Guangdong, the imminent opening of the Games athletes a record number of gold medals

　BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua Liu Tong) tonight, the 16th Asian Games will be officially opened in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. The host has made good preparations, together with Asian guests ushered unprecedented scale sporting event.

Athletes A record number of people with the most number of gold medals

Guangzhou Asian Games is the largest in the history of the next Asian Games. November 10, in 45 National Olympic Committees of the registration completion, the Asian Games final number of athletes were frozen in 9704, the Doha Asian Games last more than 184 people. Team officials arrived in Guangzhou, number of 4750 people, and ultimately the national Olympic committees to attend the meeting on behalf of up to 14,454 the number of people, for the most ever.

Which was established on October 26 the total number of the Chinese sports delegation for the 1454 people, 977 were athletes (513 men, 464 women), is the largest in the history of Asian Games sports delegation. Xiao Tian, deputy director of the State Sports General Administration of 10-day conference that the Chinese army to strive to exceed the number of gold medals the last, showing their strength in the same time, efforts to move from the sports power to a sports power.

Foreign delegations, the South Korean delegation will send 1,013 athletes to participate in 41 projects in the competition, and the set won 65 gold medals, ahead of Japan, and reelected the second goal of the gold medal standings. Japan sent a total of 1079 people the history of the largest delegation of 727 athletes will participate in all the 42 major items of the competition.

According to Asian Games Organizing Committee describes the current Asian Games gold medal total to 476, but also the most ever. In addition the General Assembly set 42 events, in addition to 28 Olympic events but also have 14 non-Olympic events, is the history of events up to Asian Games ever.

Witness the beautiful Pearl River into the largest opening ceremony of the torch lit suspense

Asian Games Opening Ceremony will be the night session under the beautiful Pearl River for the stage, into the Pearl River parade, opening ceremonies and cultural performances of three parts. Heat seven performances beginning tonight, the program includes interactive scenarios dancing, cheering, gymnastics, Asian song medley, with a total time of about 50 minutes. 8 pm into the opening ceremony of the countdown, art performances, "set sail" will be held 8:06 start, when the program is about 1 hour. At 21:15 or so athletes began to admission, then the last five Asian Games flame will in turn pass bar admission by the main torch light the Olympic flame.

According to the opening ceremony and performances run the team, the total sub-teams coordinator He Jiqing introduction, water is the theme and characters, will run through all of the programs. The entire opening ceremony of the cultural performances from the "drop" the beginning, from childhood memories from over the Guangdong Folk "pack big" beautiful voice, from a drop of water to the ocean. To the giant from a small boat sailing, water from a puddle to a tidal wave. Actors will be underwater, water, air, river, using various means to enjoy the display shows the charm of the water, the expression of water is the source of life, nourishing all things, care of the deep meaning of human civilization, it is amazing.

Among them, a revolutionary breakthrough in site selection. Asian Games Opening Ceremony "to the Pearl River for the stage, to the city as the background", the sea, sand island itself is like a ship on the Pearl River, to the natural advantages, the organizers will create a grandstand and the stage set sail to fight the "harmony" No ship, meaning the east of the sun direction. Major international sports meeting is the opening of the stadium from a closed to an open space, time and space to achieve a super-extension and publicity, this will be the first Asian Games in Guangzhou.

In addition, the printing of the opening of concern "puzzle" also includes the Chinese delegation flag bearer, the main Asian Games torch, and finally the mystery of the lighting ceremony. Currently, the tall, handsome new sports idol, swimming world champion Zhang Lin's most "standard-bearer of the phase." Otherwise the audience will guess the main torch legend full capacity in Guangdong, and Guangdong Shiyuki wife, "Pingqiu Queen" was born between Deng Yaping. According to He Jiqing said then, the torch will be a "Chinese-style, people loved" the new ceremony was lit, the audience will be a huge surprise.

Organizing in good condition all ready to run stadium

Currently, the total Asian Games schedule, the unit schedule, the lesser schedule, training schedule has been determined, draw a collective project has been completed, all the sports technical papers were distributed Calvary Mission and technical officials. 53 competition venues and 17 independent training venues in the Nov. 5 opening the delegations from the training.

According to the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee Deputy Secretary-General, Deputy Mayor of Guangzhou City, introduced the Guangzhou Asian Games equipment, information technology systems and facility equipment and facilities have been installed and commissioning is completed, and passed the test exercises, fully met the tournament operating requirements; 749 race organizers all in place and trained. Ended up meeting all the delegations, athletes, team officials confirmed the list of all; the athlete's village for a total of nine delegations held the village ceremony.

In addition to ensure the event runs, the committee also organized a 42 test events and special testing, to the search problem, the team running the operation, improve ability to do the goal race. October 16, 25, 29 and November 4, all competition venues at the same time, in accordance with uniform standards for race simulation run, field exercise, competition organization, sports shows, awards, special work, such as contingency plans, together transfer test site equipment, timing and scoring system, results processing system, arbitration video recording system, test the command and coordination mechanisms for competition, enhance the ability to run the race venue team.

Soccer game start was Nov. 7, so far everything is running smoothly.

Games volunteer service support in place a comprehensive guests celebrate all directions

Currently, the Guangzhou Asian Games customs clearance, arrival and departure services, card registration system, protocol, religion, transportation, etc. sports services have been fully in place.

Asian Games Village, opening and closing venues, competition venues, catering service has already started, begin feeding a total of 19 venues. 150 medical teams are ready, 3,700 vehicles to put into practical operation. 60,000 Games-time volunteers have entered the event service. Government support staff, all contractor personnel in place, for the Asian Games to provide a strong human resources support.

Guangzhou Asian Games Youth Camp battalion have also been opened to meet from Asian countries, is indeed an excellent youth and Asian youth painting, writing, talent competition winners.

Transport, although the citizens of Guangzhou Metro by public transport is no longer free, but will release the relevant transport subsidies. To further facilitate public travel, the Guangzhou municipal government will also be opened on a rush hour bus line 7. Opening night, the venue will not provide viewers around the parking lot by car, please attend the opening ceremony of the audience by public transport. Caused by the traffic control capacity of public transport, the relevant authorities will be based on the situation, adjust the capacity support.

The dawn of the Asian Games, hosted by the Guangzhou also showed great enthusiasm, as in the early completion of large-scale urban infrastructure and living environment improvement, based on the air, water, the city have a new look. At the same time, Guangzhou's volunteers have been coming out. Registration of all volunteers who are mainly college students, accounting for 70% of the total number of applicants over. In addition, the spike, the number of people signed up outside for more than 10 million.

Asian Games took the opportunity to take a comprehensive upgrade of security screening hundred percent off shoes

Jan. 10, the Guangzhou Baiyun airport security sector to further upgrade the security measures, all visitors took the opportunity to implement the "double hundred checks" that hundred percent of passengers take off their shoes as well as the implementation of hundred percent check personal review, to ensure that air defense during the Asian Games foolproof security.

After the implementation of this measure, the passengers took the opportunity to pass security checks to be full acceptance take off your shoes, not only high boots, platform shoes, high waist shoes, take off your shoes, common shoes, slippers, etc. are all "equal" to be off after X Check that the safety-ray machine before entering the isolation area. Moreover, all passengers checked in through security doors, personal hundred percent are subject to secondary review, eliminate all potential safety problems before it can pass security checks.

Guangzhou Port has started a comprehensive security checks. Bully pier, sand docks, terminals and other terminals Sai implement more stringent security measures, tourist boat at the pier will be through the X-ray machine, security gate, portable detector test.

Besides, the police will also organize hundreds of thousands of support staff, community volunteers wearing red armbands unity in the community to establish checkpoints, conduct street patrols keep points. Guangzhou police throughout the city will further strengthen video surveillance system, video virtual patrols carried out in order to detect and suppress crime.

Mayor of Guangzhou, said Wan Qingliang, Games security work "can not stay dead." As events flow together, the situation is complex, and relevant departments should strengthen coordination and careful arrangements, the General Command of the security put in place step instructions.

From November 1 to play during the Asian Games, Guangdong, Guangdong will be in the loop roads, ports, railways, water and air, entry, build a "land, sea and air" trinity ring Guangdong security circle. Five other provinces will also be stepped up in the Central Zone and Guangdong to build security network.