Hangzhou 2022 press and public relations department director Zhou Shu, divison chief Xu Xiaochuan, legal department staff member Hu Guodong and international relations department staff member Zheng Kaiyuan visited the OCA headquarters in Kuwait.

They discussed the process for the mascot launch, having already revealed the slogan and emblem of the Games.

"It is excellent work and follows the overall direction of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022," said OCA director general Husain Al Musallam.

"The OCA appreciates all the dedication and hard work that has gone into this process and we look forward to the official launch in the near future."

Zhou revealed they had received more than 4,000 sets of mascot designs from around the world.

"The entire process of the mascot design has received strong support and guidance from the OCA and we are very grateful to work in this environment of cooperation and unity," she said.

"Hangzhou 2022 received a total of 4,633 sets of mascot designs from home and from international contributors and this shows the interest and excitement in the 19th Asian Games. 

"We also undertook several rounds of modifications over a period of three months, and completed the process of duplication checking and copyright registration."

Other topics discussed between Hangzhou 2022 and the OCA included the Asian Games fun run and broadcasting of the event. 

The Organising Committee also met with the Chinese Ambassador to Kuwait, Li Minggang.

The 2022 Asian Games in the Chinese city are scheduled to run from September 10 to 25. 

It will be the third time that China has hosted the OCA’s showpiece event, following Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010.