Asian Games 2023: which countries’ outfits impressed at the opening ceremony?
- Some nations or territories go for elegance while others keep it functional as they declare their hands at the athletes’ parade
- However you prefer those competing under your flag to look, all they can hope is that this is not what they are chiefly remembered for
The 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou has finally begun, with the first official day of competition yielding thrills aplenty. But let us pause to appreciate one of the key elements, revealed at Saturday’s opening ceremony: who’s wearing what.
We’ve spotted some countries or territories we’d like to bow down to – along with some who might have benefited from a fashion intervention.
Each to their own, of course. Fashion is all about opinions.
Bang on trend
Bangladesh’s team were second in line for the athletes’ parade, but they were arguably No 1 in the visual stakes. Their nation’s vibrant green and orange really shone, chiming with the ceremony itself.
It made the kind of opening-night statement other teams could only envy.
Also dressed to impress, we felt, were Kuwait. Their women in particular were striking, accented with sophisticated gold embroidery.
