The Asian Games is a sports feast and a platform for cultural exchange.

CCTV News:The Asian Games in Hangzhou is not only a sports feast, but also a platform for cultural exchange, providing athletes and spectators from all over the world with an opportunity to understand the culture of Hangzhou and China. Besides sports competitions, friendship and unity are also displayed here. Members of delegations from different countries and regions mentioned that it was a good experience to participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Farah Hani Yimulan, Deputy Head of Delegation of the Malaysian Olympic Committee:You have created a great place for all the delegations coming to Hangzhou, with great facilities, and you are one of the representatives of China. In the volunteer hut of the Asian Games Village, there are many impressive cultural experience activities, such as calligraphy and making (handmade) lotus flowers, which is great. The Asian Games has brought us friendship and unity to push forward Asia. Everyone wants to be stronger, but "a single thread doesn’t make a line, a single tree doesn’t make a forest". We saw friends in China, and we want to have a bright future! Heart to heart, love the future!　

Huang Guorong, Deputy Head of the Vietnamese Olympic Committee Delegation:I studied in China 20 years ago and studied Chinese at Wuhan Institute of Physical Education in China. Every year, teams come to China for training, especially in martial arts, wrestling, boxing and fencing. It can be said that China sports have gold medals in the world, in Asia and in the Olympics, so we come here, hoping to communicate with high-level athletes in China and learn to improve their level.

Arslan Gaipnazarov, an athlete of Turkmenistan Olympic Committee:I took part in swimming competitions, and of course I came here to get good grades and win medals, preferably gold medals. I got a lot of China badges, Vietnamese badges and Hangzhou badges here, beautiful badges, and met many new friends and volunteer friends from other countries. It’s really great.

Qatar squash player Abdullah Al Tamimi:I am a squash player. I have been waiting for the Asian Games for a long time. I am really looking forward to it. I am fully prepared to win medals for my country. I like the people here. They are very nice and always smile.

Officials of the Sri Lankan delegation:All our countries are together in the Asian Games, which is a platform to show sportsmanship, and we are very happy to participate. The facilities here are very good. Our country, Sri Lanka, has excellent athletes, especially in wrestling, judo, karate and track and field, so we hope Sri Lanka can win many medals.