The Asian Games originally scheduled for September in Hangzhou, China, will be pushed back due to coronavirus outbreaks around the host country, organizers said Friday.Around 10,000 athletes were expected to compete across 40 sports and 61 disciplines in the Sept. 10-25 quadrennial event, but concerns about health and safety were raised in light of Shanghai's weeks-long COVID lockdown dragging on.The decision was made at the Olympic Council of Asia executive board meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with the new dates likely to be in 2023, a source familiar with the matter said."(The organizin…READ FULL ARTICLE
