The 17th edition of the Asian Games got underway in Incheon after a grand opening ceremony. Here are the pictures of the opening ceremony in pictures.
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The grand opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games got underway in Incheon. South Korea hosted the games for the first time in 1986 in Seoul. Two years later Olympics were held at the same venue. ?(AFP)
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Pungmul Play, a Korean folk music tradition is performed, during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon (Reuters)
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"Dream of 4.5 bliion, One Asia," was the theme song for the event (Getty Images)
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Drummers perform set the context with a wonderful performance (AFP)
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Gymnasts perform the balancing act in a dance performance during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon on September 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA?
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K-pop boy band EXO perform during the Opening Ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon September 19, 2014. (Reuters)
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony for the Opening Ceremony ahead of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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The visual narrative was one of the best features of the opening ceremony. The ?fireworks?illuminated the audience at the start of the show (AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE )
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Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon on September 19, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE
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South Korean singer Sumi Jo performs during the Opening Ceremony ahead of the 2014 Asian Games ?(Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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