heat waves surge into hong kong: "olympic athletes gala" staged in hong kong
2024-08-31
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xinhua news agency, hong kong, august 30 (reporters huang yang, cao jiyang, lu yuchen) on the evening of august 30, the "olympic athletes gala" attended by the mainland olympic athletes visiting hong kong delegation was successfully held at the hong kong queen elizabeth stadium. the athletes showed off their unique skills and presented a colorful sports feast to the hong kong audience.
there was still more than an hour before the event started, and the number of vehicles and people outside the stadium had increased significantly. at 8 pm, the performance officially began. the venue was packed, and many of the audience were young people. they waved national flags and regional flags in their hands, looking forward to seeing the olympic athletes.
when the delegation entered the venue, the applause and cheers were continuous and deafening. when all members of the delegation were in place, the audience shouted "hong kong welcomes you" together, which can be called the "olympic heat wave" in summer.
hong kong chief executive john lee warmly welcomed the mainland olympic athletes to visit hong kong. in his speech, john lee said that this is the seventh time since hong kong's return to the motherland that the central government has arranged for mainland olympic athletes to visit hong kong after the summer olympics, reflecting the central government's love and support for hong kong. through the grand performance, everyone will also see their relaxed and lively side, and i believe everyone will have an exciting and happy evening.
as soon as the performance began, the six champion players of the table tennis team gathered together to compete in a competition, which brought a special surprise to the audience.
the men's team consisting of ma long, fan zhendong, and wang chuqin competed with the women's team consisting of chen meng, sun yingsha, and wang manyu. this three-on-three performance match of "women versus men" instantly pushed the atmosphere to a climax. six table tennis masters were on the same table tennis table, and the ball bounced quickly between the table and the rackets, which was dazzling and caused screams and cheers to break out frequently.
after a "team battle", the four badminton players chen qingchen, jia yifan, huang yaqiong and zheng siwei once again presented a visual feast to the audience with a "round-robin battle". the four players moved around the net, taking turns to hit the ball while moving to prevent it from falling to the ground. zheng siwei, who has always been fierce in smashing, suddenly used his strength to perform a 360-degree turn in the air to hit the ball, which was a feast for the eyes of the audience.
mr. hu, who is studying in hong kong, sat in the audience, sometimes clapping happily and sometimes cheering loudly. he said: "i like playing badminton very much. this time i have the opportunity to see these outstanding athletes up close. i am very happy and excited. i feel the power they bring on the spot."
the olympic athletes also performed songs and dances. the girls from the rhythmic gymnastics team performed a dance performance called "sea of stars" for the hong kong people. the audience raised their mobile phones and decorated the hong kong international convention center tonight into a "sea of stars".
a heartwarming scene also took place at the event. "happy birthday!" when the chinese swimming team delegation members came on stage, the audience in unison gave birthday wishes to the four olympic athletes who were born in august.
after arriving in hong kong, pan zhanle, who celebrated his 20th birthday at the paris olympics, offered a series of concise but popular "pan-style golden sentences". the evening of the grand performance was no exception. he first greeted the audience in cantonese and also revealed his "birthday wish".
"i hope our motherland will prosper, and i hope that the national flag can be raised and the national anthem can be played in competition venues in more countries," said pan zhanle.
at the end of the grand performance, the olympic athletes sang "strong" with hong kong singer miriam yeung. the atmosphere reached a climax in the cheerful melody, and the performance ended successfully.
"tonight's program is rich in content, and the mainland olympic athletes have shown their extraordinary demeanor." hong kong citizen gao songjie said that less than three weeks after the closing of the paris olympics, the national team athletes came to hong kong to meet with the citizens without stopping. "i am able to see the athletes' demeanor with my own eyes. i am grateful to the motherland and all the athletes."
