The 19th Asian Games (hereinafter, “Hangzhou Asian Games) will take place in Hangzhou, China in 2022. This will be yet another historic event in Hangzhou following the G20 Summit. By then, tens of thousands of athletes, sport officials and journalists from all over the world will happily gather in Hangzhou to celebrate this sports gala. Billions of spectators in Asia and all around the world will watch the Games on site or through media. Hangzhou Asian Games will leave valuable cultural and sports legacies for the Olympic Movement and China. During his meeting with OCA President Sheikh Ahmed on August 27, 2017, President Xi Jinping pointed out that we will fully support the preparations for the Hangzhou Asian Games and we believe the city of Hangzhou is able to stage a successful edition of the Asian Games. Presently, the preparations for the Hangzhou Asian Games are in full swing.

To further the preparations for the Games, the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Organising Committee (HAGOC) launches the Call for Design Proposals of the emblem of the 19th Asian Games on January 29, 2018.

The emblem of the Hangzhou Asian Games, as a basic element and core image of the Games, serves as a window to showcase the image of China to Asia and the entire world. It should be a piece of artistic work that is created by absorbing the creative ideas, inspirations, wisdom and suggestions from all walks of life and well received by the whole world. In the emblem design and call for proposals, efforts shall be focused on utilizing the rich Chinese cultural and artistic resources, and attracting people from all walks of life, with sport-related themes and cultural content, to participate in the preparations for the Games, so as to ensure the perfect combination of national, artistic and creative features in the emblem.

HAGOC sincerely welcomes and invites all natural persons, judicial persons and non-juridical organizations (hereinafter referred to as “Participants”; or a combination thereof may form a joint Participant) that are interested in the design of the emblem of the Hangzhou Asian Games to participate in the Call and contribute their wisdom to the Games.

Source: http://www.hangzhou2022.cn/