Malaysia step out in style as Asian Games begin in spectacular fashion in Nagoya

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A burst of colour, pride and Malaysian spirit lit up the Paloma Mizuho Stadium as the national contingent made their grand entrance at the spectacular opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday (Sept 19).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2zhayeaj  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:07Fireworks lit up the sky over Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Japan's Nagoya City to celebrate

00:13the opening of the 20th Asian Games on Saturday.

00:19The ceremony made a low-key start, with classical music and dance before the parade of 46 participating

00:26nations and teams. The torch relay was completed by several sporting icons of the host nation,

00:31with the father and son pair of Koji Murafushi and Shigenobu Murafushi lighting up the cauldron.

00:38Emperor Naruhito was among the dignitaries and guests who attended the ceremony.

00:43National sprinter Mohamed Azim Fahmy and Wushu exponent Tan Cheong Min led Malaysia in the parade.

00:49They carried the hopes of Malaysia's 352-strong contingent at the Games.

00:54Malaysia has set a target of 6 gold, 7 silver, and 20 bronze medals for the Games.

01:03Japanese spectators were excited to host the Games once more after 32 years.

01:11Shigenobu Murafushi.

01:13Shigenobu Murafushi.

01:14Shigenobu Murafushi.

01:17Shigenobu Murafushi.

01:19Shigenobu Murafushi.

01:46Shigenobu Muraf婦.

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