On the morning of August 30, a unique badminton "Mysterious Masters Tournament" was quietly held at the Badminton Hall of the South China Sports Association in Hong Kong. Four members of the delegation interacted with Hong Kong citizens in unexpected ways and appeared on the cour

On the morning of August 30, a unique badminton "Mysterious Masters Tournament" was quietly held at the Badminton Hall of the South China Sports Association in Hong Kong. Four members of the delegation interacted with Hong Kong citizens in unexpected ways and appeared on the court in disguise.

The first to appear as a "mysterious celebrity" is the Paris Olympic badminton mixed doubles champion "IELTS" combination Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong . They met the public in a unique way - Huang Yaqiong disguised himself as a golf course staff member, and Zheng Siwei pretended to be a slightly overweight middle-aged man. The two arrived at the venue secretly, mixed into the golfing crowd and discussed with the citizens. Skills.

Citizens discovered that the two "mysterious celebrities" were very skilled, and everyone expressed that they were "too good to beat". Among the onlookers, there were two special guests, namely Huo Qigang, Guo Jingjing and his wife.

After the "IELTS" combination won, Huo Qigang took the lead in applauding and revealed the true identity of the "mysterious celebrity". The audience was so surprised that exclaimed "The Olympic champion is actually by my side"!

The surprises don’t stop there. Huo Qigang introduced that in addition to the "IELTS" group who came to the scene today, there are also the "Fanchen" group Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan who won the women's doubles championship at the Paris Olympics, and the national badminton team coach Tao Jiaming. .

Afterwards, the "IELTS" combination, the "Fanchen" combination and their coach Tao Jiaming played fun games with the citizens present, including the badminton "Ten Rings" challenge and the badminton bottom line basket challenge. The venue was filled with enthusiasm and laughter.

The highlight is the badminton final. Pui Qiao College primary school students who have won the championship in Hong Kong badminton competitions, and former Hong Kong badminton player Yap Bo-yin volunteered to compete with the "IELTS" group and the "Fantasy" group respectively.

They launched a continuous offensive from the beginning, which once caught the Olympic champion combination off guard. However, the experienced Olympic champion combination quickly adjusted their rhythm and controlled the situation. In the end, both duels ended with a score of 11:9. The "IELTS" combination and "IELTS" combination "Mortal" combination won.

The event ended with an interactive Q&A session. Guo Jingjing asked a question on behalf of the audience - a message for children with badminton dreams. Zheng Siwei replied, "On the road to chasing your dreams, you must firmly believe that you can do it, no matter what you encounter." Don't give up despite the difficulties."

Afterwards, Huo Qigang used badminton terms such as "serve right", "a few to a few", "continuous smashes" and "out of bounds" in Cantonese to let the Olympic champions guess the meaning of the words, and the champions guessed it successfully. The audience cheered in unison.

The event is coming to an end. Huo Qigang thanked the Olympic champion for participating in this event. He said that the athletes worked very hard and came to Hong Kong as soon as possible after returning from the Paris Olympics to share this joy. It was amazing. hoped that the Olympic athletes would have more opportunities to come to Hong Kong to communicate with the people and spend a good time together in the future.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation won 40 gold medals, 27 silver medals and 24 bronze medals, setting the best record for overseas participation in the Olympic Games. On August 29, a delegation of mainland Olympic athletes, including 65 athletes and eight coaches from 16 sports, arrived in Hong Kong for a three-day visit and exchange activities. The interactive event between the badminton Olympic champion and Hong Kong citizens held on the morning of the 30th was arranged by Bauhinia Cultural Group and participated by the Hong Kong Sports Alliance of China.

Source: People’s Daily client