2010 Asian Games opening ceremony
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The 2010 Asian Games
opening ceremony officially began at 8:00pm China Standard Time (UTC+8
) on November 12, 2010. The ceremony took place along the Pearl River
on Haixinsha Island
, mark it the first time in history that the ceremony was held outside the stadium. In front of 30,000 spectators, it lasted four hours, featured about 6,000 performers, with at least 40,000 of fireworks
. The ceremony was choreographed by Chen Weiya (陈维亚), who was assistant director to Zhang Yimou
in 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
.
(PLA) received the flag of the People's Republic of China
from two children and raised it up, accompanied by the national anthem March of the Volunteers
.
The next portion "Water of the Earth" (大地之水) saw dancers perform and form a series of flowers. Initially five smaller flowers were formed before eventually the performers came together to form one big flower bloom. Children dancers then came out with lanterns followed by neon light dancers.
Afterwards the segment "The Ship in the Ocean" (海洋之舟) saw two main dancers perform in the centre stage along with others in the background. A giant expedition boat then entered the stage with dancers acting as waves in an intense storm. The boat measured 28.8 metres long, 8 metres wide and 18 metres high. The boat then reached its destination.
In the penultimate segment, which was known as "Sail of the White Cloud" (白云之帆), Chinese pianist Lang Lang
(郎朗) opened with song "Light" (時光). The song was sung by Zhang Ziyi
(章子怡) and written by lyricist Albert Leung
and composer Li Hai-ying (李海鹰). 180 dancers twirled in the air and converged on the water. Watercraft riders then created a series of water displays. High wire performers then put up a series of acts in front of the giant screens to form waves, seesaws, smiley faces, birds and other shapes.
Before going into the final segment, a one-minute segment known as the "Green Minute" showed people from each district of Guangzhou bring pots of plants to display, displaying Guangzhou as a green city.
The last segment known as "Invitation from the City of Flowers" (花城之邀) started with a stage full of drummers. A group of hostesses joined the performance. China's Wei Wei
(韦唯), Tang Jing (谭晶), Hong Kong
's Joey Yung
(容祖儿), Taiwan
's David Tao
(陶喆) and South Korea
's Kim Hyun Joong
(金贤重) performed the games theme song "Sunshine Again" (日出東方). The cauldron was then reveal when it emerged from the ground as a giant flame cauldron tower. Fireworks then lit up the area, followed by watercraft and boat exhibitions.
All athletes and officials from 44 National Olympic Committees and Kuwait entered the site with the host country entering last. Due to the NOC
suspension, Kuwaiti athletes entered the site under the Olympic flag with the banner "Athletes from Kuwait
". Each NOC was led by a national flagbearer
.
Below is list of national flagbearer during the ceremony.
Afterwards, Premier of the People's Republic of China
Wen Jiabao
declared the Games to be officially open and large scale of fireworks erupt from the Canton Tower and Pearl River delta once again. Sun Nan
and Mao Amin
then performed the official theme song "Reunion" (重逢), and flag of OCA was carried in by eight athletes.
The eight athletes who carried in the flag were:
As flag of the OCA was raised, the official anthem of OCA was played. Fu Haifeng
took the athlete's oath while gymnastics referee, Yan Ninan took the judge's oath.
team leader Wu Guochong (吴国冲) carried the torch through the Pearl River into the stage. The torch was relayed by three athletes, before being passed to the final torchbearer. The three were:
The final torchbearer, Olympic gold medalist diver
He Chong
(何冲) was accompanied by two children, Xiong Yuxiang (熊钰翔) and daughter of director, Chen Jiayu (陈佳雨). The trio used the flame to light the fuse of a traditional Chinese firecraker that produced a explosion which ignited the cauldron tower directly above it. Song Zuying
(宋祖英) then performed the song "Smile" (微笑). Fireworks were set off in the air and around the arena to conclude the opening ceremony.
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...
opening ceremony officially began at 8:00pm China Standard Time (UTC+8
UTC+8
UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as .With an estimated population of 1.53 billion living within the time zone, roughly 22.5% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in world, as well as a possible...
) on November 12, 2010. The ceremony took place along the Pearl River
Pearl River (China)
The Pearl River or less commonly, the "Guangdong River" or "Canton River" etc., , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name Pearl River is usually used as a catchment term to refer to the watersheds of the Xi Jiang , the Bei Jiang , and the Dong Jiang...
on Haixinsha Island
Haixinsha Island (Tianhe District)
Haixinsha Island is an island in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is at the south of Zhujiang New Town, the north of Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower, and the east of Er Sha Island....
, mark it the first time in history that the ceremony was held outside the stadium. In front of 30,000 spectators, it lasted four hours, featured about 6,000 performers, with at least 40,000 of fireworks
Fireworks
Fireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
. The ceremony was choreographed by Chen Weiya (陈维亚), who was assistant director to Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He is counted amongst the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers, having made his directorial debut in 1987 with Red Sorghum....
in 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number. The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture...
.
Pre-ceremonial events
Prior to the opening ceremony, athletes and officials from 45 National Olympic Committees (NOC) were paraded by boat around the Pearl River with distance of 9.3km to showcase the Cantonese culture.Welcoming ceremony
After the countdown, the opening began with firework displays at Canton Tower and around Haixinsha Island. Afterwards eight honour guards of the People's Liberation ArmyPeople's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
(PLA) received the flag of the People's Republic of China
Flag of the People's Republic of China
The flag of the People's Republic of China is a red field charged in the canton with five golden stars. The design features one large star, with four smaller stars in a semicircle set off towards the fly...
from two children and raised it up, accompanied by the national anthem March of the Volunteers
March of the Volunteers
March of the Volunteers is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China , written by the noted poet and playwright Tian Han with music composed by Nie Er. This composition is a musical march...
.
Artistic section
The artistic section, dubbed "Sailing" (启航) began at 8:06pm. The beginning saw a drop of water shown on eight giant retractable screens followed by a boy sat in a giant leaf slowly descending from the sky. By this time the centre stage was flooded with water and the men on horseback rode onto the arena.The next portion "Water of the Earth" (大地之水) saw dancers perform and form a series of flowers. Initially five smaller flowers were formed before eventually the performers came together to form one big flower bloom. Children dancers then came out with lanterns followed by neon light dancers.
Afterwards the segment "The Ship in the Ocean" (海洋之舟) saw two main dancers perform in the centre stage along with others in the background. A giant expedition boat then entered the stage with dancers acting as waves in an intense storm. The boat measured 28.8 metres long, 8 metres wide and 18 metres high. The boat then reached its destination.
In the penultimate segment, which was known as "Sail of the White Cloud" (白云之帆), Chinese pianist Lang Lang
Lang Lang (pianist)
Lang Lang , born June 14, 1982, in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, is a Chinese concert pianist, currently residing in New York, who has performed with leading orchestras in Europe, the United States and his native China. He is increasingly well known around the world for his concert performances,...
(郎朗) opened with song "Light" (時光). The song was sung by Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is coined by the media as one of the Four Young Dan actresses in the Film Industry in China, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei, and Zhou Xun...
(章子怡) and written by lyricist Albert Leung
Albert Leung
-Education:He was educated at the boys school Chan Sui Ki College and La Salle College, and graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1984.-Songwriting career:He has been a cantopop lyricist since 1985, using the pen name Lin Xi...
and composer Li Hai-ying (李海鹰). 180 dancers twirled in the air and converged on the water. Watercraft riders then created a series of water displays. High wire performers then put up a series of acts in front of the giant screens to form waves, seesaws, smiley faces, birds and other shapes.
Before going into the final segment, a one-minute segment known as the "Green Minute" showed people from each district of Guangzhou bring pots of plants to display, displaying Guangzhou as a green city.
The last segment known as "Invitation from the City of Flowers" (花城之邀) started with a stage full of drummers. A group of hostesses joined the performance. China's Wei Wei
Wei Wei (singer)
Wei Wei is a Mandopop singer and actress. She was born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia and was raised in Liuzhou, Guangxi.Wei Wei recently performed at the opening ceremony of the , as well as at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics...
(韦唯), Tang Jing (谭晶), Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
's Joey Yung
Joey Yung
Joey Yung is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress from Emperor Entertainment Group. She won the prestigious JSG "Most Popular Female Singer" and "Ultimate Best Female Singer - Gold" awards a record breaking six times, thus emerging as one of the premier Cantonese singers in Hong Kong...
(容祖儿), Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
's David Tao
David Tao
David Tao , born Tao Xuzhong , was born on 11 July 1969. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter. He is well-known for creating a crossover genre of R&B and hard rock tunes which has now become his signature style and for having popularized R&B in the Mandopop...
(陶喆) and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
's Kim Hyun Joong
Kim Hyun Joong
Kim Hyun Joong was born on 6 June 1986. He is a South Korean entertainer and the leader of boyband SS501. Kim is well-known for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 Korean drama Boys Over Flowers, winning Best Actor Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards 2009 and Popularity Award at the 45th...
(金贤重) performed the games theme song "Sunshine Again" (日出東方). The cauldron was then reveal when it emerged from the ground as a giant flame cauldron tower. Fireworks then lit up the area, followed by watercraft and boat exhibitions.
Parade of NOCs
Kuwait Olympic Committee
Kuwait Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Kuwait. The International Olympic Committee imposed a suspension on the committee with effect from 1 January 2010 due to alleged interference from the government...
suspension, Kuwaiti athletes entered the site under the Olympic flag with the banner "Athletes from Kuwait
Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Games
Athletes from Kuwait participated in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China from 12 November to 27 November 2010 under the Olympic flag due to the suspension of the country's Olympic Committee...
". Each NOC was led by a national flagbearer
Standard-bearer
A standard-bearer is a person who bears an emblem called an ensign or standard, i.e. either a type of flag or an inflexible but mobile image, which is used as a formal, visual symbol of a state, prince, military unit, etc.This can either be an occasional duty, often seen as an honour , or a...
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Below is list of national flagbearer during the ceremony.
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| 5 | Lee Ying Shi | Wushu Wushu (sport) The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts... |
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| 6 | Chhoeung Puthearim | Taekwondo Taekwondo Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"... |
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| 8 | Yip Pui Yin | Badminton Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their... |
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| 9 | Gagan Narang Gagan Narang Gagan Narang is an ace Indian shooter, especially in Air rifle shooting, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He is the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics.-Career:... |
Shooting Shooting Shooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman... |
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| 10 | Ade Chandra Rachmawan | Beach volleyball Beach volleyball Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent.... |
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| 11 | Samad Nikkhah Bahrami | Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
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| 12 | Haeidar Hamarasheid | Rowing Rowing (sport) Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water... |
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| 13 | Reiko Shiota Reiko Shiota is a female badminton player from Japan. She is popular amongst western nations for her good looks and playfullness.-Career:Shiota won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's doubles with Kumiko Ogura... |
Badminton Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their... |
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| 16 | Yoon Kyung-shin Yoon Kyung-shin Yoon Kyung-Shin is a Korean handball player. He was voted World Player of the Year 2001 by the International Handball Federation.-Career:... |
Handball Team handball Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team... |
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| 20 | Au Ieong Sin Ieng | Synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming Synchronized swImming is a hybrid form of swimming, dance and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music.... |
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| 21 | Koo Kien Keat Koo Kien Keat Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming.... |
Badminton Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their... |
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| 27 | Zeeshan Ashraf Zeeshan Ashraf Zeeshan Ashraf is a field hockey player. He plays full back. He made his international debut for Pakistan in 2001, and competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.-Career:... |
Field hockey Field hockey Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks... |
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| 29 | Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski Mikaela María Antonia Cojuangco-Jaworski, , better known simply as Mikee Cojuangco or Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, is a Chinese Filipino equestrianne, local television host and actress from the Philippines... |
Equestrian Equestrianism Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses... |
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| 30 | Ali Yousuf Ahmad Al Rumaihi | Equestrian Equestrianism Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses... |
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| 32 | Jasmine Yeong-Nathan Jasmine Yeong-Nathan Jasmine Yeong-Nathan is a Singaporean ten-pin bowler and reigning AMF Bowling World Cup ladies champion. She is the younger sister of Jason Yeong-Nathan, also a Singapore national-level bowler. She attributes her interest in the sport to her brother... |
Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just... |
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| 33 | Mithun Perera Mithun Perera Mithun Perera is a Sri Lankan golfer. His father, Nandasena Perera, is also a notable golfer. Mithun is the winner of the 2009 Third Annual Asia Pacific Amateur Championship, Mission Hills, China. In 2010, he became the first ever Sri Lankan golfer to qualify for the Australian Open... |
Golf Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
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| 35 | Lin Chih-sheng Lin Chih-sheng Lin Chih-sheng, , is a Taiwanese baseball player for the La New Bears.Along with teammate Shih Chih-wei, the two are often referred to as the "Sheng-Shih Connection," a reference to the glove puppet film Legend of the Sacred Stone.... |
Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
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| 37 | Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke Danai Udomchoke is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He was born in Bangkok, where he still resides.Udomchoke turned professional in 1997, and is coached by Jan Stoce. He is sponsored by Dunlop Sport for his racquets and apparel. His career-best ranking is World No... |
Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
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| 45 | Jin Ziwei Jin Ziwei Jin Ziwei is a female Chinese rower. She competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major performances:*2005 National Games - 1st double sculls*2007 World Championships - 3rd quadruple sculls-References:... |
Rowing Rowing (sport) Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water... |
Speeches
A few people gave welcoming speech, they were:- Huang HuahuaHuang HuahuaHuang Huahua is currently the Governor of Guangdong, a southern province of China.Huang graduate of mathematics at Sun Yat-sen University....
– Executive President of Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC), Governor of Guangdong - Liu Peng (刘鹏) – President of GAGOC, President of Chinese Olympic CommitteeChinese Olympic CommitteeChinese Olympic Committee represents the People's Republic of China in international affairs related to the Olympic Movement.-Timeline concerning Olympic recognition:...
(COC) - Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-SabahAhmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-SabahSheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah is a Kuwaiti politician and current president of Olympic Council of Asia and also a member of the International Olympic Committee. Al-Sabah was educated at Kuwait University and the Kuwait Military Academy, and attained the rank of major in the Kuwaiti Army...
– President of Olympic Council of AsiaOlympic Council of AsiaThe Olympic Council of Asia is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan and Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1911; whereas East Timor is...
(OCA)
Afterwards, Premier of the People's Republic of China
Premier of the People's Republic of China
The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China , sometimes also referred to as the "Prime Minister" informally, is the Leader of the State Council of the People's Republic of China , who is the head of government and holds the highest-ranking of the Civil service of the...
Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao
Wen Jiabao is the sixth and current Premier and Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as China's head of government and leading its cabinet. In his capacity as Premier, Wen is regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy...
declared the Games to be officially open and large scale of fireworks erupt from the Canton Tower and Pearl River delta once again. Sun Nan
Sun Nan
Sun Nan born February 18, 1969) is a famous pop singer from mainland China. He is a native of Dalian.He is one of the most popular artists from mainland China.-Career:In the 1990s he was considered a frontline singer in the Beijing music scene...
and Mao Amin
Mao Amin
Mao Amin , is a Chinese singer known by the "honorific title" of Dajieda , "was one of China's most famous and senior female pop stars" by "the mid-1990s." In 2001, she was one of 36 Chinese athletes and entertainers who were depicted on a series of postage stamps issued "in support of Beijing's...
then performed the official theme song "Reunion" (重逢), and flag of OCA was carried in by eight athletes.
The eight athletes who carried in the flag were:
- Li XiaopengLi Xiaopeng (gymnast)Li Xiaopeng is a male Chinese gymnast, who specializes in parallel bars and vault. He currently holds 16 world titles, more than any other gymnasts in China...
(李小鹏) – gymnastGymnasticsGymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body... - Yang Boyong (杨伯镛) – basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
coach - Meng GuanliangMeng GuanliangMeng Guanliang is a Chinese flatwater canoer who has competed since 1998. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won the Canadian canoe C-2 500 m gold medal both in 2004 and 2008.Meng became Chinese champion for the first time at the age of twenty...
(孟关良) – canoerCanoeingCanoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'.... - Huang Jiangang (黄建刚) – wushuWushu (sport)The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...
- Wang LipingWang Liping (athlete)Wang Liping is a Chinese race walker who became an Olympic champion by winning the 20 kilometer event in 2000. Four years later in Athens she finished eighth in the 20 kilometre walk race....
(王丽萍) – race walker - Lu Yuansheng (陆元盛) – table tennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
- Gao LingGao LingGao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...
(高崚) – badmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player - Jia ZhanboJia ZhanboJia Zhanbo is a male Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the men's 50 metre rifle three positions competition. He also competed in the men's 50 metre rifle prone event and finished eighth....
(贾占波) – shooterShootingShooting is the act or process of firing rifles, shotguns or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman...
As flag of the OCA was raised, the official anthem of OCA was played. Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng born August 23, 1983 in Jieyang, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive speed, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams...
took the athlete's oath while gymnastics referee, Yan Ninan took the judge's oath.
Lighting ceremony
In the closing stages, dragon boatDragon boat
A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft traditionally made, in the Pearl River delta region of southern China - Guangdong Province, of teak wood to various designs and sizes. In other parts of China different woods are used to build these traditional watercraft...
team leader Wu Guochong (吴国冲) carried the torch through the Pearl River into the stage. The torch was relayed by three athletes, before being passed to the final torchbearer. The three were:
- Chen YibingChen YibingChen Yibing is a Chinese gymnast, a four-times world champion on still rings. Chen was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011 and the Asian Games in 2006 and 2010...
(陈一冰) – 2008 Olympic gold medalist gymnast - Rong Zhihang (容志行) – ex-footballer
- Deng YapingDeng YapingDeng Yaping is a Chinese table tennis player, who won six world championships and four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997...
(邓亚萍) – Olympic gold medalist table tennis
The final torchbearer, Olympic gold medalist diver
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
He Chong
He Chong
He Chong is a Chinese diver. He is the 2008 Olympic Champion in the 3m springboard.He split with partner Wang Feng after they won a gold medal in the 3m synchronised springboard event at the 2005 World Championships...
(何冲) was accompanied by two children, Xiong Yuxiang (熊钰翔) and daughter of director, Chen Jiayu (陈佳雨). The trio used the flame to light the fuse of a traditional Chinese firecraker that produced a explosion which ignited the cauldron tower directly above it. Song Zuying
Song Zuying
Song Zuying is an ethnic Miao Chinese singer.-Biography:Song was born in Guzhang county, part of a Miao autonomous prefecture in Hunan and studied at the Central Institute for Nationalities in Beijing. Her father died when she was 12, and she is the oldest daughter. In 1991, she joined the Chinese...
(宋祖英) then performed the song "Smile" (微笑). Fireworks were set off in the air and around the arena to conclude the opening ceremony.