China News Agency, Hong Kong, December 2 (Reporter Han Xingtong) The Chinese national team athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics will arrive in Hong Kong on December 3 and participate in demonstration performances and grand parade in Hong Kong. As soon as the news came out, tickets for the three performances were lost. Sold out.

There are Hong Kong fans who bought tickets for the second time to participate in the event and look forward to seeing their idols. Some citizens believe that the "sports craze" can unite the hearts of the people of the two places and strengthen Hong Kong people's sense of identity with the country.

　　In 2000, more than 20 people including famous gymnasts Li Xiaopeng, table tennis players Kong Linghui and Wang Nan, who won gold medals in the Sydney Olympics, started a three-day event in Hong Kong. This was the first time a national Olympic delegation visited Hong Kong after Hong Kong returned to the motherland.

Since then, the National Olympic delegation's visit to Hong Kong has become a common practice, and every time it has set off a wave of "star" chasing in Hong Kong.

　　Taking the 2016 Rio Olympic Games’ visit to Hong Kong by the mainland Olympic elite delegation as an example, in order to see the idols in the demonstration performance, some fans lined up outside the stadium early in the morning and prepared for homemade hands such as "Welcome to Hong Kong".

　　In the Tokyo Olympics this year, the Chinese national team and the Hong Kong team both reported victory. The former won 38 golds, 32 silvers and 18 bronzes, while the latter achieved a record of 1 gold, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes.

The Tokyo Olympics set off a wave of sports in Hong Kong. The chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Sports, Lin Dahui, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency.

　　Taking advantage of this trend, the mainland Olympic athletes' visit to Hong Kong can be described as the right time.

After the official announcement of the list of visitors to Hong Kong, it was discovered that some super-popular athletes such as table tennis players Ma Long and Xu Xin, and track and field athlete Su Bingtian were all on the delegation list.

　　It is reported that the delegation will be divided into two groups on the morning of December 4, demonstrating badminton, fencing, gymnastics and table tennis at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium, and diving and swimming in the Victoria Park swimming pool.

On the evening of the same day, the delegation will also attend the "Olympic Athletes Grand Parade" variety show.

The total number of tickets for the above three events is about 5,300. Nearly 90% of the tickets have been sold in the first hour after the sale, and they have been sold out within a short period of time.

　　Huo Qigang, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Association and Olympic Committee of China, said that since the return, the National Olympic delegation has visited Hong Kong for the sixth time.

"In the past, they would come to Hong Kong non-stop after the Olympics ended, and they have not even returned home." This highlights the country's importance to Hong Kong.

This year's mainland Olympic athletes' visit to Hong Kong was postponed due to the National Games and the epidemic, but the enthusiasm of the Hong Kong people has not diminished at all. Many friends around him have been asking for tickets for the performance.

　　Fok Qigang hopes that Hong Kong elite athletes can take this opportunity to communicate with mainland athletes.

Personally, Huo Qigang wants to meet Su Bingtian the most. "As a Chinese, an'old' track and field athlete, he can run to less than 10 seconds, and has achieved a lot of achievements in sports science. This is absolutely our pride. ."

　　Citizen Miss Qu successfully bought tickets for the demonstration performance of "Olympic Athletes Exhibition Style" and the "Olympic Athletes Grand Parade".

She is a fan of table tennis player Ma Long and hopes to see her idol on the court.

　　Ms. Qu recalled that in 2016, she had watched the "Olympic Elite Showcase" demonstration performance by the mainland Olympic elite delegation. Table tennis players Ma Long and Xu Xin used 3 balls at the same time, and Zhang Jike used both hands and feet in men's doubles. The audience laughed from ear to ear.

She looks forward to adding more interesting elements to this year's demonstration performance, including interaction with the live audience.

　　Student Zheng, who studied in the Department of Sports Science of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, was a swimmer in middle school, but later gave up his career as a professional athlete and enrolled in Beijing Sport University to develop in the direction of sports science.

He is very concerned about mainland athletes visiting Hong Kong and looks forward to seeing swimming demonstrations.

He believes that the exchanges between the two places can not only promote the development of sports in Hong Kong, but also use the "sports craze" to unite the hearts of the people of the two places, and enhance Hong Kong people's sense of identity and honor for the country.

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