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The 19th edition of the Asian Games will officially get underway on Saturday, September 23 at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Main Stadium. The opening ceremony of the multi-sporting event will start from 5:30 PM (IST) onwards. For India, the skipper of the men’s hockey team Harmanpreet Singh and Olympic bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain will be the flag bearers during the opening ceremony. On the cricket field, Bangladesh will take on New Zealand in the 2nd ODI of their ongoing three-match series as both teams look to get some much-needed winning momentum on their side before the ODI World Cup.
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