ILEA001078005: Asian Games get under way with opening gala

First East Asian Youth Games opens in Ulan Bator

STORY: First East Asian Youth Games opens in Ulan Bator DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flag bearers 2. various of mascot 3. various of athletes' delegations 4. various of opening ceremony of East Asian Youth Games 2023 STORYLINE: The first East Asian Youth Games 2023 kicked off at the National Central Stadium in Mongolia's capital on Thursday evening. The opening ceremony of the inaugural edition of the quadrennial event had been set to open on Wednesday but was delayed by 24 hours due to heavy rain in Ulan Bator. More than 1,500 athletes from nine countries and regions are competing in 11 sports including athletics, badminton, basketball, table tennis, wrestling and e-sports. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

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)

National Sports Festival gets under way in Miyagi

RIFU, Japan - Yoshinobu Miyake, a weightlifting gold medalist in the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympics, lit the symbolic flame of the 56th annual National Sports Festival at Miyagi Stadium on Oct. 13. Miyake holds 8-year-old Shizuka Ando at the opening ceremony held under clear skies with about 31,000 spectators. Competition in the five-day meet begins Sunday.

Olympic torch arrives in Sydney Town Hall amid fireworks display

SYDNEY, Australia - The Olympic torch arrives in front of Sydney Town Hall amid a display of fireworks on Sept. 14, the eve of the opening of the 2000 Olympic Games. The torch relay, which officially got under way on May 11 for a 100-day, 27,000-kilometer journey, will be relayed on its final leg to Olympic Stadium on opening ceremony Sept. 15.

Olympic soccer competition kicks off with big ball

CANBERRA, Australia - The Sydney Olympics soccer competition was kicked off with a big ball that was part of the opening ceremony at Bruce Stadium in Canberra on Sept. 13. The 2000 Olympic Games formally get under way Sept. 15 with the opening ceremony in Sydney.

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.

Asian Games closing ceremony

A gigantic flower pattern adorns the ground of the Rajamangala National Stadium as the curtain came down on Dec. 20, on the 13th Asian Games. Nearly 7,000 athletes from 41 countries vied for 377 gold medals in 36 sports in the largest-ever regional version of the summer Olympics.

Asian Games get under way with opening gala

Chai-yo, the mascot for the 13th Asian Games, witnesses the release of the balloons on Sunday, Dec. 6 in the opening ceremony of the Asian Games at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium.

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