Guangzhou, China, April 21, 2024: World Aquatics President and OCA Director General Husain Al Musallam and World Aquatics Vice President Zhou Jihong, Director of the Swimming Management Centre of the General Administration of Sport of China, visited the Guangzhou Asian Games Museum on Friday, April 19.
They were accompanied by several sports dignitaries and officials, including Zhu Xiaoyi, Deputy Secretary-General of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary-General of the Guangzhou Executive Committee of the 15th National Games and Special Olympics; Tan Aiying, Director of Guangzhou Sports Bureau and Deputy Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the 15th National Games and Special Olympics Paralympic Games Guangzhou Area; Xu Fengyun, Curator of the Official Archives of the Olympic Council of Asia; relevant leaders of the Executive Committee Office, Liaison Department and Competition Department of the 15th National Games and Special Olympics Paralympic Games Guangzhou Area, and leaders of the Sports Museum.
The guests first visited the Asian Games exhibition hall of the Sports Museum. Mr. Al Musallam said that, during the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, he had visited the offices of the Asian Games Organising Committee many times and was very familiar with the building and surroundings.
The outdoor promotional posters for the Guangzhou Asian Games at the entrance of the exhibition hall were of particular interest. These posters are sports depicted by lines in the style of ink painting, full of movement and vitality, which is a perfect fusion of Chinese painting characteristics and Guangzhou sports culture.
The guests then reviewed the process of Guangzhou's preparation and bid for the Asian Games. Mr. Al Musallam said that the picture on the exhibition board reminded him of the historical memory of Guangzhou's bid to host the Asian Games and the days when he worked together with old friends from China for the Asian sports cause.
The guests also visited the exhibition hall of the Asian Paralympic Games and took a group photo in front of Torch Square. Mr. Al Musallam and Zhou Jihong signed the 10th Anniversary Stamp Pack of the Asian Games, leaving their best wishes for the sports industry in Guangzhou.
