2018 Asian Games closing ceremony explained

2018 Asian Games
closing ceremony
Time:19:00 – 21:25 WIB (UTC+7)
Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates:-6.2186°N 106.8025°W
Filmed By:NET.
IGBS

The 2018 Asian Games closing ceremony was held on Sunday, 2 September 2018 at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta.[1] It began at 19:00 Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7) and ended at 21:25 local time.[2] Like the opening ceremony, host event broadcasting company International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS) broadcast the ceremony live internationally.[3] [4] Vice President of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla, president of International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, and president of Olympic Council of Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah were among the dignitaries in attendance.[5]

President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, accompanied by then-West Nusa Tenggara Governor Muhammad Zainul Majdi, addressed the ceremony via teleconference from an emergency shelter in Lombok, where a string of earthquakes struck four weeks earlier. Vice President Kalla delivered a bilingual speech, while Sheikh Al-Sabah officially closed the Games.[6] [7] Through the president of the Chinese Olympic Committee Gou Zhongwen, Mayor of Hangzhou Xu Liyi received the Games torch, the first Games flag and the OCA flag from Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin, and Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Puan Maharani, respectively.[8] [9] Hangzhou-born and raised multinational holding conglomerate Alibaba founder Jack Ma and Hangzhou-born and raised gold medal-winning swimmer Sun Yang promoted their birth city Hangzhou, as the city will host the 2022 Asian Games.[9] [10] [11]

Performing artists

The closing ceremony featured tattoo-style performance from Indonesian National Armed Forces and Indonesian National Police Academy Drum Corps.[12] In addition to local artists and a Chinese segment involving traditional dance and music, the South Korean boybands Super Junior and iKon, and Indian singer Sidharth Slathia performed in the ceremony.[10] [13]

Below is the list of artists who performed during the ceremony.

Indonesian artists

Foreign artists

Notable guests

Indonesians

Foreign dignitaries

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asian Games 2018 Closing Ceremony Live streaming: When and where to watch Asian Games 2018 Closing ceremony, TV Channel, time in IST. The Indian Express. 2 September 2018.
  2. News: Olympic dreams as Asian Games close in Jakarta. Channel News Asia. 3 September 2018. 29 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929175733/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/olympic-dreams-as-asian-games-close-in-jakarta-10677332. dead.
  3. Web site: 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang. HBS. 2019-03-05. 2020-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921001527/http://www.hbs.tv/missions/18th-asian-games-jakarta-palembang/. dead.
  4. Web site: IGBS Asian Games 2018. IGBS. 2019-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190602070021/http://asiangames2018.igbs.tv/. 2019-06-02. dead.
  5. News: Asian Games Close: Indonesia Shows It's the 'Energy of Asia'. The New York Times. 3 September 2018. 2 September 2018.
  6. News: Asian Games: Jakarta, Palembang pass the baton to Hangzhou. The Jakarta Post. 3 September 2018.
  7. News: Jokowi Tutup Asian Games 2018 dari Tenda Pengungsian di Lombok . Prahananda . Redjo . Indo Pos . 2 September 2018 . 3 September 2018 . id . 29 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929191204/https://indopos.co.id/read/2018/09/02/148842/jokowi-tutup-asian-games-2018-dari-tenda-pengungsian-di-lombok/ . dead .
  8. News: Indonesia Resmi Serahkan Estafet Tuan Rumah Asian Games kepada China . Jaya . Eris Eka . KOMPAS.com . 2 September 2018 . 3 September 2018 . id.
  9. News: China's Hangzhou takes over flag of 2022 Asian Games . ECNS . 3 September 2018 . 3 September 2018.
  10. News: iKON, Super Junior steal the show at Asian Games closing ceremony. The Jakarta Post. 3 September 2018.
  11. News: Jack Ma Introduces Hangzhou in Asian Games Closing Ceremony. Tempo. 3 September 2018.
  12. News: 'Terima Kasih' Indonesia, says Sheikh Ahmad as he closes the 18th Asian Games . . 2 September 2018 . 13 September 2018 . en .
  13. Web site: Closing Ceremony Asian Games 2018. asiangames2018.id. 3 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180830110241/https://en.asiangames2018.id/about/closing-ceremony. 30 August 2018. dead. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: @yennywahid: Closing ceremony #AsianGames2018 adalah ajang temu kangen dengan banyak tokoh yang ikut mendukung suksesnya penyelenggaraan acara.. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BnQHCOcFiXC . 2021-12-24 . registration. 3 September 2018. instagram.com. id.
  15. Web site: Jokowi Nobar Penutupan Asian Games Bersama Pengungsi di Lombok . 2 September 2018. kumparan.com. id.
  16. Web site: Penutupan Asian Games 2018, JK: Indonesia Bersahabat untuk Asia . 2 September 2018. suara.com. id.
  17. News: JK: Terima Kasih Erick Thohir. Febrian Fachri. 2 September 2018. Republika.co.id. 4 September 2018. id.

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