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A glittering opening ceremony kicks off the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou
Athletes across the 45 participant countries marked the grand opening of the 18th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
September 23, 2023 19:28 IST
1 / 8Hangzhou: Flag-bearers Lovlina Borgohain and Harmanpreet Singh lead the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan)
2 / 8Hangzhou: Indian contingent during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan)
3 / 8Hangzhou: Flag-bearers Lovlina Borgohain and Harmanpreet Singh lead the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan)
4 / 8Wider view of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, in Hangzhou, China, during the opening ceremony of the Asian Games on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Reuters)
5 / 8Asian Games - Hangzhou 2022 - Opening Ceremony - Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China - September 23, 2023 Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan attend the Opening Ceremony Sport Singapore. (Reuters/Weixiang Lim)
6 / 8Asian Games - Hangzhou 2022 - Opening Ceremony - Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China - September 23, 2023 A general view as people hold flags of the participant nations during the Opening Ceremony (REUTERS/Marko Djurica)
7 / 8Hangzhou: Artists perform during rehearsals for the Opening Ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan)(PTI09_23_2023_000195A)
8 / 8Artists perform ahead of the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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