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1、Xinhua Updated: 2023-09-13 09:16Chinaannounces886-athleteteamforHangzhouAsiadf*in+MembersofChinesedelegationfortheHangzhouAsianGamesattendtheinauguralmeetingofthedelegationinBeijing,capitalofChina,Sept12,2023.Photo/XinhuaBEIJINGChinaannouncedadelegationof1,329members,including886athletes,fortheupcom

2、ingHangzhouAsianGameshereonTuesday.The19thAsianGameswilltakeplaceinHangzhou,eastChinasZhejiangProvincefromSeptember23toOctober8,duringwhich437femaleand449maleChineseathleteswillcompetein407eventsof38disciplines.AmongtheChineseathletes,whohaveanaverageageof25,36areOlympicchampions.Ihopethatpeoplefrom

3、allovertheworldcanjoinustoenjoyChinesecultureinHangzhou.ChinasgymnastsaregettingreadytoshowourselvesontheAsiadstage,saidZouJingyuan,anOlympicchampionwhoclinchedtwogoldmedalsattheChengduUniversiadeinAugust.China,sBaoShanju,whowongoldinthecyclingtrackwomensteamsprintattheTokyoOlympicGamesin2021,said,O

4、urteamparticipatedinmanyinternationaleventsthisyeartopreparefortheAsianGames.WetrainedhardandfeltconfidentofachievingourbestinHangzhou.ForformerOlympicchampionLeiSheng,thejourneytoHangzhouwillbethesecondtimehetakespartintheAsianGamesasafencingcoach,afterhavingcompetedinthreepreviousAsiads.Itisadiffe

5、rentmindsetasacoach.Ineedtotrymybesttohelptheathletesimprovetheirskillsandperformancesatinternationalevents,Leisaid.TheAsianGamesisagreatopportunityforthemtolearnfromathletesofothercountriesandgainexperience.Astherewillbe630ChineseathletesmakingtheirdebutattheAsianGamesinHangzhou,Leisaidthatyoungcom

6、petitorsmustbebravetowin.Dontjustfocusontheresults,butthecompetitionprocess,Leinoted.GaoZhidan,directorofChina,sGeneralAdministrationofSport,deliveredaspeechtothedelegationonTuesday,encouragingathletestoattainnewheightsinboththeHangzhouAsiadandthe2024ParisOlympicGames.ThewholeteamshouldmakeconcertedeffortstodemonstrateChinassportingstrength.TheHangzhouAsiadalsorepresentsagreatplatformforculturalexchangesbetweentheAsiancountriesandregionstowardsasharedfuture,1Gaosaid.