the 18th Asian Games

Indonesian President Goku Widodo inaugurated the 18th Asian Games, which will be hosted by the capital Jakarta and the city of Palembang from 18 August to 2 September with the participation of about 11,000 athletes and 5,000 athletes. Prince Fahd bin Jalawi, Director of the Saudi delegation, and a number of leaders and heads of Asian countries and their representatives, in addition to many sports leaders and presidents of the Asian Federations of various sports, and senior guests and invited.

The opening ceremony, which was hosted by the main Jilora Bong Karno Stadium, included many paragraphs, from folkloric folklore and performances, before the opening of the parade for the participating countries, in addition to the speech of the Supreme Organizing Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia. Torch Sport.

Ali Al-Othman, the Saudi national weightlifting champion, took the flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the Saudi delegation's march at the opening ceremony.

The Kingdom's mission includes 136 players representing 21 teams: football, handball, volleyball, waterball, darts, athletics, badminton, bowling, equestrian, gymnastics, marine sports, jujitsu, judo, karate, , Rowing, archery, swimming, taekwondo, weight lifting, and mental and electronic sports.

The activities of the Saudi House in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta will be held on Sunday with the participation of a group of Saudi artists in various creative fields organized by the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee in cooperation with the General Authority for Culture.

The events include performances by folk and musical ensembles, a pavilion for Arabic calligraphy, traditional costumes and fine arts, a special pavilion for dates, a private pavilion for the two Holy Mosques, and a Zamzam water distribution pavilion.

The event will be held from 2 pm to 10 pm, where the Olympic Committee and the Culture Authority will organize the Saudi House to promote the Saudi culture, in addition to conveying the true picture of the Saudi cultural scene and its progress in all fields. Indonesian Jakarta.

Indonesian President Goku Widodo thanked and thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz for the efforts exerted by the Kingdom to establish the feelings of Hajj and hosting more than 200 thousand Indonesian pilgrims.

This came during his meeting with the head of the Saudi delegation participating in the Asian Games Prince Turki Al Faisal in Jakarta, in the presence of the President of the Saudi Federation of Electronic and Intellectual Sports Prince Faisal Bin Bandar bin Sultan and the Director of the delegation Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdul Aziz bin Musaed and the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Jakarta Osama Shuaibi.

During the meeting, the head of the delegation conveyed the greetings and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the Indonesian government and people for the establishment of the 18th Asian Games, and good hospitality and reception, wishing them success in hosting the session.

Promises for the opening ceremony, the athletes of the North and South Koreans entered jointly and walked together behind the unified flag at the ceremony, which also witnessed the lifting of the Kuwaiti flag, after lifting the suspension from the country.

In the latest round of inter-Korean rapprochement, South Korean basketball player Lim Young-hoi took the united white and blue flag and was followed by athletes from both countries at the opening of Asian 2018 at the Gilora Pong Karno Stadium in Jakarta.

It is the second time the two Koreas made a similar move this year after their athletes entered the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongyang in February.

The two Koreas will participate in a joint team in women's basketball, kanawee and kayaking, at the Asian 2018, which runs until September 2.

Kuwaiti flag entered the opening ceremony, brought by Issa Znkoui participating in discus competitions. This is the first time that Kuwaiti athletes have been able to participate under their country's flag since the suspension of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in October 2015 against the backdrop of political interference in sports.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a conditional lifting of the suspension, with the installation pending completion of steps to reduce government interference and the road map agreed between the local authorities and the Commission.

Some 40 Kuwaiti athletes will participate in the Games, with an estimated 18,000 athletes and administrators. It is held amid heightened security measures involving about 40,000 elements, following a series of "terrorist" attacks on the country, including attacks on churches in May that killed at least 13 people.