Why are there competitions before the Asian Games?

Some events of the Asian Games started before the opening ceremony to ensure the smooth progress of the games.

Asian Games football match:

The football match of Hangzhou 19 Asian Games is a competition of Hangzhou 19 Asian Games. It will be held in Huanglong Sports Center Stadium, Linping Sports Center Stadium and Shangcheng Sports Center Stadium from September 19 to October 7, 2023.

Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium, Jinhua Sports Center Stadium, East Stadium of Zhejiang Normal University, Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium and Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium were held. The final is planned to be held in the stadium of Huanglong Sports Center, resulting in two gold medals, one for men and one for women.

Tournament rules:

The men's soccer competition in Hangzhou 19 Asian Games was attended by the Olympic team composed of players born on or after 199 10, including 3 over-age players and no restrictions on female players.

The venue must be rectangular, with the international venue size of100-10m and the width of 64-75m. A football match is a match between two teams, and each team can have at most 1 1 players, of which 1 must be the goalkeeper. If there are less than 7 people in any team, the game will not start or continue.

The football match is divided into two halves. Every half-court is 45 minutes, and the intermission shall not exceed 15 minutes. The referee can make up for the lost time according to the replacement of players, the treatment of players' injuries and the departure of players' injuries. A goal in a football match is based on the whole ball crossing the goal line. The side with more goals wins, and the one with the same number of goals is a draw.

Preparation process:

On August 7, 20 15, the Chinese Olympic Committee submitted a letter of intent from Hangzhou to the OCA to bid for the 2022 19 Asian Games on behalf of China. 2015 September 16, Hangzhou won the right to host the 2022 Asian Games.

On March 28th, 20 16, the organizing committee of Hangzhou 19 Asian Games was established. On July 27th, 2023, the draw for the collective project of the19th Asian Games in Hangzhou was completed. In the men's competition, China entered Group A, and the opponents in the same group were Bangladeshi team, Myanmar team and Indian team. In the women's competition, China entered Group A, and the opponents in the same group were Uzbekistan and Mongolia.