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HANGZHOU: Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Asian Games open at a glittering ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday (Sep 23), kick-starting a sporting behemoth that boasts more athletes than the Olympics.
Asian Games 2023 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: The opening ceremony of Asian Games 2023 is underway. The Asian Games 2023 opening ceremony kicked off with an artistic program with Chinese President Xi Jinping also among the important guests. India's flag-bearers in the athletes' parade were men's hockey team, Harmanpreet Singh, and star boxer Lovlina Borgohain. The dress for the Indian contingent included a khaki textured saree for women and a khaki kurta for the male players. Later, Xi Jinping declared the Asian Games 2023 open.
The 19th Asian Games will get underway on Saturday, September 23 in Hangzhou, China. A total of 45 countries and territories from the continent will take part in 61 disciplines across 40 sports. India have sent a record contingent of 921 to take part in the Asian Games, including 655 athletes, 260 coaches and support staff. While multiple events have already kicked off since September 19, the opening ceremony on Saturday will officially mark the start of the 19th Asian Games. The opening ceremony has been primarily divided into three components, namely the artistic program, athlete parade of all participating nations, and the ceremonial lighting of the flame.
HANGZHOU: Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, president of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, is leading the Kingdom’s delegation to the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. According to a media statement on Friday, Al-Faisal arrived in the host city ahead of Saturday’s opening ceremony and was welcomed by Prince Abdullah bin Fahd, the delegation’s director, and Abdulrahman Al-Harbi, the Kingdom’s ambassador to China. The Saudi delegation comprises 193 athletes, who will compete in 19 sports in the Games, which conclude Oct. 8. Since the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Saudi athletes have won 61 medals (25 gold, 13 silver, 23 bronze) in total. Chinese President opens Asian Games China’s President Xi Jinping will officially launch the Asian Games on Saturday in the presence of Asian presidents and representatives and the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, at the Big Lotus Stadium in Hangzhou. The stadium, which accommodates over 80,000 spectators, will host both the opening and closing ceremonies. Having been delayed for a year due to COVID-19, the 19th Asian Games will host 12,000 athletes representing 45 countries, making it one of the largest so far. Saudi rower moves on to Group B competitions Saudi rower Haya Al-Mami has advanced to the Group B competitions after she finished sixth in the semifinals of the women’s single sculls (W1x) on Friday. The Group B competitions determine rowers’ ranking from 6-12 and will take place on Sept.
HANGZHOU: The biggest Asian Games in history, boasting about 12,000 competitors — more than the Olympics — will open on Saturday in the Chinese city of Hangzhou after a year’s delay because of COVID.
While all the others are set to attend the meetings in person, Putin will dial in on a video call.
Wu pointed out that while the war in Ukraine has had severe global economic consequences, a war in the Taiwan Strait would be a "disaster" for the world because about half the world's goods pass through the waterway and approximately 90 percent of high-end semiconductor chips are produced in Taiwan.
French President Emmanuel Macron hosted world leaders at a summit in Paris to thrash out funding for the climate transition and post-Covid debt burdens of poor countries, hoping to secure billions of dollars in investment from the private sector.