第六届亚冬会盛大开幕(图)

　　1月28日，第六届亚冬会在长春市五环体育馆举行了隆重的开幕式。国家主席胡锦涛和亚奥理事会主席艾哈迈德亲王出席开幕式，受到现场观众热烈欢迎。本届亚冬会共有45个国家和地区报名参加，有望实现亚洲奥林匹克大家庭在亚洲冬季运动史上的大团员。特别是，阿富汗、阿联酋、约旦等15个国家首次参加亚冬会。此外，一些南亚、东南亚等国家首次参加冰球、花样滑冰等项目的比赛，标志着冰雪运动在全亚洲得到普及和发展。　　Two mens ice hockey teams and an alpine skier from theMiddleEast were among those making their debut as the curtain roseat theSixth Asian Winter Games yesterday in the capital ofNortheastChinas Jilin Province.

　　President Hu Jintao declared open the largest-ever WinterAsiadwhich has attracted all the 45 mrs of the Olympic Council ofAsia(OCA) at Changchun Wuhuan Gymnasium last night.

　　Fifteen countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE)andJordan, are attending for the first time. Kuwait and the UAEarefielding mens ice hockey teams while Palestine has analpineskier.

　　This is a great achievement for the organizing committee,saidOCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.

　　More than 800 athletes will compete for medals in 47 events in10disciplines from five sports. The games, co-hosted by nearbyJilincity, will run till February 4.

　　Chinas star figure skater Zhao Hongbo led the hosts as theflagbearer when the delegation marched into the gymnasium. Zhaoandpartner Shen Xue were world champions in 2002 and 2003 and wonabronze at the Winter Olympics in Turin last year. China hasthelargest delegation of more than 160 athletes, who will competeinall 47 events.

　　China topped the medal tally twice in the previous fiveWinterAsiads Harbin in 1996 and Kangwon, South Korea, in 1999.Itfinished third with 9 golds at the last Winter Asiad in2003,behind Japan and South Korea, which won 25 and 10 golds.

　　Vocabulary:

　　make ones debut：

　　首次登场

　　ice hockey

　　：冰上曲棍球运动

　　flag bearer

　　：旗手

　　(实习编辑:顾萍)