Qatar’s flag was unfurled at the Asian Games village in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday. The Qatar national anthem was also played at the formal ceremony, which was attended by the Qatar Olympic Committee Second Vice-President Dr Thani bin Abdulrahman al-Kuwari, Secretary-General Jassim Rashid al-Buenain, Head of the Qatar delegation at Games Rashid Adiba, other officials and athletes. The 19th Asian Games will officially kick off tomorrow in Hangzhou, a year later than planned due to the Covid-19 pandemic with more than 12,000 athletes from 45 nations competing across a whopping programme of 40 sports.