Crowd roar as Xi opens Hangzhou Asian Games

[1/5] Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Opening Ceremony – Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Hangzhou, China – September 23, 2023 A general view as people hold flags of the participant nations during the Opening Ceremony REUTERS/Marko Djurica Acquire Licensing Rights HANGZHOU, China, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-19 delayed 19th Asian Games on Saturday in the Eastern city of Hangzhou during a shiny and at times raucous opening ceremony on Saturday. Spectators in the city’s 80,000 capacity stadium let out a huge roar as Xi was introduced and walked in to sit with visiting…