2018 Asian Games opening ceremony

2018 Asian Games
opening ceremony
The fireworks set off after the artistic segment
Date18 August 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08-18)
Time19:00 – 21:25 WIB (UTC+7)
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates6°13′7″S 106°48′9″E / 6.21861°S 106.80250°E / -6.21861; 106.80250
Filmed byNET.
IGBS
FootageOpening Ceremony of 18th Asian Games Jakarta – Palembang 2018 on YouTube

The opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games took place on Saturday, 18 August 2018, at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event commenced at 19:00 Indonesia Western Time (UTC+7) and ended at 21:25 local time. Wishnutama Kusubandio (then CEO of Indonesian TV network NET.) was the creative director of the ceremony.[1] The ceremony featured a stage designed as a 26-meter-high mountain with a waterfall. It weighed 600 tons, was 120 meters long and 30 meters wide, and included a display of Indonesian plants and flowers, as well as a mock volcano.[2][3] The volcano symbolized Indonesia's location in the "Ring of Fire" surrounding the Pacific Ocean.[4] Host event broadcasting company International Games Broadcast Services (IGBS) filmed the televised coverage of the ceremony live internationally.[5][6]

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