This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2023 shows the cauldron of the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)
HANGZHOU, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The flame for the Hangzhou Asian Games, which has been burning in the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium since September 23, was extinguished at the closing ceremony here on Sunday evening.
Calling back to the opening ceremony, the digital torchbearer entered the stadium once again to interact with the audiences.
Following the extinguishing of the cauldron, the digital torchbearer stepped out of the stadium while gazing back at the past wonderful memories. Then it transformed again into starlight, filling up the night sky.
The third Asiad to have been held in China, the Hangzhou Games featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines, and 481 events, attracting around 12,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions.
China claimed 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze medals, finishing atop the medal tally for the 11th consecutive edition and beating its previous best record of 199 golds at Guangzhou 2010. ■
