The President Of The Asian Olympic Games Spoke Highly Of The Guangzhou Asian Games.

"The Asian Olympic Council has always believed that the sixteenth Asian Games will be held in China. Guangzhou Hosting is a successful choice. Through positive efforts, the Guangzhou Asian Games will surely become a successful example of spreading sports spirit and promoting urban development. Asia Olympic Games The president of the Council, Prince Ahmed Fahad Sabbah said.

To celebrate the opening of the sixteenth Asian Games, the Chinese Olympic Committee and Guangzhou Subcommittee A grand welcome banquet was held at The Garden Hotel last night to welcome guests from 45 member countries and regions of the Asian Olympic Council. The chairman of the Asian Olympic board, Prince Ahmed Fahad Sabbah, the director general of the State Sports General Administration, the chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee and the chairman of the Guangzhou Organizing Committee of the Asian Games, Liu Peng, the Standing Committee of the provincial Party committee, the Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee, and the vice chairman and Secretary General of the Guangzhou sub committee Zhang Guangning attended and delivered speeches respectively. Welcome banquet is hosted by Vice Chairman of Guangzhou Asian organizing committee, deputy secretary of Guangzhou Municipal Committee and mayor Wan Qingliang.

In his speech, Prince Ahmed Fahad Sabbah said that in order to witness the preparatory process of the Guangzhou Asian Games, I came to Guangzhou several times, and this beautiful and vibrant city impressed me every time. Now we have more and more clearly see that Guangzhou has invested much enthusiasm in organizing the Asian Games. Meanwhile, the city has also gained greater development, and the quality of life of the people has also been greatly improved.

In an interview with reporters, he said that the Guangzhou Asian Games were not only held for official or sportsmen, but for a grand gathering of Guangzhou citizens. He said that 7 years ago, the Asian Olympic Council chose Guangzhou, China. Today, we are very pleased to see that Guangzhou has presented a beautiful city and a wonderful sporting event to Asia as a whole. In the 16 days of fierce competition, we will once again witness the best sports athletes in Asia representing the image of our country and the region and even Asia as well as the unyielding spirit of sports. "In the process, Guangzhou successfully enjoyed the whole society, believed the fairness of the competition and supported the holding of the event. With the support of the whole society, children and volunteers, this is even more fun than the competition itself. The success of the Games is not only attributed to the Guangzhou Asian organizing committee, but also to the contributions made by the whole society.

In his speech, Liu Peng said, "passion and harmony" is the philosophy of this Asian Games. For this reason, friends from 45 Asian countries and regions have come together to share the joy and friendship of the Asian Games. "We are pleased to see that after 6 years of fruitful preparations and efforts, the Asian Games have been solemnly opened, the competitions have been launched in an orderly way, and the organization and service of the games are progressing smoothly. Guangzhou's Yangcheng city is full of a festive atmosphere."

At the dinner, Zhang Guangning was delighted with the successful opening of the Asian Games. He said: "the Asian Games torch symbolizing peace, friendship and dream is shining in the Yangcheng city. The Asian Games in Guangzhou are obviously promoting friendship and common progress among all Asian peoples."

Vice chairman of the Asian Olympic board, Timothy Fok, chairman of the Hongkong Olympic Committee, vice chairman of the Asian Olympic Committee, deputy director of the State Sports General Administration, Mr. Landale Singh, Secretary General of the Asian Games board, Landale Singh, vice governor Lin Musheng and Liu Kun of the Asian Games Council attended the welcoming banquet.