The 19th Asian Games comes to a close in a colorful ceremony that also includes China’s turnover to 2026 host, the Japanese city Nagoya
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Many stood in a large circle facing spectators and waving their lights up and down like cheerleaders. The smiling performers then jigged and ran on stage in a dizzying and sometimes slightly kitsch and camp morass of color, noise and dancing. Instead his deputy, as well as the governor of Aichi prefecture, which will co-host the 2026 Games with Nagoya, were there and were handed the torch by the hosts, albeit via the acting President of the Olympic Council of Asia , Randhir Singh, who stood between the Chinese and Japanese officials.
Organizers said 12,407 athletes from 45 nations competed in 40 sports at the Hangzhou Games, which were delayed for a year due to COVID-19. “It can be said that during the whole 16 days of the competition, the people of Hangzhou basked in a sea of joy.”
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