Hangzhou Asian Para Games postponed due to COVID-19 concerns in China

The decision comes less than a fortnight after the Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25

Hangzhou Asian Para Games have been postponed due to concerns over COVID-19 in China. | Photo Credit: Twitter, ParaGames

The Asian Para Games, which were scheduled to take place from October 9 to 15 in Hangzhou, China have been postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers officially announced on May 17.

"The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games organising committee (HAPGOC) and the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) today announced the postponement of the 2022 Asian Para Games, originally scheduled to take place from 9-15 October 2022," the Asian Paralympic Committee said in a statement.

The decision, though inevitable, comes less than a fortnight after the Hangzhou Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25, were postponed indefinitely on May 6 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in China.

"A task force comprising of the APC, the Chinese Paralympic Committee, and HAPGOC will now work on rescheduling the Games to take place in 2023. A further announcement on this is expected in the near future," the statement said.