That's the end of the opening
ceremony. It was tasteful and elegant and moving. Incheon can be proud of the show it put on.
Join us tomorrow for our live coverage of the real business of the Games, starting at 5:30
am.
18.30 IST: Crowd goes nuts as
Gangnam Style starts Psy wants everyone to stand up and sing alone. Welcome to One Asia, he
says.
18.20 IST: The Asian Games flame
has been lit It is actress Lee Yeon Wei who has honour. That was a secret until the moment she was handed the torch.
The flame bursts into lift and firework fountains flood the stadium. All that is left is Psy to perform Gangnam Style, and also, fittingly, a song title Champion. Before that though, he Games' honorary ambassador, pop star
JYJ, sings his hit "Empty".
18.15 IST:
The Asian Games flame is in the house South Korean archer Oh Jin-hyek and fencer Nam Hyun-hee took the athlete's oath in front while judges Kim Hong-lae and Shu H
Read more at: http://m.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-2014-opening-ceremony-live-1720601.html
ceremony. It was tasteful and elegant and moving. Incheon can be proud of the show it put on.
Join us tomorrow for our live coverage of the real business of the Games, starting at 5:30
am.
18.30 IST: Crowd goes nuts as
Gangnam Style starts Psy wants everyone to stand up and sing alone. Welcome to One Asia, he
says.
18.20 IST: The Asian Games flame
has been lit It is actress Lee Yeon Wei who has honour. That was a secret until the moment she was handed the torch.
The flame bursts into lift and firework fountains flood the stadium. All that is left is Psy to perform Gangnam Style, and also, fittingly, a song title Champion. Before that though, he Games' honorary ambassador, pop star
JYJ, sings his hit "Empty".
18.15 IST:
The Asian Games flame is in the house South Korean archer Oh Jin-hyek and fencer Nam Hyun-hee took the athlete's oath in front while judges Kim Hong-lae and Shu H
Read more at: http://m.firstpost.com/sports/asian-games-2014-opening-ceremony-live-1720601.html