Monday.

A total of 37 competition sports have been confirmed so far with 28 Olympic sports such as swimming, archery, and track and field, and nine non-Olympic sports such as wushu, sepak takraw and cricket.

The organizing committee will discuss more details of the sports list with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC), it said.