Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Acting President Randhir Singh saluted organisers’ "diligence" and "determination" to put on the Asian Games here despite being hit by a one-year postponement and is confident they will deliver a "magnificent" event.

The first quota places for next year’s Olympics in Paris are set to be allocated when the Asian Games officially gets underway with the opening day of competition.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has revealed its plan to ensure "fair and clean" competitions here as it looks to support an Asian Games anti-doping programme for the first time.

Rain continues to blight the women’s cricket tournament at the Asian Games here as another quarter-final match turned out to be a washout.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to work with International Olympic Committee (IOC) leader Thomas Bach to "uphold the principle of non-politicisation of sports" following their meeting here.

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) honorary life vice-president Wei Jizhong has claimed that the requirement for athletes to pay up at the Asian Games has contributed to the size and success of the quadrennial event.

Four-time world swimming champion Qin Haiyang and basketball player Yang Liwei have been chosen as China’s flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony of the Asian Games here.

India and Pakistan advanced to the semi-finals of the women's cricket tournament here after benefitting from a rain-hit day at the Asian Games.

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) acting director general Vinod Kumar Tiwari has claimed that the postponement of the Asian Games here has been "worth the one-year wait" after being impressed by the "Olympic Games standard" venues.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Opening Ceremony of the Asian Games here, it has been announced by the country's Foreign Ministry.

Syrian athletes and officials have hailed hosts China as they arrive in Hangzhou for the Asian Games looking to "show the world that Syria is a country of peace and love".

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced its athlete engagement and independent observer (IO) teams for the Asian Games, which are set to open in Hangzhou this week. 

French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) President David Lappartient has underlined the country’s ambition to finish in the top five at next year’s Olympics in Paris and set the team a target of 20 gold medals. 

As the inventor of fireworks, China has always had a love affair with the explosive pyrotechnic devices, but they are set to be absent at the Opening Ceremony of the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday (September 23) with organisers replacing them a digital light show.