<p><strong style="color: #999;">Sariagri -</strong>&nbsp;HANGZHOU, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- With Hangzhou Asian Games drawing to a close, some moments will be remembered by people from across the world for years to come.</p>
<p>On the closing day of the sporting gala, Xinhua reviews some of the most significant moments.</p>
<p>At the spectacular opening ceremony of the Asian Games on September 23, for the first time a digital torchbearer played a role in igniting the cauldron. Often referred to as China's tech hub, Hangzhou emphasized the "Smart" theme of the Asian Games, involving millions in a digital torch relay.</p>
<p>During the opening ceremony, a digitally-animated figure, symbolizing these torchbearers, traversed the iconic Qiantang River, before lighting the wave-shaped cauldron alongside China's Olympic swimming champion Wang Shun.</p>
<p>China's swimming star Zhang Yufei had every reason to smile at the Hangzhou Asiad, after clinching six gold medals. But she shed tears after 23-year-old Rikako Ikee took the bronze medal in the Women's 50m Butterfly.</p>
<p>Japan's Ikee had dazzled the world by grabbing six gold medals at Jakarta 2018, before a devastating leukemia diagnosis threatened to put her promising career to an end. But she embarked on a courageous battle against the illness and made a triumphant return to the pool.</p>
<p>At the World Championships earlier this year, Zhang showed Ikee the words she wrote on her palm: "Be the best of yourself." In Hangzhou, seeing her rival-friend once again demonstrate her capacity in the pool, a tearful Zhang ran over to embrace her with heartfelt congratulations.</p>