Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, August 30 (Reporters Huang Yang, Cao Jiyang, Lu Yuchen) On the evening of the 30th, the "Olympic Athletes Parade" attended by a delegation of mainland Olympic athletes visiting Hong Kong was successfully held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. The athletes showed off their unique skills and presented a colorful sports feast to the Hong Kong audience.
There is still more than an hour before the event starts, and the flow of vehicles and people outside the stadium has increased significantly. At 8 o'clock in the evening, the performance officially started. The venue was packed, and many of the spectators were young people, waving national flags and regional flags in their hands, looking forward to catching a glimpse of the Olympic athletes.
When the delegation entered the venue, the applause and cheers were continuous and deafening. After all the members of the delegation were in their seats, the entire audience shouted "Hong Kong welcomes you" loudly, which can be called the "Olympic heat wave" in the summer.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Lee Ka-chiu, warmly welcomed the mainland Olympic athletes to visit Hong Kong. Li Jiachao said in his speech 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, which reflects the central government's care and support for Hong Kong. Through the performance, everyone will see their lively and relaxed side at the same time. I believe everyone will have an exciting and happy night.
As soon as the performance opened, the six champion players of the table tennis team gathered on the same "stage" for a competition, which brought a different kind of surprise to the audience.
The men's team composed of Ma Long , Fan Zhendong , Wang Chuqin competed with the women's team composed of Chen Meng , Sun Yingsha , Wang Manyu . This was a three-on-three exhibition match of "women vs. men" The atmosphere of the scene was instantly pushed to a climax. Six table tennis masters were on the same table, and the ball bounced rapidly between the table and the racket, which was dizzying and caused frequent screams and cheers from the scene.
After experiencing 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 "wheel battle". The four people move around the net and take turns hitting the ball while moving to avoid the ball falling to the ground. Zheng Siwei, who has always been a fierce smasher, suddenly showed off his skills and performed 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 applauding happily, sometimes cheering loudly. He said: "I like playing badminton very much. This time I had the opportunity to see these outstanding athletes up close. I was very happy and excited. I felt the power they brought to the scene."
The Olympic athletes also performed singing and dancing performances. The girls of the artistic gymnastics team performed the dance performance "Stars and Sea" for the Hong Kong people. The audience raised their mobile phones one after another, decorating the Yiguan tonight into a "sea of stars".
There was also a heartwarming scene at the scene. "Happy birthday!" When the delegation members from the Chinese swimming team came on stage collectively, the audience unanimously expressed birthday wishes to the four Olympic athletes who were born in August.
Pan Zhanle , who celebrated his 20th birthday at the Paris Olympics, arrived in Hong Kong and repeatedly presented "Pan's golden sayings" that were concise and comprehensive but deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The night of the show was no exception. He first greeted the audience in Cantonese and also revealed his "birthday wish."
“I hope that our motherland will prosper and that we can raise the national flag and play the national anthem in competition venues in more countries.” Pan Zhanle said. At the end of the
performance, the Olympic athletes sang "Strong" with Hong Kong singer Miriam Yeung. In the cheerful melody, the atmosphere reached a climax and the performance ended successfully.
"Tonight's program is rich in content, and the mainland Olympic athletes have shown their extraordinary style." Hong Kong citizen Gao Songjie said that less than three weeks after the Paris Olympics ended, national team athletes came to Hong Kong non-stop to meet with the public. "I can see the athletes' style with my own eyes." , thank the motherland and all athletes.”
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