体坛英语资讯：China confirmed as host of AFC Asian Cup 2023
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 4-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> 2023 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="Extraordinary">Extraordinary</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quadrennial">quadrennial</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2023 <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="bidder">bidder</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Extraordinary">Extraordinary</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span>. <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unlock">unlock</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="populous">populous</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Shaikh">Shaikh</span> <span word="Salman">Salman</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="Ebrahim">Ebrahim</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Khalifa">Khalifa</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="congratulations">congratulations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="CFA">CFA</span>).</p><p>"<span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="functions">functions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fostering">fostering</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advancing">advancing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="program">program</span>. <span word="Hosting">Hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="Du">Du</span> <span word="Zhaocai">Zhaocai</span>, <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFA">CFA</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Extraordinary">Extraordinary</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="football">football</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="Xiaohua">Xiaohua</span>, <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CFA">CFA</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presentation">presentation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attendees">attendees</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vision">vision</span>, <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>.</p>
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