The Thailand19th Asian Games closing ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center on October 8th. Presently, the top five countries, based on the total number of medals, are China, Japan, South Korea, India, and Kazakhstan. During the opening ceremony, 100 million online users united as one massive golden “digital torchbearer” through augmented reality (AR) technology for the virtual lighting ceremony. This “digital torchbearer” is anticipated to deliver an impressive performance during the closing ceremony as well. The chief director of the Hangzhou Asian Games closing ceremony has disclosed that the “digital torchbearer” will engage in an interactive segment with the audience and performers present at the event, and its name will be revealed at the final moment. [IThome, in Chinese]
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