Updated On: 26 September, 2023 08:24 AM IST | Hangzhou | Ashwin Ferro
While most medals for global sports events are circular, the ones being handed out to winners of the Asian Games here are uniquely shaped

The medals for the Asian Games
Innovative technology stares you in the face across the length and breadth of Hangzhou, known to be China’s tech hub, to the extent that its applications are visible in toilets too. The commodes in the washrooms at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium that hosted the glitzy opening ceremony sport a series of buttons, each performing a specific function. Temperature control, the amount of water flow needed, the seating position and even the functioning of the in-built jetspray, can all be adjusted from a panel conveniently placed at the armrest of the toilet seat.