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44 sports were presented in Asian Games history, including 2010
Games in Guangzhou.
ASIAN GAMES 2010
INTRODUCTION
Date: November 12~27, 2010
Host City: Guangzhou, China
Co-host Cities: Shanwei, Dongguan, Foshan
Vision: Thrilling Guangzhou Harmonious Asia
GAMES
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony officially began on November 12, 2010 at 20:00 local time.
For the first time in history, the ceremony was not held inside a stadium; instead, it
was held along the Pearl River on Haixinsha Island. The ceremony was directed by
Chen Weiya, assistant director of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and
featured a cast of about 6,000 performers. It was attended by the Premier of the
People's Republic of China, Wen Jiabao, President of Pakistan Asif Ali
Zardari Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva , Chief Secretary for
Administration of Hong Kong Henry Tang, as well as President of the Olympic
Council of Asia (OCA), Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah and
President of International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge. The ceremony
lasted for three hours, and together with the closing ceremony cost about ¥380
million ($53 million).
Athletes were paraded by boats along the Pearl River. The ceremony featured the
water-themed arts show and culture of Guangzhou. The last torchbearer, diver He
Chong lit up the cauldron, after igniting the traditional Chinese firecrackers whose
flare shot up to the top of the tower where the cauldron was held.
The ceremony was regarded as successful by IOC President Jacques Rogge who
described it as "absolutely fantastic",and said Guangzhou has the ability to host the
Olympics. OCA director general Husain Al-Musallam praised the games saying
that it was unique, fantastic and "just better than the Beijing Olympics".
Sports
Compared to the 28 events in the Olympic Games, the 2010 Asian Games featured
42 sports throughout the 16 days of the competition, with added disciplines in
some events. 28 and five gold medalists emerged during the opening day and final
day respectively, while a total of 48 gold medalists were awarded on November 26,
2010, the most in single day. Twenty20 cricket is one of the debut
sports, while dancesport, dragon boat, weiqi and roller sport is unique in the
Games. Bodybuilding was dropped due to judging controversy in the 2006 Games.
Aquatics Canoeing Fencing
Diving Slalom Football
Swimming Sprint Golf
Synchronized swimming Cricket Gymnastics
Water polo Cue sports Artisti
Archery Cycling Rhyth
Athletics BMX Tramp
Badminton Mountain bike Handball
Baseball Road Hockey
Basketball Track Judo
Board games Dancesport Kabaddi
Chess Dragon boat Karate
Weiqi Equestrian Modern pent
Xianqqi Dressage Roller sports
Bowling Eventing Artisti
Boxing Jumping Speed
Rowing
Closing ceremony
The closing ceremony began on November 27, 2010 at 8:06pm local time in front
of 35,000 spectators. The show began with the theme "Leave Your Song Here",
which included music and dance from
China, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Japan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The singers
included the only Indian singer invited by Asian Games authority 'Ravi k Tripathi'
with Tanya, who sang "Saajan ji Ghar Aaye" and "Aao re Jhumo re",Indonesian's
"Sing Sing So" and Japanese "Sakura".
The ceremony also included an eight-minute segment from Incheon with singer
and actor Rain performing the segment. The Mayor of Incheon Song Young-gil
received the Games flag for 2014 Games.
The closing ceremony ended with the song "Kai Xuan”performed by various artists
from Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China, among them are Alan Tam, Leo
Ku and Hacken Lee.
PARTICIPATION
All 45 members of the Olympic Council of Asia participated in the Games.
All National Olympic Committees were ordered to submit their entries before
September 30, 2010. Organizers allowed each NOC to submit additional entries
and injury replacements after the deadline. After the final registration deadline,
some 9,704 athletes, as well as some 4,750 team officials, took part in the Games,
an increase of 184 athletes from the previous Asian Games in Doha. According to
the Games' official website, Kuwaiti athletes participated the Games under the
Olympic flag because the Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended due to
political interference in January 2010.