Asian Games: New baseball, softball venues pass inspection
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<p>The baseball stadium at the Shaoxing sports and cultural centre, the venue for the XIX Asian Games, has passed its technical inspection.</p>
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<p>The deputy director of the Games, Lin Wen Ming, recently reviewed all the features of the new venue, including clay maintenance, turf and scoreboard. Din Feng, the deputy secretary-general of the <strong>China Baseball Association,</strong> demonstrated the venue's functional design.</p>
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<p>Zhou Zhong, secretary-general of the baseball-softball operation team, commented: "We will continue to refine to meet all the requirements of the technical delegate. Before the Games, we will host a test competition.</p>
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<p>The softball field was approved earlier this year.</p>
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<p>The XIX Asian Games were initially scheduled for September 2022 in Hangzhou, but the Olympic Council of Asia <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="postponed them to 2023 (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/2022-asian-games-in-china-postponed" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">postponed them to 2023</span></a></strong> due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new dates will be announced at a later stage.</p>
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<p>The programme includes 61 disciplines in 40 sports, including baseball and softball.</p>
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<p>The Asian Games' inaugural edition was in New Delhi, India, in 1951.</p>
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