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BHUBANESWAR: Opening ceremony of 22nd Asian Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium on July 5 will witness performance by over 500 artists. A cultural programme with duration of 40 minutes will be the attraction of the opening ceremony. A Thousand Hand, a dance troupe from Thailand, will perform in the opening ceremony.This programme will begin with sun as protagonist. Traditional dance forms will also be used in the act, said Balwant Singh, in-charge of ceremonies of the Asian Athletics Championships. "As many as 400 dancers will perform in the act starting from Kalinga war to emperor Kharvela's Odisha..