As we bid farewell to the Year of the Ox, and welcome in the Year of the Tiger, I would like to wish all of our friends around the world a very happy Chinese New Year and Spring Festival.

2022 ushers in the exciting Hangzhou Asian Games, as we look forward to the magnificent opening that will take place here in Hangzhou, on 10 September. With construction on 57 competition venues now complete and 220,000 volunteer applications reviewed, we are essentially ready to host the Games, and ready for Games-time operations. Here now, I would like to send a warm invitation to all of our friends in Asia, as well as around the world: Let’s meet in Hangzhou, during the golden season of Autumn, for a very spectacular and unforgettable Asian Games!

Thank you!