On July 28, 1984, the 23rd Olympic Games officially opened at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
Gan Guoyang missed the opening ceremony because he had signed a contract with the Trail Blazers, but he was able to watch the Chinese delegation make their appearance at the Olympics on television.
Basketball player Wang Libin carried the national flag into the stadium, marking the official appearance of Chinese athletes at a world competition.
The famous American athlete Ra-Johnson lit the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony, and Guoyang flew from Portland to Los Angeles with Wang Fuxi to watch the Olympic competitions.
On the morning of July 29, Gan Guoyang witnessed Xu Haifeng win China's first Olympic gold medal in shooting, achieving a breakthrough from zero Olympic gold medals for China.
