The Vietnamese sports delegation attending the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 19) has 504 members, including 337 athletes, 90 coaches, and 11 experts competing in 31/40 sports, 202/483 events of the Games. The delegation strives to win 2 to 5 gold medals, and aims to have many athletes qualify for the 2024 Olympics.
According to the organizers' script, each parade group has one male athlete and one female athlete representing the flag bearer. Nguyen Huy Hoang is one of two athletes carrying the national flag at the head of the Vietnamese sports delegation at the opening ceremony of the 19th ASIAD. The other is shooter Nguyen Thi Huong. (Photo: Bui Luong)
What's special about the opening ceremony of ASIAD 19?
The opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games will take place at 7:00 p.m. today, September 23, at the Olympic Stadium in Hangzhou, China. The theme of the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games is "Towards Asia" with the aim of conveying the cultural colors of the countries and territories participating in this congress.
The entire opening ceremony lasted about 2 hours with traditional rituals such as welcoming, parade, opening speech and lighting the torch. The most anticipated highlight was the artistic performance of the opening ceremony. Host China is expected to create a high-class performance, pleasing the audience like they did at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium.
Mr. Sha Xiaolan - who was part of the director team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics - is the general director of the opening event of the 19th ASIAD.
According to director Sha, the special thing about the 19th Asian Games opening ceremony is that there are no fireworks, even though this is considered one of the unique cultural features of China. The purpose of not setting off fireworks is to convey the message of environmental protection.
However, the opening ceremony was not without color and highlights. It is expected to be a party of the future based on digital technology.
During the opening ceremony, the organizers will introduce the long-standing history and culture of Hangzhou city and Zhejiang province through vivid images based on glasses-free 3D technology.
The highlight of the program is millions of virtual sparks lighting up the sky. Each spark represents an online torchbearer. Finally, these sparks will merge into a human figure walking down the stage and lighting the 19th Asian Games cauldron with a real-life torchbearer. With the goal of protecting the environment, the fuel for lighting the torch is zero-emission methanol.
China previously held an online torchlighting event that attracted more than 100 million people of all ages. The technical team used AI and other technologies to record movements, simulating each person's movements in detail.
Mr. Sha Xiaolan said that this is the first sporting event in the world to light the flame in such a way. This reflects the message of sports, which is to attract everyone, transcending the limits of space and time, regardless of nationality or race. He hopes that this image will help build a global community for a bright future.
The opening ceremony will feature many famous Asian artists such as Jannine Weigel (Thailand), Hiroaki Kato (Japan) and Talia Lahoud (Lebanon).
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