{"id":18752,"date":"2014-11-18T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/the-evening-of-miracles-at-the-4th-asian-beach-games-2014-opening-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2014-11-18T09:23:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T09:23:00","slug":"the-evening-of-miracles-at-the-4th-asian-beach-games-2014-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/11\/the-evening-of-miracles-at-the-4th-asian-beach-games-2014-opening-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"The evening of miracles at the 4th Asian Beach Games 2014 Opening Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span>Taking place at the Saphan Hin Public Park, near Phuket Town, the celebration filled the venue with memorable atmosphere, boasting five extravagant performances. Spectacular fireworks display temporarily painted the skies over the Andaman Sea with magnificent sights and sounds as the international multi-sport event was declared open.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled27.png\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled27.png\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled27.png\" height=\"207\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled27.png\" width=\"660\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Privy Councillor and the Royal Representative, General Surayud Chulanont, presided over the ceremony. Olympic Council of Asia President, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad \u00a0\u00a0Al-Sabah, and Thailand\u2019s Minister of Tourism and Sports, H.E. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, delivered speeches.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled28.png\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled28.png\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled28.png\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled28.png\" width=\"673\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span>The traditional parade of athletes was represented by delegations from 42 National Olympic Committees, which altogether sent 2,400 athletes to compete in 26 sports and 163 events.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled29.png\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled29.png\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" data-mce-src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled29.png\" height=\"210\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Untitled29.png\" width=\"670\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span>The opening ceremony and the Games itself fully illustrates why Phuket is known as \u201cthe Pearl of the Andaman Sea\u201d given the island\u2019s lush, tropical setting with the shimmering Andaman Sea in the background. Phuket is one of Thailand\u2019s top tourist destinations.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>The 4th Asian Beach Games is taking place from 14 to 23 November. For more information, visit:<a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.phuket2014.org\/en\/home.aspx\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phuket2014.org\/en\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">www.phuket2014.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span><span>For more information about Phuket, visit:\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><a data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.tourismthailand.org\/Where-to-Go\/Phuket\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tourismthailand.org\/Where-to-Go\/Phuket\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.tourismthailand.<wbr><\/wbr>org\/Where-to-Go\/Phuket<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travmedia.com\/\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-JVEl3ST5910\/VFBRpnRekuI\/AAAAAAAAqIY\/SvIEM2wrKLU\/s1600\/travmedia-source.png\" height=\"39\" width=\"320\"><\/a><br \/><!-- Facebook Badge START --><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/traveloscopy\" target=\"_TOP\" title=\"Traveloscopy\">Traveloscopy<\/a><span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/traveloscopy\" target=\"_TOP\" title=\"Traveloscopy\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/badge.facebook.com\/badge\/122017117729.7599.1613212988.png\"><\/a><!-- Facebook Badge END --><!-- Go to www.addthis.com\/dashboard to customize your tools --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking place at the Saphan Hin Public Park, near Phuket Town, the celebration filled the venue with memorable atmosphere, boasting five extravagant performances. 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