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2010 Asian Games is being held in Guangzhou, China. Guangzhou became
the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing
in 1990. The fantastic opening ceremony was held
on November 12. Are you enjoying the exciting games? Korean athletes are doing great
and they already won many medals! But wait a minute; how much do you
know about the Asian Games? Keep reading and learn some interesting
facts about this Asian sporting event!
 The
opening ceremony was held along the Pearl River under
the theme ‘water’, since Guangzhou
is the city of water. About 6,000 performers took part in fantastic
shows and the athletes from all over Asia paraded along the river in
boats. Korean singer Kim Hyun-joong, a member of the famous boy band SS501, sang
a song with four other Chinese singers to celebrate the event.
The motto of the 2010 Asian Games
is “Thrilling Games, Harmonious Asia.” All 45
members of the Olympic Council of Asia are participating in the Games.
A total of 9,704 athletes are taking part in 476 events in 42 sports
throughout the 16 days of
the competition. The 2010 Asian
Games is the largest event in the history of the Asian Games.
 In this
year’s Asian Games some interesting sports have been added, including dance sports, roller sports, baduk, chess,
cricket, and dragon boat. South Korea
sent 1,013 athletes to Guangzhou to compete in 41 sports, with
the exception of cricket. North
Korean athletes are also participating in many games, except Taekwondo.
The 2010 Asian Games will finish on November 27. The
closing ceremony will be held tomorrow with many
wonderful performances beginning at
8:06 p.m., local time. Let’s give all
the athletes a big hand while watching the ceremony. They all did
their very best! Good job, everyone! |
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