Malaysian contingent hit the ground running

Colours of pride: Dancers performing their routines during the opening ceremony of the Asian Para Games. – NSC

PETALING JAYA: The Jalur Gemilang flew high and proud again in Aichi-Nagoya as the Asian Para Games got off to a dazzling start with the opening ceremony at the Mizuho Paluan Athletics Stadium in Nagoya on Sunday.

The national contingent, led by chef de mission Tan Chee Keong and his deputy, Mohd Yazid Shoib, led the 63 Malaysian athletes at the event which was officially inaugurated by Emperor Naruhito of Japan under the theme “Imagine One Heart.”