The 14th National Games of China was grandly opened in Xi'an
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The 14th National Games of the People's Republic of China was grandly opened on the evening of the 15th in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission attended the opening ceremony and announced the opening of the Games.
On the evening of September 15, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission attended the opening ceremony of the 14th National Games of the People’s Republic of China and announced the opening of the Games in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
On the evening of the 15th, the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center Stadium was brightly lit and the atmosphere was warm.
At 19:58, among the cheerful music, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan and others stepped onto the podium and waved to the audience. There was a long and enthusiastic applause from the audience.
At 20 o'clock, the opening ceremony of the 14th National Games officially began. Accompanied by the passionate melody of "Singing the Motherland", the guard of honor walked into the stadium with the bright five-star red flag. The sonorous "Athletes March" was played at the scene. The National Games flag, the 14th National Games flag and the flag phalanx composed of 60 flag bearers, and referees walked to the rostrum on behalf of the team. Followed by energetic athlete representatives from 37 delegations, they were from various provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and 3 industry sports associations. The audience welcomed the athletes with warm applause and cheers.
After the admission ceremony, the audience stood up and sang the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. Amid the majestic national anthem, the five-star red flag rose slowly and fluttered in the wind.
The responsible comrades of Shaanxi Province and the State Sports General Administration delivered speeches respectively.
At 20:40, President Xi Jinping announced in a loud voice: "The Fourteenth Games of the People's Republic of China is opening!" Suddenly, the audience burst into flames, applause and cheers continued.
Accompanied by the melody of the 14th National Games anthem, the National Games flag and the 14th National Games flag slowly rise.
Athlete Yang Shunhong, coach Chen Rongxue, and referee Zhong Hangwei took the oath on behalf of the athletes, coaches and referees participating in the 14th National Games.
The Fourteenth National Games Song "Departing from the Future" opened the prelude to the cultural and sports performance "Struggle for a New Era, Endeavour, New Journey". The entire performance consists of the overture "Welcoming Drums" and "National Roots" and "Yan'an Soul". The "Chinese Dream" is composed of three chapters, with the help of multimedia technology and sound and light methods, vividly interpreting the theme of the current National Games of the "National Games of the People, Walking Together".
The exciting on-site torch relay and the main torch lighting ceremony began. Starting on August 16, the torch of the 14th National Games will continue to be passed in Shaanxi Province, and finally to the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center Stadium. Under the attention of the public, five torchbearers, including Su Bingtian, Zhang Yufei, Qin Kai, Guo Wenjun, and Ma Long, relayed the relay. Finally, Yang Qian, the first gold medalist in the Tokyo Olympics, ignited the main torch of the National Games.
At 21:35, the opening ceremony of the 14th National Games ended successfully in the warm atmosphere set off by the theme song "Leapfrogging".
On September 15, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, with representatives of advanced units and individuals in national mass sports, and representatives of advanced collectives and workers in the national sports system, as well as Chinese sports representatives in the Tokyo Olympics. Representatives of team athletes and coaches, etc., and took a group photo with everyone. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yan Yan
On the afternoon of the 15th, President Xi Jinping cordially met with representatives of national advanced units of mass sports, advanced individual representatives, advanced collectives of the national sports system, representatives of advanced workers, and representatives of athletes and coaches of the Chinese sports delegation of the Tokyo Olympics in the Shaanxi Great Hall. Take a group photo. President Xi Jinping communicated cordially with everyone and encouraged them to work hard and achieve new successes.
On September 15, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, with representatives of advanced units and individuals in national mass sports, and representatives of advanced collectives and workers in the national sports system, as well as Chinese sports representatives in the Tokyo Olympics. Regiment athletes and coach representatives, etc. This is President Xi Jinping's cordial exchange with everyone, encouraging them to work hard and achieve new success. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yan Yan
Ding Xuexiang, Liu He, Xu Qiliang, Sun Chunlan, Chen Xi, Cai Dafeng, Lu Zhangong, He Lifeng participated in the above-mentioned related activities.
The 14th National Games will conclude on September 27. More than 12,000 athletes will participate in competitive events, and more than 10,000 mass athletes will participate in mass events.
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