Asian Games 2014 kicks off with the biggest ever Maldivian team
21 Sep 2014, 3:57 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
The largest sporting event in Asia, the Incheon Asian Games 2014, has officially kicked off with 13,000 athletes from 45 Asian nationalities participating in 42 different sports.
The event officially started on the Friday (September 19) with a lively opening ceremony featuring a large fireworks display, 10,000 athletes from 45 nations and a performance by South Korean superstar PSY.
The Maldives team, with a contingent of more than 200 competing in six disciplines, is the biggest ever Maldivian group to represent the country at an international event.
The Maldivian flag bearer for the ceremony was Ismail Sajid, one of the key members of the volleyball team.
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