Current
Affairs
Opening
and closing ceremony approved
11-5-2010
GUANGZHOU,
May 11— The opening and closing ceremony of the Asian
Para Games scheduled in the city of Guangzhou has been approved
at the 3rd Coordination Committee meeting, held at the Guangzhou
Asian Para Games Organising Committee (GAPGOC) headquarters
here today.
Both ceremonies,
which are set to be a historical and inspiring show, are scheduled
to be held at main Games stadium here. Details of the ceremonies
will be revealed at a later date.
The Guangzhou
2010 Asian Para Games, which offers 19 sports, will take place
from December 12 – 19 with around 3,000 athletes from
41 member countries expected to take part.
The Asian
Paralympic Committee (APC) delegation, led by its president
Datuk Zainal Abu Zarin, and GAPGOC, has agreed to the details
and plans mapped out by the latter during the last day of
the Coordination Commission meeting.
Several
other outstanding issues were also ironed during the meeting
including the status of several sports and events which athletes
can take part.
“I’m
happy that the opening and closing ceremony would be held
in an elaborate and grand manner as this would reflect the
benchmark and status of the future Games.
Indeed,
Guangzhou is doing a great job in preparation work and I thank
the city and all parties and authorities involved for all
the work that has been done so far,” said Datuk Zainal.
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