ASIAN-CLOSING 3LST

The other regions of the continent were also given their
prominence in the cultural milieu before flashbacks of the
Asian Games competitions and athletes being awarded their
medals were shown along with emotional scenes, symbolizing the
excitement and harmony that was visible during the Games.
The cultural show ended with all the participants coming
on to the stage forming different patterns while singing and
dancing with abandon to bring an end to the cultural part and
the commencement of the formal part of the ceremony with the
arrival of the athletes.
The Indian flag was carried by gold medal winning star
boxer Vijender Singh with his left hand in a cast following
the thumb injury he sustained during last night’s final
against two-time world champion Atoev Abbos of Uzbekistan.
Olympic Council of Asia President Sheikh Al-Sabah,
accompanied by the president of the Chinese Olympic Committee,
Liu Peng, executive president of the Games organizing
committee Huang Huahua, and the mayor of Guangzhou Wan
Qingliang, delivered the keynote address and declared the 16th
Asiad closed.
The OCA flag was then lowered and the OCA anthem played
before the national flag of Korea, the next Games hosts at
Incheon in 2014 was raised, in the presence of the vice
president of the Korean Olympic Committee and the chief of the
Incheon Games organizing committee.
Guangzhou mayor Qingliang handed over the Asian Games
torch to the OCA chief who, in turn, handed them over to the
mayor of Incheon.
Later the flag of the first Games held in India's capital
Delhi in 1951 and the OCA flag were handed over to the Korean
representatives by Huahua and Peng.
The Koreans presented a short segment to the
accompaniment of percussion instruments and taekwondo, the
country’s martial arts, which is also part of the Games
programme and "Welcome to Incheon" and "See you at Incheon in
2014" were flashed on the screen.
The Games flame was extinguished before the fireworks lit
up the night sky to signal the end of the closing ceremony.
PTI SSR
SAK



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