CHINA DAILY August 25­26, 2018 SPORTS 11 ASIAN GAMES Wang’s winning smile Hangzhou gets Games face on Jakarta exhibition entices with “First of all, a smart Asiad means we have to use our tech impressive preview of 2022 Asiad advantages to create a much fairer competition environ­ ment for the athletes. Second­ By SHI FUTIAN in Jakarta fans. We also have interactive ly, we have to provide a more [email protected] areas for them to experience convenient event for every­ our city, such as an area for one. Near the 2018 Asian Games’ tasting traditional Chinese “I heard that there was an main stadium in Jakarta, a tea. idea of introducing the ‘one­ unique exhibition is trans­ “I always ask them if they card system’. The card can be porting all those who enter to know about Hangzhou, but used as people’s ID, room card the Chinese city of Hangzhou. most of them don’t and only and even expense card. There The presentation is know Beijing and Shanghai. are many new things that are designed to give visitors a After our introduction, how­ even beyond my imagination sneak peek of what to expect ever, many of them expressed which could surprise us all.” when the Games visit the pic­ that they really want to visit Back home, Hangzhou has turesque and ancient capital the city.” been engaging the public by of Zhejiang province in four The 2022 Asiad is being pro­ organizing a series of cam­ years’ time. moted as a “green, smart, eco­ paigns with the theme of It’s the first time organizers nomical and ethical” event. “embracing the Asian Games of the 2022 Asiad have staged The notion of a “smart” with new ethics”. Chinese tennis player Wang Qiang is all smiles after claiming singles gold at the Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia on Friday. World an overseas exhibition. Games taps into Hangzhou’s The city has also launched a No 53 Wang became the first woman to successfully defend the title at an Asiad with a 6­3, 6­2 triumph over compatriot Zhang Shuai Contrasting with Indone­ burgeoning status as a tech number of sports and cultural (left), who is ranked 34th in the world. EDGAR SU / REUTERS sia’s tropicality, the exhibition hub, with the city now home to activities at grassroots level features striking images of many major players of the sec­ while implementing Games­ Hangzhou, including the tor, most notably Alibaba. related projects that benefit serene city’s famous West The exhibition plays on this locals. Lake, as well as informing and theme, utilizing high­tech Keeping costs from spiral­ TENNIS educating visitors on Chinese equipment, including a Chi­ ling, however, is also a con­ history, traditional culture nese­manufactured state­of­ cern. and the nation’s more recent the­art digital screen that Indonesia has spent an esti­ achievements. displays the charm of the city. mated $3.2 billion on this edi­ US draw puts Federer, Djokovic “The exhibition has attract­ “Hangzhou is famous for its tion of the Games, and that ed many local and interna­ concentration of high­tech was after making savings by tional visitors who came to the companies and there are renovating old venues, includ­ main stadium for the Asian many more in China,” said Wei ing the Gelora Bung Karno on quarterfinal collision course Games,” said Linda Zhang of Jizhong, the Olympic Council Main Stadium, which was first Sealink Impression, which of Asia’s (OCA) honorary life opened in 1962. staged the exhibition. vice­president. “It’s a very difficult problem, NEW YORK — Five­time Australian Open. “Many showed great inter­ “I believe that together they because Indonesia took over champion Roger Federer But Venus faces a potential­ est in Hangzhou’s cultural will help to present to the the Asian Games in 2014, but could find himself up against ly difficult first­round match icons, such as traditional Chi­ world a smart Asian Games in up until 2016 much of the Novak Djokovic in the quar­ against 2004 champion Svet­ nese umbrellas and folding Hangzhou. work had not been done,” said terfinals of the US Open, lana Kuznetsova, who received Wei. where Serena and Venus Will­ a wildcard into the main draw The Chinese official also iams could meet in a third­ as she continues her return told media that the OCA want­ round blockbuster. from left wrist surgery. ed the Indonesian Asiad to run Federer, the second seed, Halep, gunning for a sec­ smoothly but economically, so opens against Japan’s Yoshi­ ond major of the year after the solution was making use of hito Nishioka, anchoring a her victory at Roland Garros, existing venues. bottom quarter of the men’s opens her campaign against “To have a successful sports singles draw announced on Estonian Kaia Kanepi, a quar­ event, it’s important to have Thursday that also features terfinalist last year. governmental help, a great sixth seed Djokovic, the reign­ The Romanian has market and support from all ing Wimbledon champion impressed in the hardcourt aspects of society,” he added. who bested the Swiss great in Roger Federer (left) and Novak Djokovic pose for pictures after build up to the US Open, her Looking forward to future the final at the Cincinnati the latter’s victory in the Cincinnati Masters final last week. The runner­up finish in Cincinna­ events, including Hangzhou Masters last week. two greats could meet in the US Open quarterfinals after the draw ti last week following a victo­ 2022, Wei suggested that prep­ Fourth seed Alexander Zver­ for the year’s final major was announced on Thursday. AFP ry in Montreal — where she arations should be carried out ev and seventh seed Marin Cil­ beat defending US Open in tandem with a city’s devel­ ic, the 2014 US Open champion Sloane Stephens in Locals are taken with a traditional Chinese umbrella during an opment and stressed the champion, are also in Federer’s first Grand Slam since Wim­ Wawrinka, a three­time the final. exhibition in Jakarta on Thursday to promote the 2022 Hangzhou importance of maintaining a half of the draw. So is mercuri­ bledon of last year and still Grand Slam champion, oust­ Stephens, the third seed, Asiad. WANG JING / CHINA DAILY legacy. al Australian Nick Kyrgios, the battling to regain full fitness ed Dimitrov in the first round faces Russian Evgeniya Rodi­ 30th seed who could face Fed­ in the wake of January hip at Wimbledon in July. na in the first round, with the erer in the third round. surgery, was handed a rela­ On the women’s side, the winner to face a qualifier in “Of course Novak and Rog­ tively gentle return to the Williams sisters feature in an the second round. Should Ste­ Unwanted first for Turkmenistan er, they are doing very well major stage, drawing Austra­ illustrious top quarter headed phens get through she could and especially they like the lian James Duckworth, by world No 1 Simona Halep. next face former world No 1 hardcourts,” top seed and ranked 445th in the world, in Serena, seeking a record­ Victoria Azarenka. A wrestler from Turkmeni­ The athlete, 24, had compet­ at a world championship defending champion Rafael the opening round. equalling 24th Grand Slam Wimbledon champion stan became the first doping ed in the men’s 57kg freestyle event in the United States in Nadal said as the draw was If the Scot, who won his first title, is seeded 17th despite Angelique Kerber, seeded case at the Asian Games and event and was defeated in his 2015, and sprinter Yelena revealed in Lower Manhat­ Grand Slam title at Flushing her world No 26 ranking. US fourth, opens against Russian has been disqualified, the first match by India’s Sandeep Ryabova tested positive at the tan. “Let’s see. Let’s see what’s Meadows in 2012, gets past Open officials took into Margarita Gasparyan, while Olympic Council of Asia said Tomar. 2013 world athletics champi­ going on.” Duckworth he would face account the 36­year­old in the same quarter Maria on Friday. Six athletes tested positive onships in Moscow. Nadal opens his defense either Fernando Verdasco or American’s six titles at Flush­ Sharapova begins her cam­ Rustem Nazarov tested pos­ at the 2014 Asian Games in Turkmenistan’s sports against a familiar foe in fellow Feliciano Lopez in the second ing Meadows in determining paign against a qualifier; itive for the banned substance Incheon including South chiefs have been under pres­ Spaniard David Ferrer in a round before a possible third­ her seeding for the tourna­ sixth­seeded Caroline Garcia furosemide, a masking agent, Korean swimmer Park Tae­ sure to deliver success, follow­ rematch of their 2013 French round clash with third seed ment, which she missed last of France faces Briton Johan­ in a pre­tournament urine test hwan, who was stripped of his ing a public dressing­down Open final. Juan Martin del Potro. year as she gave birth to na Konta. last week, the OCA said. medals. from the country’s president, It will be a 31st career meet­ Argentina’s del Potro, the daughter Olympia last Sept 1. Danish second seed Caro­ Nazarov “has been disquali­ Other athletes from Turk­ Gurbanguly Berdymukhame­ ing between the Davis Cup 2009 US Open winner, opens Serena opens against line Wozniacki, who has bat­ fied from the 18th Jakarta­Pa­ menistan, a Central Asian dov, after the nation’s athletes teammates, with Nadal lead­ against a qualifier. Poland’s Magda Linette, but tled injury since winning her lembang Asian Games 2018..