12,000 athletes and a lotus-shaped mega stadium. The Asian Games comes to China

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Hong Kong CNN — China’s leader Xi Jinping is to declare the Asian Games open at a lotus-shaped mega stadium in Hangzhou on Saturday. The stadium, dubbed “the Big Lotus” for the shape of its roof, consists of 28 large and 27 smaller petal-shaped structures. The stadium can hold 80,000 people, according to its operator. More than 12,000 athletes from the 45 members of the Asian Olympic Council will participate, making it the largest Asian Games ever, the Chinese state media news agency Xinhua reported Saturday. Dignitaries from around the world have arrived for the opening ceremony, including Cambodian King...