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olympic athletes arrive in hong kong, china today! 3-day itinerary announced: 5 major events of the grand show

2024-08-29

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on august 29, beijing time, the chinese delegation to the paris olympics will arrive in hong kong, china at noon today and will participate in a grand performance and two demonstration activities. hong kong citizens are also looking forward to it.

the chinese delegation won 40 gold medals at the paris olympics, tied for first place in the gold medal table, setting a historical record for overseas participation. of these 40 gold medal winners (athletes/teams), 39 will visit hong kong, with only zheng qinwen absent because he will participate in the us open.

it is reported that the delegation will arrive at hong kong airport at noon today (29th), check in at intercontinental grand stanford hotel in tsim sha tsui, and hold a press conference at the hotel in the afternoon. in the evening, the government house will hold a welcome reception, and in the evening, the wan chai convention and exhibition center will hold a welcome dinner.

after arriving in hong kong, the delegation will be divided into groups to attend activities. on friday (30th), the members will visit the fire and rescue services college, the hong kong sports institute and a secondary school on hong kong island to communicate with firefighters, hong kong athletes, and primary and secondary school students. in the afternoon, they will visit the peak and victoria harbour, and in the evening they will attend the grand performance held at the queen elizabeth stadium.

on saturday (31st), athletes from five major events, including badminton, gymnastics, table tennis, diving and swimming, will demonstrate their events respectively. hong kong citizens will witness the style of olympic champions such as quan hongchan, chen yuxi, pan zhanle, ma long, fan zhendong, sun yingsha and liu yang.

olympic athletes gala

date: august 30 (friday)

time: 8:00pm to 9:30pm

venue: queen elizabeth stadium, 18 oi kwan road, wan chai

badminton, gymnastics and table tennis demonstrations

date: august 31 (saturday)

time: 9:30am to 11:30am

venue: queen elizabeth stadium, 18 oi kwan road, wan chai

diving and swimming demonstrations

date: august 31 (saturday)

time: 9:30am to 11:30am

location: victoria park swimming pool, 1 hing fat street, causeway bay