Host nation China to field 886 athletes for Hangzhou Asian Games
Team members during the inauguration ceremony of the Chinese delegation for the Asian Games in Beijing, China, September 12, 2023. /CFP
China is set to field the country's second-largest contingent of athletes ever when it hosts the forthcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.
The team boasts an impressive total of 886 athletes, including 437 female athletes and