This handout image shows the mascots of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 (from L to R) Chenchen, Congcong and Lianlian, unveiled by the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (HAGOC) in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 3, 2020. (Xinhua/HAGOC)
361sport, one of China's most popular sportswear companies, becomes an official partner for the third consecutive Asian Games, after it signed a deal with the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games organizers.
HANGZHOU, June 21 (Xinhua) -- 361sport has become the official sports apparel partner of the Hangzhou Asian Games after it signed a deal with the competitions' organizers on Sunday night.
361sport, one of China's most popular sportswear companies, becomes an official partner for the third consecutive Asian Games, after it first linked up with the Games at the Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010.
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 20, 2020 shows workers working at the construction site of the Beizhijiang Asian Games venue at Fuyang District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
"They have a rich history in supporting the Asian Games. We hope they can integrate the concept of 'green', 'intelligent', 'frugality' and 'civilized' into the design," Chen Weiqiang, deputy secretary-general of the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) and vice mayor of Hangzhou, said at the signing conference.
Meanwhile, 361sport donated public welfare equipment package to HAGOC at the signing conference, promising to actively participate in the large-scale public welfare campaign of "Looking for the 2022 Asian Games Dream."
A worker registers his information and takes temperature checking before entering the construction site of the Beizhijiang Asian Games venue at Fuyang District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Feb. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Sponsors for the Hangzhou Asian Games are divided into official partners, official sponsors, and official suppliers, according to the HAGOC.
361sport is the eighth highest level sponsor of the Games, the other seven partners are Geely, Alibaba, Alipay, China Telecom, China Mobile, ICBC and Zhejiang Loong Airlines. ■
