Opening and Closing Ceremonies of Astana-Alamoya Winter Games 20 1 1

At 9: 00 local time1on the evening of October 30th/kloc-0, the opening ceremony of the 7th Asian Winter Games was grandly staged in Astana Arena, the capital of Kazakhstan. This is also the first time that the Asian Winter Games has been held in Central Asian countries. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the opening of the 7th Asian Winter Games.

The opening ceremony kicked off with the countdown to the "Golden Crown". 10 minutes ago, a golden suit appeared in the stadium, which looks like the famous crown headdress. 1 minute, the golden crown stopped. Suddenly someone came out of the golden crown, and the audience realized that they had been inside, wearing distinctive clothes, which complemented the historical plot.

At 0/9: 00 in the evening/KLOC-0, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the International Olympic Committee jacques rogge and President of the Olympic Council of Asia Prince Ahmed Fahd Sabah came to the scene, and their arrival was warmly welcomed by the audience. Afterwards, the athletes' entrance ceremony was held, and the China delegation was led by the five-star red flag and the cutting-edge short track speed skater Liang.

Prince Ahmed, President of the Olympic Council of Asia, who came to Astana by special plane to attend the opening ceremony, said in his speech that he was very happy to attend the opening ceremony of the 7th Asian Winter Games in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. This is a special and proud moment. OCA 20 1 1 is gathered here. Prince Ahmed said that the hard work and outstanding contributions of Kazakh athletes have promoted the improvement of sports level in Asia. I believe that in the next few days, we will witness the strength and glory of the people of Kazakhstan in the snow and ice.

Subsequently, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the opening of the 7th Asian Winter Games.

The mysterious flame lighting ceremony was also unveiled tonight. The ceremony was completed by seven athletes from different eras. Among them, the oldest Ushencombilov Zarko Slik UshencombPilovic is 72 years old, and the youngest timur Turchin Bayev is only 12 years old.

There are various cultural performances at the opening ceremony tonight. On February 6th, 20 1 1 The closing ceremony of the Asian Winter Games was held in Solak Gymnasium in Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan. After the wonderful performance, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced that the Asian Winter Games were behind, and then the deputy mayor of Sapporo, Japan, took over the flag of the OCA. Four years later, the flame of the Asian Winter Games will burn brightly in Sapporo.

The closing ceremony is divided into two parts. The first part is cultural performance. The first chapter is the Voice of Asia. On the splendid stage, envoys from Mongolia, Japan, South Korea, India, China and Kazakhstan conveyed the sacredness and faith of their respective countries to the world. During this period, six envoys staged "Thousand Hands Guanyin", which formed the shape of a dragon and won applause from the audience. In an instant, the stage was shrouded in blue. In a blue ocean, Maira Ahmed, a famous singer in a white dress, sang a song. Her singing is loud and powerful, expressing the children's pursuit and desire for life. The future will be their world.

The second chapter is the legend of mountain wind. A little boy came to the center of the stage, and a group of athletes lifted him around him. Riding the mountain wind, the little boy shouted, everyone has lofty ideals, even if they are sometimes out of reach, but in order to achieve them, we must constantly strive for self-improvement and hard work. The mountain wind roared past, and the actor symbolizing the wind god came to the little boy. He opened his heart and sang carols loudly. This connection fully embodies Kazakhstan's national character. Whenever and wherever, it yearns for freedom and likes freedom. Then dynamic music sounded, dancers danced with cheerful rhythm, and riders came to the stage to feel the pulse of the wind and the pulse of the times.

The third chapter is the legend of water. With the beautiful melody, the dancers danced and the acrobats danced in the air. As night fell, the little boy fell asleep, as if he had returned to his childhood. The next chapter is "The Legend of Fire", in which actors dress up as fire men and dance on the stage to release their abilities. The fifth chapter is the legend of snow. The little boy entered the scene with the priest. They will walk along the territory of Asia and travel all over Asia. Then there is the legend of the sun. The stage was golden, and actors symbolizing the sun god came one after another. In the center of the stage, the figure skaters performed heartily. After that, the famous local singer Eric Jagger sang Kazakh songs.

After the performance, the volunteers entered the stadium with the national flags of the participating countries. Next, the athletes entered the stadium, with the Korean delegation at the forefront. When the China delegation appeared, the applause thundered. In this competition, the China team won 1 1 gold, 10 silver and 14 bronze, thus achieving the goals set before the competition. The last one to enter was the host Kazakhstan delegation, who made history with 32 gold 2 1 silver 17 copper.

After the athletes' entrance ceremony, the mayor of Almaty, Esimov, and the vice chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia, Huo Zhenting, delivered speeches successively. In their speeches, Huo Zhenting expressed his gratitude to the people of Kazakhstan for their support to the Asian Winter Games, and said that it was a large-scale and high-level event. By hosting this competition, Kazakhstan has also added a great weight to its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Subsequently, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev delivered a speech, announcing the closing of the 20 1 1 Seventh Asian Winter Games. With the singing of the OCA, the OCA flag was lowered slowly and escorted to the center of the stage by the guard of honor. After the Japanese flag was raised, the deputy mayor of Sapporo, the host city of the next Asian Winter Games, took over the flag of the OCA. 20 15 will be the third Asian Winter Games held in Sapporo.

After the wonderful performance in Sapporo, gorgeous fireworks resounded through Astana Arena, where the main torch platform of this Asian Winter Games is located. With the flame extinguished, 20 1 1 The 8th Asian Winter Games came to a successful conclusion in Kazakhstan.