A ceremony was held on Friday in the athletes’ village in Jakarta, Indonesia, to raise the Saudi flag and announce the entrance of the Saudi teams participating in athletics, powerlifting and wheelchair basketball during the 2018 Asian Para Games.
The ceremony was attended by the executive manager of the National Paralympic Committee for Saudi Arabia, Rafid Al-Qadeeb, the deputy head of the Saudi delegation, Abdul Ilah Al-Megrin, and the mayor of the athletes’ village, Rafiq Hakim Radinal, in addition to a number of administrators and members of the Saudi delegation, a group of participating athletes and representatives of the Saudi Embassy.
In his speech, Radinal welcomed the Saudi delegation participating in the games, to be held between Oct. 6 and 14, and wished them success.
The Saudi national anthem was played before the Saudi flag was raised on the main platform of the village to officially announce the Kingdom’s participation in this intercontinental event. Souvenirs were then exchanged and photos were taken.
Al-Megrin expressed his pride at Saudi Arabia’s participation in the games, saying that he believed in the potential of the Saudi athletes and that they would perform well and offer their country more achievements.
The athletes’ village in Jakarta currently hosts more than 3,400 athletes from 43 countries, in addition to a large number of volunteers to ensure the comfort of the delegations.
The village contains all facilities needed by the athletes as well as stadiums, competition tracks and a media center.
