- Title: THAILAND: FIFTH ASIAN GAMES OPEN IN BANGKOK
- Date: 10th December 1966
- Summary: 1. LV.EXT...STADIUM 0.04 2. LV. CROWDS EACH MEMBER FORMING SIGNS ON PATTERNS 0.12 3. LV. CROWDS BAN IN FOREGROUND 0.15 4. LV. KING OF SIAM 0.18 5. MV. FLAG BEARER OF KOREA PASSING 0.21 6. MV. KOREAN TEAM 0.23 7. MV. FLAG BEARER OF JAPAN FOLLOWED BY TEAM 0.31 8. MV. FLAG BEARER OF PAKISTAN FOLLOWED BY TEAM, FOLLOWED BY BURMA TEAM 0.40 9. MV. CROWDS 0.42 10. MV. FLAG BEARER OF MALAYSIA FOLLOWED BY TEAM 0.48 11. LV. CROWDS FORMING WORD VIETNAM 0.52 12. MV. FLAG BEARER OF VIETNAM FOLLOWED BY TEAM 1.00 13. MV. SINGAPORE FLAG BETWEEN FOLLOWED BY TEAM 1.05 14. LV. CROWDS 1.08 15. LV. INDIAN TEAM 1.13 16. LV. CROWDS FORMING WORD INDONESIA 1.15 17. MV. INDONESIAN TEAM 1.20 18. LV. CROWDS FORMING SIGNS 1.23 19. GV. STADIUM ALL TEAMS LINED UP 1.25 20. MLV. CROWDS 1.28 21. LV. BALLOONS AND DOVES RELEASED (2 SHOTS) 1.37 Initials PW/V/BH/JG SPORT: ASIAN GAMES Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 25th December 1966 12:00
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- Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
- Country: Thailand
- Reuters ID: LVA4WJIRBZRVJ70O2FVTSM8EKTII
- Story Text: THE FIFTH ASIAN GAMES OPENED IN THE NATIONAL STADIUM, BANGKOK YESTERDAY (FRIDAY DEC 9). HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THAILAND WAS PRESENT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AND TO WATCH A MARCH-PAST OF THE COMPETITORS.
ATHLETES TAKING PART IN THE GAMES MARCHED PAST THE KING, LED BY STANDARD BEARERS CARRYING THEIR NATIONAL FLAGS.
WHEN ALL THE TEAMS WERE LINED UP IN THE STADIUM THE KING DECLARED THE GAMES OPEN, AFTER WHICH FLOCKS OF DOVES AND BALLOONS WERE RELEASED.
THE GAMES END ON DECEMBER 20TH.
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