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China’s virtual show: Digital torchbearer lights flame, river flows inside stadium

THEY COULDN’T hold the opening ceremony by the river or the lake, so they brought the river and the lake to the Asian Games here on Saturday. And the evening that began with a whoosh ended with a silent flicker.China, the country believed to have given the world fireworks, shunned one of its most widely-used inventions for soundless, smokeless sparks in the ceremony that dazzled with digital creations and boundless imagination. The 115-minute extravaganza, aesthetic and awe-inspiring, at the 81,000-seater Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium saw augmented reality — rivers and waves, 3D stadiums and flying sports equipment, virtual torchbearers and people in the sky performing to traditional tunes. Nothing captured the AI-driven nature of these Asian Games more than the lighting of the...
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‘Nothing to worry about… I’m alright’: Arunachal Pradesh’s Mepung Lamgu, who was denied visa for Asian Games

Wushu athlete Mepung Lamgu has provided an update on himself on Saturday after media reports claimed he had “gone incommunicado” leaving his family worried. Lamgu was one of the three Arunachal Pradesh athletes who were denied accreditation cards and were instead offered stapled visas by China, who are the hosts of the Hangzhou Asian Games. “I am alright and currently in SAI Hostel. I am in constant touch with my family and there’s nothing to worry about. Thanks for the concern and support,” Lamgu posted on social media website X, formerly known as Twitter. Lamgu also posted a photograph of himself having breakfast with SAI officers to allay any concerns. The Sports Authority of India also tweeted: “We stand with the three Asian Games-bound wushu athletes, taking the utmost care fo...
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Asian Games 2023: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur cancels China trip after Arunachal Pradesh athletes are denied entry

Anurag Thakur, the Indian Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, has cancelled his scheduled trip to China as a mark of protest. This was in response to China, which is hosting the 2023 Asian Games, denying entry to wushu athletes from the state of Arunachal Pradesh. “A strong protest has been lodged in New Delhi and Beijing against China’s deliberate and selective obstruction of some of our sportspersons. China’s action violates both the spirit of the Asian Games and the rules governing their conduct, which explicitly prohibits discrimination against competitors from member states,” said Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement. The Opening Ceremony of the Asian Games will be held on Saturday. The Games will go on till October 8. Bagchi...
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India pulls out of games in China over stapled visas for Arunachal athletes

As a mark of protest against China’s decision to issue stapled visas — instead of stamped ones — to three athletes from Arunachal Pradesh, India withdrew its entire wushu (martial art) team from the World University Games which begin Friday in Chengdu. The decision came hours after airport authorities in New Delhi stopped an eight-member contingent, comprising five athletes, a coach and two support staff, at the boarding gate minutes before departure Thursday midnight, according to coach Raghvendra Singh. “We were stopped at the gate by immigration officials and CISF personnel. They did not give any reason and claimed they were merely acting on the government’s instructions,” Singh told The Indian Express. The group that was not allowed to board did not include athletes from Arunachal P...