Bright fireworks lit the sky above the main stadium of 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, it marks
the start of the big opening ceremony, the flashing fireworks was set off to the sky and
formed the word “WELCOME”， it brought the audience to feet and the atmosphere was on fire!
The first act of the evening is performed by schoolchildren from South Korea, PSY (the
performer of Gangnam style) and Lang Lang（famous pianist from China）also presented us a
wonderful performance.
A total of 45 nations and regions are participating in the game, near ten thousand athletes
from all over Asia are competing in 439 events in 38 sports, it is an important test before
the 2016 Rio Olympic Games for the athletes, China has the largest team of 897, and for most
of them, it is their first time to compete in Asian Games, it will become valuable
experiences later on for the young athletes.
The Asian Games came from the 1st Oriental Olympics (also called the Far East
Championships).These were held in Manila in 1913. The games are regulated by the OCA(Olympic
Council of Asia) under the supervision of the IOC(International Olympic Committee). It was
held every four years allowing athletes from all over Asia to compete, it is the second
largest sports event in the world after the Summer Olympic Games, the last Asian Games was
hosted by China.