Foreign countries attending the opening ceremony of Hangzhou Asian Games include: Cambodian King sihamoni, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Kuwaiti Crown Prince michal, Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda, East Timorese Prime Minister Xanana, South Korean Prime Minister Han Dezhu and Malaysian Speaker of the House of Commons Zohari.

Hangzhou 19 Asian Games, also known as "2022 Hangzhou Asian Games", is the third time that China has hosted the highest-level international comprehensive sports event in Asia after 1990 Beijing Asian Games and 20 10 Guangzhou Asian Games.