The splendor of 2010 SportAccord Combat Games' opening ceremony [Photo: People's Daily online/Zhenyu Li]The inaugural 2010 Beijing SportAccord Combat Games, attracting more than 1000 top athletes from over 60 countries and regions, kicked off on August 28, 2010. The opening ceremony of the SportAccord Combat Games took place on the same day, attracting more than ten thousand spectators.
Over 1,000 actors participated in the opening ceremony, including international kungfu movie stars Jackie Chan, renowned Italian soprano Giorgia Fumanti and Japanese singer Atari Kosuke ect.
Such kungfu stars and sports legends as Jet Li, Fedor Emelyanenko, Robert Van de Walle, Don Wilson and other big names who represent the Combat Games' 13 martial arts disciplines also showed up at the ceremony, a spectacular show that recounts the tradition of Chinese martial arts and the evolution of world combat sports.
The aim of the Combat Games is to promote cultural communication and friendship rather than fight for medals.
By Zhenyu Li, People's Daily online【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 
