The 16th Asian Games drew to a close through a festive, colourful ceremony here Saturday night. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, president of the Olympic Council of Asia declared the 16-day long mega event closed in front of nearly 30,000 spectators on the island.Al-Sabah hailed the Guangzhou games ‘the best ever Asian Games’ in history.China, with 199 gold, 119 silver and 98 bronze, topped the table for the eighth straight time, smashing its best gold tally of 183, set in the 1990 Beijing Games.
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Fireworks explode to mark the end of the closing ceremony for the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou on November 27, 2010. An 'extraordinary' Asian Games prepared to close after 15 days of thrills and spills that saw China reinforce its sporting credentials and Japan slip further behind.
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