3rd Asian Indoor Games opens in Vietnam
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-31 07:24:51
HANOI, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — The 3rd Asian Indoor Games (AIG) opened in Hanoi on Friday, with participation of athletes from 43 countries and regions.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet announced the official opening of the games.
Delivering a speech at the opening ceremony, President of the Olympic Council of Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said that he expected athletes could perform to their best at the AIG and demonstrate sports friendship.
Hoang Tuan Anh, minister of culture, sports and tourism of Vietnam said at the opening ceremony that he hoped the event could contribute to the solidarity, cooperation and development of Asia.
The biennial event, running until Nov. 8, is themed in “For a Rising Asia “this year. More than 2,500 athletes will compete for 242 gold medals in 21 sports. The games include indoor track and field, dancing, chess, bowling, billiards, computer games and many others.
China sent a team of 128 athletes to take part in 13 sports at the games.
Editor: Li Xianzhi
Do you have a list of highest rated chess players?
“Do you have a list of highest rated chess players?”
See chess-results.com for line-ups. China will have its best 3 players, while India will have its top 3 after Anand. However, the chess here will just be blitz and rapid.
Thanks. Too bad not all best Asian players are competing there.