Mainland Olympians visit Hong Kong Sports Institute

Mainland Olympians, including 59 gold medalists from the Paris 2024 Olympics, are on a three-day visit to Hong Kong, visiting the Hong Kong Sports Institute on Friday morning to engage with local athletes to foster friendships.

During their visit, they gained insights into how the institute nurtures athletes, touring various training facilities on campus. The institute organized a series of engaging sports activities, such as allowing the swimmers to experience fencing and table tennis players to try squash.

To enhance interaction among the athletes, fun activities were organized, including entertaining competitions like cycling challenges to test endurance and quick games to assess agility. There were also exchanges and sharing sessions between members of the national table tennis team and the Hong Kong team.

Elena Chi Yi-lam, a swimmer from the Hong Kong team, brought a cherished swimming cap to have it signed and photographed with her favorite swimmer and role model, Zhang Yufei from the national team.

She said, "This swimming cap will give me more motivation and prevent me from giving up."