ID: 8452657
Dateline: Nov 9, 2025
Location: China;
Duration: 8’11
Source: China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland
Published: 2025-11-10 10:40
Last Modified: 2025-11-10 22:40
Shotlist
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China – Nov 9, 2025 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of Guangdong Olympic Sports Center for opening ceremony of 15th National Games; city view, Guangzhou’s landmark Canton Tower
2. Various of spectators applauding; Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of Central Military Commission, walking towards seat, waving at spectators; Xi’s wife Peng Liyuan, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry, IOC Honorary President for Life Thomas Bach and others walking towards seats; opening ceremony in progress
3. Various of eight-member guard of honor of Chinese People’s Liberation Army escorting national flag
4. Various of flag of National Games of People’s Republic of China, flag of 15th National Games being escorted
5. Various of delegations representing referees, China’s provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, as well as various sports associations parading; Xi, Peng Liyuan waving at delegations; other officials; crowd cheering, waving Chinese national flag
6. Various of flag raising ceremony in main stadium in progress; Xi, other Chinese officials, spectators singing national anthem; foreign guests standing up
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China – Nov 9, 2025 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
7. Flag raising ceremony simultaneously held at Golden Bauhinia Square
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China – Nov 9, 2025 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of spectators singing national anthem
Macao Special Administrative Region, China – Nov 9, 2025 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
9. Flag raising ceremony simultaneously held at Golden Lotus Square
Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China – Nov 9, 2025 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of spectators; flag raising ceremony in progress, Chinese national flag
11. Opening ceremony in progress
12. Various of Huang Kunming, secretary of the Communist Party of China Guangdong Provincial Committee, speaking; stadium interior
13. Various of John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(SAR), speaking; opening ceremony in progress
14. Various of Sam Hou Fai, Macao SAR chief executive, speaking; stadium interior
15. Various of Gao Zhidan, director of China’s General Administration of Sport, speaking; stadium interior
16. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xi Jinping, Chinese President:
“Now I declare the 15th National Games of the People’s Republic of China open!”
17. Various of fireworks show; people waving flags on stage; spectators applauding
18. Various of flags of National Games of People’s Republic of China, 15th National Games raised
19. Various of representatives of athletes, coaches, referees taking oath
20. Aerial shot of Guangdong Olympic Sports Center
21. Robots playing ancient Chinese musical instrument
22. Various of performances, light show at opening ceremony; spectators cheering
23. Aerial shot of Guangzhou’s landmark Canton Tower
24. Interior of stadium; cauldron-lighting ceremony in progress
25. Various of torchbearers entering stadium, wading through water to pass on flame
26. Various of torch being passed on to athletes Su Bingtian, Cheung Ka Long, Li Yi, from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, respectively; Su, Cheung, Li lighting cauldron
27. Xi applauding
28. Cauldron’s ignition device; burning cauldron flame
29. Various of performers singing theme song of Games
30. Various of performers singing
31. Xi waving hands to performers; Peng applauding
32. Performers singing “Ode to the Motherland”
33. Cauldron’s ignition device; burning cauldron flame
Storyline
Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the 15th National Games open Sunday evening at the Guangdong Olympic Sports Center in Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, marking the first time the country’s premier multi-sport event has been jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.
The opening ceremony, attended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry and IOC Honorary President Thomas Bach, blended official proceedings with cultural performances, showcasing the vitality of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, one of China’s most open and economically dynamic regions.
The ceremony began at 20:00. An eight-member guard of honor of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army solemnly escorted China’s national flag into the stadium with a steady stride.
The flag of the National Games of the People’s Republic of China and the flag of the 15th National Games were then carried in.
Delegations representing China’s provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, as well as various sports associations, marched into the venue to the warm applause from the crowd.
The flag procession concluded with the raising of the national flag to the sound of the national anthem.
Chinese national flags were raised simultaneously on Sunday in the main stadium in Guangzhou, as well as in Hong Kong and Macao.
President Xi declared the Games open at 20:43.
Then, the flag of the National Games and the flag of the 15th National Games were raised.
The event then moved into an arts and sports performance themed “Shared Roots, Shared Heart, Shared Dream,” which integrated athletic elements, artistic expression, and cutting-edge technology to vividly interpret the Games’ slogan “Passionate National Games, Vibrant Greater Bay Area.”
This was followed by the highly anticipated torch relay and cauldron lighting ceremony.
The torch for the 15th National Games, which had been relayed simultaneously across Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao since November 2, finally arrived at the Guangdong Olympic Sports Center.
Amid great excitement, twelve torchbearers carried the torch in a relay.
Asian men’s 100m record holder Su Bingtian, Olympic fencing gold medalist Cheung Ka-long, and Asian Games wushu gold medalist Li Yi jointly ignited the National Games cauldron.
The opening ceremony drew to a close at 21:27 to the tune of the theme song of the Games.
The 15th National Games, running from Nov 9 to 21, is co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, marking the first time the Greater Bay Area has jointly hosted the country’s premier multi-sport event.
First held in 1959, the National Games is China’s largest multi-sport event.
This edition features 34 sports and 419 events in the competitive program, as well as 23 sports and 166 events in the mass participation program.
