The mascots of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022－Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen－are presented at Hangzhou Middle School's 26th autumn athletics meeting held on Oct 17, 2020. (PHOTO / CHINA DAILY)

Hong Kong sports fans will be able to watch free live broadcasts of the upcoming Asian Games to be held in Zhejiang province from Sept 23 to Oct 8 after local broadcaster i-CABLE won the exclusive right to broadcast the games on its three free TV channels.

The three channels are 76 Hong Kong International Financial Channel, HOY TV (Channel 77) and HOY Infotainment (Channel 78).

Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, head of the Hong Kong delegation to the Hangzhou Asian Games, said the special administrative region will send a 1,200-strong contingent, the largest in Hong Kong’s history

It’s the seventh year i-CABLE has been granted the right to broadcast the event. The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 will be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang’s provincial capital.

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Channel 77 HOY TV will broadcast the games live round the clock. I-CABLE has also prepared a series of pilot programs to keep the audience informed with the latest developments about the games. 

Several sports have been added as official events to this year’s Asian Games, including baseball, softball, karate, rock climbing, e-sports and break dancing. Break dancing will also part of the Summer Olympics for the first time in Paris next year.

Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, head of the Hong Kong delegation to the Hangzhou Asian Games, said the special administrative region will send a 1,200-strong contingent, including 860 athletes, to the games -- the largest in Hong Kong’s history. 

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