Hangzhou, 4 Apr (ZXS) -- Huo Qigang, vice president of the Hong Kong Sports Association and Olympic Committee and head of the Hong Kong delegation to the Hangzhou Asian Games, said in Hangzhou on 25 April that the Hong Kong delegation will send the largest team in history to participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games.
The Hangzhou Asian Games Delegation Heads Conference opened in Hangzhou on the same day, with representatives of the Olympic Committee from 45 Asian countries (regions) attending the meeting.
Huo Qigang said in an interview with China News Agency: "The Hong Kong delegation will send the largest team in the history of Asian Games participation in the Hangzhou Asian Games, and it is expected that there will be more than 860 athletes and more than 1200,<> entire teams." ”
Huo Qigang introduced that all the athletes of the Hong Kong team of China have been looking forward to the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games for a long time, while striving for tickets to the Paris Olympic Games, while preparing non-stop to participate in the Asian Games. "The HKSAR Government is very supportive of the development of Hong Kong athletes, and hopes that the number of medals will increase proportionally while the number of participants will increase."
The Hangzhou Asian Games will be held from September 9 to October 23 this year, which is the third time China has hosted the Asian Games. And Huo Qigang said that his "connection" with the Asian Games is quite deep: at the 10 Beijing Asian Games, his grandfather Fok Yingdong donated 8 million Hong Kong dollars to help build the Yingdong Swimming Center; At the 1990 Asian Games in Guangzhou, he became the deputy head of the delegation in Hong Kong, China; At this year's Hangzhou Asian Games, he led the team to participate as the head of the Hong Kong delegation, China, and witnessed the development of the Asian Games and China.
Huo Qigang said that China's three hosting of the Asian Games were all in very representative years. "Looking back on 2023 in 1990, more than 30 years have passed, and I feel very emotional and proud."
"The slogan of the Hangzhou Asian Games is 'Heart to Heart, @Future', and I am very happy to see the slogan of the Asian Games focusing on 'future', which is looking forward and full of confidence in future development." Huo Qigang said that sports are competitions and a very good bridge for building friendship. During the Hangzhou Asian Games, he will focus on the strengths of the Hong Kong delegation and e-sports events.
"I have two identities this time, one is the head of the Hong Kong delegation, we achieved very good results in the last Olympic Games, one gold, two silvers and three bronzes, so I will pay a lot of attention to fencing, swimming and other strong events. Another role is the president of the Asian Electronic Sports Federation, and the Hangzhou Asian Games included e-sports as an official competition for the first time, which is a historic and representative event, and I hope that the e-sports competition can be better organized. He said. (End)