Asian Games 2023:Xi Jinping declares the games open - HIGHLIGHTS
Xi Jinping, president of China, declared the 19th Asian Games 2023 open in Hangzhou, China.
Hangzhou prepares for the opening ceremony of Asian Games 2023. (Photo: DipankarLahiri/TheBridge)
Hangzhou, China: It was a show of the future with the latest technologies on display from AI to 3D as Xi Jinping declared the Asian Games 2023 open in front of a houseful Hangzhou Olympic Expo Center.
Our principal reporter Dipankar Lahiri had some updates from directly from the venue of the opening ceremony.
As it happened:
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Meanwhile, here is our Asian Games coverage.
World champion Nikhat Zareen will be in action in women's boxing while Rowers will eye to open India's medal tally. Indian men's hockey team will start their campaign for the gold medal while the Indian men's team faces Myanmar in a must-win match.
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Prime Minister Naraendra Modi convey his best wishes to the Indian contingent to motivate them.
Chinese swimmer Wangshun and the digital torchbearers on the Smart Hangzhou 2022 digital platform help to ignite the main torch tower of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou.
Taiwan participates as Chinese Taipei in sporting events and the reason behind it is the political battle between China and Taiwan.
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What it looked like real fireworks on the TV are 3D lights and electronic smokeless fireworks to promote an eco-friendly Asian Games.
Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the games open and with this, the two-week spectacle begins with pomp and show!
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