Asian Games open in Jakarta amid grand ceremony
2018-08-19 08:41:51 source：Global Times
August 19, 2018
The 18th Asian Games opened amid a spectacular ceremony in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia on Saturday night.
A day after celebrating the 73rd anniversary of Indonesia's independence, Indonesian President Joko Widodo declared the Games open at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium following a speech by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) chief Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy and Vice Premier Sun Chunlan attended the ceremony, standing up from her seat and waving to the Chinese delegation as the Asian sports powerhouse was led into the stadium by Rio Olympics taekwondo gold medalist and flagbearer Zhao Shuai in the athletes parade.
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