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Glorious Games

時間:2024-10-21 12:00:45

The18thAsianGamesclosewithnewrecords,bringinghigherexpectationsforthenexteditioninChina

The18thAsianGamescametoasuccessfulfinishwithacolorfulclosingceremonyattheGeloraBungKarnoMainStadiuminJakarta,Indonesia,onSeptember2.Itbroughtdownthecurtainonthe16-dayinternationalsportingeventwhichbeganonAugust18,andwasmarkedbyathletesrealizingtheirpotentialandsurpassingtheirlimits.

ItwasthesecondtimeJakartahostedtheeventandwasagreatillustrationofthe鈥淓nergyofAsia,鈥漴esultinginfiveAsianrecordsbeingbroken.Chineseswimmer,LiuXiang,setanewworldrecordinthewomen鈥檚50-meterbackstroke,whileJapaneseswimmer,RikakoIkee,wasnamedtheAsianGames鈥橫ostValuablePlayer,asshebecamethefirstathletetowinsixgoldmedalsattheevent.

Chinadominatedthemedaltableatthe40-sporteventforthe10thtime,with132gold,92silverand65bronzemedals,followedbyJapanandSouthKorea.Asthehostof18thAsianGames,Indonesiarankedfourthamongthe45participatingcountriesandregions.

Chinaachievedoutstandingresultsinthesportsitsathletestraditionallydominate,suchastabletennisanddiving.Resultsinothersportsthatheldpotential,likesynchronizedswimming,werealsoremarkable.

InthethreeBigBallsports,theChinesebasketballteamssweptthegoldmedalsinboththemen鈥檚andwomen鈥檚competitions;theChinesewomen鈥檚footballteamhaditsbestresultinthepast10yearswithasilvermedal;andtheChinesewomen鈥檚volleyballteamkepttheiredgeandwonthegoldmedal.

Esportswasintroducedforthefirsttimeatthe18thAsianGamesasademonstrationeventandwillbedevelopedintoaformaloneforthenextGames.ChineseathleteswonthefirstesportsgoldmedalinthehistoryoftheAsianGames.

China鈥檚delegationof845athleteshadanaverageageof24.4.SeventeenofthemwereOlympicchampions,while70percentofthemhadnoexperienceateithertheAsianGamesortheOlympics.

Accordingtothedelegation鈥檚SecretaryGeneralLiuGuoyong,the2018AsianGameshelpedathletesgainexperienceandgetafeelformajorinternationalsportingevents.Atthesametime,theywereabletogaugetheirpreparednessforthe2020TokyoSummerOlympicsasamid-termtest.

TheflaghandovereventattheclosingceremonymarkedtheAsianGamesenteringintoHangzhoutime,whenXuLiyi,MayorofHangzhou,eastChina鈥檚ZhejiangProvince,receivedtheflagfromtheOlympicCouncilofAsia.ArtistsandHangzhoucitizenrepresentativesstagedamarvelousperformancefeaturingtheprofoundhistoryanddistinctivecultureofHangzhou,welcomingfriendsfromallovertheworld.

In2022,HangzhouwillbethethirdChinesecitytohosttheAsianGames,afterBeijingin1990andGuangzhouin2010.

(PhotosbyXinhuaNewAgency)

CopyeditedbyRebecaToledoCommentsto1.SuBingtianofChinacelebratesafterwinningthemen鈥檚100-meterfinalonAugust26

2.TheHangzhouTimeperformanceisstagedduringtheclosingceremonyattheGeloraBungKarnoMainStadiumonSeptember2

3.ZhuTing(center)ofChinacompetesduringthewomen鈥檚volleyballfinalbetweenChinaandThailandonSeptember1

4.Theesportsevent,ArenaofValor,betweenChinaandThailandtakesplaceonAugust26
   

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