Your current location:HOME >opinions >Asian Paralympic Committee president declares Hangzhou Asian Para Games closed 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 12:53:17 Source: Internet compilationEdit:opinions
(Xinhua) 10:10, October 30, 2023Majid Rashed, president of the Asian Paralympic Committee, speaks du
Majid Rashed, president of the Asian Paralympic Committee, speaks during the closing ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
HANGZHOU, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) President Majid Rashed declared the 4th Asian Para Games closed here on Saturday.
"I said that I thought this would be the biggest and best Asian Para Games ever. But it has surpassed my expectations," Rashed said in his speech during the closing ceremony at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium.
"Everything that has been done with such dedication, such care and such diligence. These truly have been two Games of equal splendor," the APC president added.
Over the past seven days, around 3,000 athletes from 44 countries and regions took part in 501 events across 22 sports at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games.
468 athletes have clinched at least one medal, setting 21 new world records, 72 new Asian records and 283 Games records.
Majid Rashed, president of the Asian Paralympic Committee, speaks during the closing ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
Majid Rashed, president of the Asian Paralympic Committee, is seen during the closing ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
Pope trip to Luxembourg, Belgium confirmed for September, 2 weeks after challenging Asia visit2024-05-21 12:44
Albanese rejects China's argument that Australia was at fault for dangerous aircraft encounter2024-05-21 12:41
Chinese satellite detects over 100 solar white2024-05-21 12:18
Linda Evangelista, 58, stuns in all2024-05-21 11:50
US overdose deaths dropped in 2023, the first time since 20182024-05-21 11:46
Anya Taylor2024-05-21 11:40
Draft to tighten anti2024-05-21 11:38
Albanese rejects China's argument that Australia was at fault for dangerous aircraft encounter2024-05-21 11:18
Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo2024-05-21 10:30
Billionaire oil heiress Ivy Getty puts on a VERY glamorous show on Met Gala red carpet2024-05-21 10:17
California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind2024-05-21 12:34
Dua Lipa slips into a tiny ab2024-05-21 12:31
Chinese satellite detects over 100 solar white2024-05-21 12:24
Fans are following Taylor Swift to Europe after finding Eras Tour tickets less costly there2024-05-21 11:58
French sports minister calls for sanctions after Monaco player tapes over anti2024-05-21 11:37
Two women embark on 5002024-05-21 11:29
China moves to improve critical care medical services2024-05-21 11:09
Storms battering the Midwest bring tornadoes, hail and strong winds2024-05-21 10:53
Hall of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. to lead Indianapolis 500 field in Corvette pace car2024-05-21 10:32
Chinese, French scholars hold cross2024-05-21 10:32