Vietnamese swimmer Vo Thanh Tung (in yellow) was among outstanding athletes honoured at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Para Games (Photo: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – Vietnamese swimmerVo Thanh Tung was among outstanding athletes honoured at the closing ceremonyof the 2018 Asian Para Games, which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, onOctober 13 evening.
Tung pocketed three gold and two silver medalsat the continent’s biggest sporting event for athletes with disabilities.
Addressing theceremony, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla lauded the athletes’determination despite their physical challenges.
“We Are OneWonder” was the theme of the closing ceremony, a true celebration of theconcept of “wonder”.
The word“wonder” contains a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by somethingbeautiful and remarkable, said the organisers, adding that hidden in the word“wonder”, there is also the word “won”, the past tense of a glorious victory, atale of triumph.
Featuringpowerful music, artistic extravaganza and live theatrical action of wayang(Indonesian shadow puppets), “We Are One Wonder” brought a wonderful spectacleto close the Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games. The show included images ofachievements of the athletes on all competition days.
At theceremony, the Asian Para Games flag and torch was handed to China, which willhost the next Games in 2022.
After six days of competition, Vietnam claimed atotal of 40 medals, including eight golds, eight silvers, and 24 bronzes,ranking 12th in the medal tally.
China topped the overall rankings with 172golds, followed by the Republic of Korea with 53 gold medals.
The Asian Para Games, which follows the Asian Gamesevery four years, attracted athletes from 43 countries and territories in Asiathis year.-VNA
Tung pocketed three gold and two silver medalsat the continent’s biggest sporting event for athletes with disabilities.
Addressing theceremony, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla lauded the athletes’determination despite their physical challenges.
“We Are OneWonder” was the theme of the closing ceremony, a true celebration of theconcept of “wonder”.
The word“wonder” contains a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by somethingbeautiful and remarkable, said the organisers, adding that hidden in the word“wonder”, there is also the word “won”, the past tense of a glorious victory, atale of triumph.
Featuringpowerful music, artistic extravaganza and live theatrical action of wayang(Indonesian shadow puppets), “We Are One Wonder” brought a wonderful spectacleto close the Indonesia 2018 Asian Para Games. The show included images ofachievements of the athletes on all competition days.
At theceremony, the Asian Para Games flag and torch was handed to China, which willhost the next Games in 2022.
After six days of competition, Vietnam claimed atotal of 40 medals, including eight golds, eight silvers, and 24 bronzes,ranking 12th in the medal tally.
China topped the overall rankings with 172golds, followed by the Republic of Korea with 53 gold medals.
The Asian Para Games, which follows the Asian Gamesevery four years, attracted athletes from 43 countries and territories in Asiathis year.-VNA
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