Tokyo Olympics｜Sports Commissioner said the elite training system will be adjusted to gradually resume competitions in 2022

The Olympics officially closed yesterday (8th). The last medal in Hong Kong was won by the "God of the Cow Girl" Li Huishi. The Hong Kong team finally bid farewell to Tokyo with the best results of 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.

Sports Commissioner Yang Deqiang said on the TV and TV program this morning (9th) that the government will fully review the need to adjust the elite training system after the Tokyo Olympics.

The Kai Tak Sports Park will be completed in 2023 and can host a number of large-scale events, allowing athletes to participate in more competitions to gain experience before the 2024 Paris Olympics.

He also believes that as the epidemic gradually stabilizes, Hong Kong will resume competitions next year, including marathons, cross-sea swimming, and tennis.

The head of the Hong Kong delegation for the Tokyo Olympics, Bei Junqi, who attended the same program, said that he was overjoyed with the results of this year’s Olympics. He believed that it was the result of long-term preparations.

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Strengthened support for athletes such as extending the duration of university studies

Sports Commissioner Yang Deqiang today used atmospheric radio waves to refute rumors that it is not true that the government only supports award-winning projects. He claimed that there are about 60 sports associations in Hong Kong, all of which have received funding of several hundred million yuan from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and 20 projects have been included in the elite of sports academies. Compared with the 11 in 2012, the training system has increased by 9 in just 9 years, including table tennis, sailing, and karate, fencing, and equestrianism that have been incorporated in recent years.

He said that the government will fully review the need to adjust the elite training system after the Tokyo Olympics.

Regarding support for athletes, Yang Deqiang pointed out that in the past few years, resources have been increased to give athletes more choices, such as full-body sports, or receiving scholarships for both academic and sports. The authorities have cooperated with several universities in Hong Kong to allow athletes to study at university. The semester is stretched from the originally stipulated 4 years to 8 years.

He cited, for example, the swordsman Cai Junyan, who just graduated from the University of Hong Kong.

He even pointed out that considering the relevant support plan to be implemented as early as the middle school stage, so that potential athletes have better choices.

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Kai Tak Sports Park will be completed in 2023 to host more events to help athletes accumulate experience

The Kai Tak Sports Park is about to be completed in 2023. Yang Deqiang said that the park has a number of advanced sports facilities, including a main stadium for 50,000 people, an indoor stadium for 10,000 people, and an outdoor stadium for 5,000 people. A large-scale event, allowing athletes to participate in more competitions to accumulate experience before the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Yang explained that in the past there were insufficient venues in Hong Kong and athletes had to travel to other places to participate in competitions. However, after the completion of the Kai Tak Sports Park, athletes benefited from the home stadium and believed that it would greatly help athletes' performance.

The sports park can also be opened for schools to hold sports meetings and for different sports associations to hold competitions.

He also pointed out that in the year before the epidemic, there were 12 major events held in Hong Kong. He believes that as the epidemic gradually stabilizes, Hong Kong will be able to resume competitions next year, including marathons, cross-sea swimming, and tennis.

[Bronze Medal in Li Huishi's Competition] (click to enlarge)

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Bei Junqi also said that this year's Hong Kong delegation achieved 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze results, creating unprecedented results.

He pointed out that he was overjoyed to see Hong Kong athletes' never-say-failure spirit in the Olympics, and they were able to win medals even in disadvantages. He believed that it was the result of long-term preparations.

Pei also pointed out that after the Hong Kong government has purchased the Olympic broadcasting rights, it will be distributed to five television stations so that Hong Kong people have more opportunities to watch the games.

At the same time, the excellent results of the athletes also attract the public's encouragement and encourage the athletes.

He hopes that after the current Olympics, it will arouse the public's attention, make sports development go further, win more resources from the government, and bring a new atmosphere to the future sports arena.

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