ILEA001077947: Bangkok Asian Games village opened

Kuwaiti athletes share feelings after wowing Chinese netizens at Hangzhou Asiad opening ceremony

STORY: Kuwaiti athletes share feelings after wowing Chinese netizens at Hangzhou Asiad opening ceremony DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TATARINOVA SVETLANA, Kuwaiti athlete 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SOAAD ALFAQAAN, Kuwaiti athlete 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TATARINOVA SVETLANA, Kuwaiti athlete 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SOAAD ALFAQAAN, Kuwaiti athlete 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SOAAD ALFAQAAN, Kuwaiti athlete 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): TATARINOVA SVETLANA, Kuwaiti athlete 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): SOAAD ALFAQAAN, Kuwaiti athlete STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games kicked off in China's Hangzhou on Saturday, with the opening ceremony drawing global attention. Videos of the Kuwaiti delegation parading into the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium during the opening ceremony went viral on Chinese social media. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TATARINOVA SVETLANA, Kuwaiti athlete "Everybody recognizes

Hangzhou Asian Games impresses athletes, reporters

STORY: Hangzhou Asian Games impresses athletes, reporters DATELINE: Sept.27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 19th Asian Games 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARNAB SHARAR, Bangladeshi athlete 3. various of the 19th Asian Games 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TATARINOVA SVETLANA, Kuwaiti athlete 5. various of the 19th Asian Games 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SOAAD ALFAQAAN, Kuwaiti athlete 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): KIRILL STANIK, Kazakh athlete 8. various of the 19th Asian Games 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MOOSA ALHARRASI, Qatari athlete 10. SOUNDBITE 6 (Arabic): BASEM BADRAN, Syrian sports journalist 11. various of the athlete village STORYLINE: The 19th Asian Games is underway in east China's Zhejiang Province. Innovations in making the sporting gathering a sustainable reality have impressed athletes competing in the Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARNAB SHARAR, Bangladeshi athlete "None of the games was like the Hangzhou Asian Games. It's the best, best of all.

12th ASEAN Para Games kick off in Cambodia

STORY: 12th ASEAN Para Games kick off in Cambodia DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:43 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Morodok Techo National Stadium and spectators 2. various of ASEAN para-athletes 3. various of Para-athlete's and arbitrator's oath 4. various of the 12th ASEAN para games opening ceremony STORYLINE: The 12th ASEAN Para Games officially opened at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Saturday evening. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen presided over the opening ceremony of the biennial multi-sport event, which brought together a total of 1,453 para-athletes from the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus Timor-Leste. The two-hour event included parade of para-athletes from 11 countries, para-athlete's and arbitrator's oath, speeches, colorful arts performances, torch relay and cauldron lighting, and fireworks display. In his opening speech, Hun Sen said Cambod

32nd SEA Games kicks off in Cambodia

STORY: 32nd SEA Games kick off in Cambodia DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games STORYLINE: The 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games kicked off at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh on Friday evening. Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen presided over the opening ceremony of the biennial multi-sport event, which brought together a total of 10,890 athletes, coaches, arbitrators, and officials from the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Timor-Leste. The two-hour event included a sound and light show featuring the history of Cambodia, the parade of athletes from 11 countries and regions, athlete's and arbitrator's oath, speeches, torch lighting ceremony and fireworks. In a short speech at the ceremony, Hun Sen declared the games open, and said sports live in peace, saying that peace is for all, and all are for pea

Asian Games in Doha get under way

DOHA, Qatar - Sheik Mohammed, the Qatari equestrian captain and son of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani,, makes his way up a ramp that reaches the top of Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, to light the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 15th Asian Games on Dec. 1. (Kyodo)

Asian Games close

The 13th Asian Games come to a close in Bangkok on Dec. 20 as fireworks light up the sky in the closing ceremony at Rajamangala National Stadium. Some 9,900 athletes and officials from 41 national Olympic committees took part in the 15-day multi-sport event.

Asian Games athletes promise to compete again in Pusan

A drop curtain saying, ''See you again in Pusan,'' gradually rises at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok to mark the end of the 13th Asian Games on Dec. 20, the largest-ever regional version of the summer Olympics. Pusan will host the 14th Asian Games in 2002.

Olympic runner-up Lee takes Asian Games marathon crown

Olympic silver medalist Lee Bong Ju of South Korea pulls away from Japanese challenger Akira Manai over the final 5 kilometers on Dec. 20 to win the men's marathon, the final event of the 13th Asian Games. Lee, running a steady race in the early morning heat of Bangkok, completed the 42.195-kilometer course from Ayutthaya to the Thammasat University Stadium on the outskirts of Bangkok in an unspectacular 2 hours, 12 minutes, 32 seconds. ==Kyodo

Carnival held ahead of close of Asian Games in Bangkok

A colorful carnival is held on Dec. 19 in the central part of Bangkok to celebrate the holding of the 13th Asian Games, which ends on Dec. 20.

Japanese basketball team celebrates gold medal win

Members of the Japanese women's basketball team, who grabbed the Asian Games gold medal with a crushing 93-69 win over China, celebrate their victory at Thammasat University's main gymnasium in Bangkok on Dec. 18. ==Kyodo

Bangkok Asian Games village opened

The opening ceremony of the athlete village for the 13th Asian Games is held Nov. 27 at Thammasat University, Bangkok. During the ceremony, nine Buddhist monks, seated in a row, chanted in unison a prayer for safety during the Dec. 6-20 games.

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