NOVEMBER 17, 20 DAILY PAGE 2 INSIDE THE GAMES Volunteers’ legacy to continue after Asiad

By LI WENFANG “It is fun to meet so many people from other parts of the world,” Zheng said. — The Asian The volunteers’ work has been Games volunteers are laying a recognized by offi cials of interna- foundation for voluntary work in tional sports organizations. Guangzhou aft er the event, said an International Olympic Com- organizing committee offi cial. mittee President Jacques Rogge “We will retain the outstanding wrote down: “Th anks to the great volunteers and are working on a volunteers”. plan for post-Games voluntary Presi- work in the city,” said Wei Guohua, dent Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad a deputy chief for voluntary work, Al-Sabah said in his speech at at a press conference on Tuesday. the Games’ opening ceremony: More than 6,000 games and “Your smiling is the name card 50,000 city volunteers are work- of Guangzhou. I would like to ing during the event in areas express my special thanks to the such as language service, security, many unselfish volunteers that medical care and traffi c guidance, have given their time and eff orts under the slogan “Together we to this endeavor. It is your hard can make it better”, said Wang work, dedication and participa- Huanqing, the chief of the vol- tion that will ensure the Guang- unteers. zhou 2010 are a Selected from 1.5 million candi- success.” dates, they come mostly from uni- In support of the volunteers, the versities, but also include 900 from organizing committee provides other provinces and abroad. them uniforms, food and drinks, JIA GUORONG / CHINA NEWS SERVICE They work in communities transportation and insurance free Volunteers are a key part of the success of the in Guangzhou. and 600 volunteer stations across of charge, but there is no cash the city. subsidy. In language service, 3,000 point” program to evaluate the Designed for administrative and from Guangzhou who provides A call center is in place to provide volunteers translate eight foreign performance of the volunteers, motivational purposes, it will help shuttle bus information to guests the volunteers with work guidance languages, and call-in help is also based on the time and effi ciency in the research of voluntary work in the Main Press Center, said and psychological counseling, and available. of their work. and will be carried on after the she works eight hours a day, with mobile phone text messages are The games’ organizing com- Under the program, outstanding Games, Wei said. a day off after every two work available for weather forecasts and mittee invented a “volunteer volunteers will be rewarded. Zheng Xingyi, a sophomore days. work situations.

MEDAL TALLY >> 24 HOURS >> HOW THE DAY PLAYED OUT through Tuesday’s competition Cho Ho-sung from the Chan Yung-jan of Chinese Taipei in Pang seized the advantage by making Bahrain, in search of its second win To t a l Republic of Korea (ROK) the singles. his fi rst lift to 185kg in the clean and in three games, fell behind early as it China 77 28 27 132 claims a record with gold medals at jerk, while Su looked on aft er missing struggled to stop an aggressive and ROK 22 17 24 64 four diff erent Asian Games. Cho and Defending women’s his fi rst attempt at 190kg. precise Iran backcourt. Iran’s center- Japan 15 34 29 78 Jang Sun-jae were members of the team champion and No 1 seed back, Allahkaram Esteki, topped the DPRK 3 6 9 18 which won gold in the men’s pursuit. China made short work of the ROK’s Nepal ended Hong scoring with 11 goals and right wing Lee Hyun-jun and Lee Eu-na 21-7, Kong’s Asian Games’ Chinese Taipei 3 5 12 20 With a total of fi ve gold medals each, Sajad Esteki contributed four more. Cho and Jang are now the most suc- 21-9 to claim its second victory from campaign with a seven-wicket 3 5 3 11 cessful track cyclists in Asian Games as many matches in the fi rst session win at the Cricket Sta- Kim Soo-myun of the Kazakhstan 2 5 9 16 history. Cho collected his fi rst Asiad of the day two preliminaries at the dium. ROK and Zhang Cheng Uzbekistan 13 2 5 6 gold medal in in 1994. beach volleyball venue. long from China tied for gold in the India 1 4 6 11 Nary Th apa’s 27 from 25 balls men’s fl oor exercise fi nal at the Asian Malaysia 1 1 3 5 Indian athlete Susyana Chen Xue and Zhang Xi left no one in anchored Nepal towards its target Games Town Gymnasium. Philippines 1 0 3 4 Tjhan and Japanese doubt as to their favorite status with a of 73 before Sarita Magar and Neera Macao 1 0 0 1 competitor Yuki Hiraoka shared the skilful display in windy condition on Rajopadhyay fi nished it off with 4.4 Zhang, the top qualifi er, outscored Vietnam 0 4 5 9 bronze medal in a rare tied center court, converting more than overs to spare. Kim by 0.2 points in the execution Thailand 0 3 6 9 result in the women’s changquan fi nal 75 per cent of their attacks, combined component of the score, but ceded Iran 0 3 3 6 at Nansha Gymnasium. with a stingy defense. Hong Kong lost its way aft er captain the same to Kim in diffi culty. With Singapore 0 3 2 5 Wong Connie Ar Yan’s was dismissed a score of 15.4 each, Kim and Zhang Mongolia 0 2 5 7 China upset defending Pang Kum-chol from for 47. shared the title. Myanmar 0 2 1 3 champion Chinese Tai- the Democratic People’s Iran took an important Indonesia 0 1 7 8 pei 2-1 to win its fi rst women’s team Republic of Korea (DPRK) was a China reached the semi- step towards the medal Kuwait 0 1 0 1 tennis Asian Games gold in 24 years surprise winner in the men’s 77kg fi nals of women’s soccer event in the Gymnasium round as it held off Bahrain 31-24 by beating Vietnam 1-0 in Group A Laos 0 0 2 2 at Aoti tennis center. aft er pre-event favorite Su Dajin from at the Guangdong Gymnasium in as a dogged defensive display from its Pakistan 1 0 0 1 Hometown hero , ranked No China failed to make a lift in the clean a physical handball game between opponent was ended by a controver- Tajikistan 0 0 1 1 11 in the world, made short work of and jerk section. familiar foes. sial refereeing decision.

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