Tokyo Olympics︱Experience the majesty of Zhang Jialang's swordsmanship

The Hong Kong team achieved historical success in the Tokyo Olympics and set off a sports boom. Last week, the State Council approved Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong Province to jointly host the 2025 National Games, which proves that Hong Kong athletes have received recognition in the international sports arena.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Urban Renewal Authority, Wei Zhicheng, published a blog today (29th), revealing that the Mong Kok SPORTS EXPO, the first sports-themed sports interactive experience hall in Hong Kong, planned by the URA, is negotiating with multimedia technology consultants and innovation and technology organizations. , To study the possibility of upgrading the "virtual arena" into a "virtual sword fighting field", so that citizens can learn about sword fighting and experience the techniques and postures of swinging and stabbing swords.

SPORTS EXPO this Saturday (September 4) will hold a "Sports Achievement, Inspiring Hong Kong People" event, inviting badminton mixed doubles Olympic representatives Xie Yingxue and Deng Junwen, and rowing representative Hung Wing Tseng to share their Olympic experience and their struggle stories.

Next month, the URA will also exhibit three-dimensional sculptures based on the heroic postures of many winning athletes in the community activity space of YM2 Shopping Mall, Yue Man Square, Kwun Tong, to promote local sports.

Wei Zhicheng pointed out that in the Tokyo Olympics that just ended, Hong Kong athletes set their best results in history, and the city was excited. Like most Hong Kong people, he cheered up the athletes by watching TV broadcasts and saw them doing their best in the arena. Fist and bare sleeves, excited.

Wei Zhicheng described his excitement when he saw Hong Kong athletes doing their best in the arena, raising their fists and naked sleeves.

(Data Picture/Photo by Zhang Haowei)

He also pointed out that the Tokyo Paralympic Games started in the past week. Just like the East Olympics arrangements, event spaces in shopping malls and community facilities under the URA will also arrange event broadcasts to support the Hong Kong team.

He said that he was very pleased to learn that the State Council approved Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau last week to jointly host the 15th National Games in 2025, which proves that Hong Kong athletes’ performance in the international sports arena has been recognized and appreciated.

Kwun Tong YM2 arranges event broadcasts during the Tokyo Olympics to cheer up the athletes with the citizens (left picture); the venue and SPORTS EXPO will continue to broadcast the Paralympic Games from this week (right picture).

"Deng Xie Pei" and Hung Wing Zhen share the experience of Eastern Olympics on Saturday

SPORTS EXPO in Mong Kok is planned by the URA and operated by the Hong Kong Playground Association. It is the first sports-themed sports interactive experience hall in Hong Kong.

Wei Zhicheng pointed out that with the triumphant return of the Olympic team to Hong Kong, SPORTS EXPO will hold an event with the theme of "Achieving Achievements in Sports and Inspiring Hong Kong People" on this Saturday (September 4), and also invited the Olympic representatives of mixed doubles for badminton. Xie Yingxue and Deng Junwen, as well as rowing representative Hung Wing Zhen, shared the experience of the competition and the story of their perseverance and struggle with the public.

Yu Man Fang YM2 will exhibit three-dimensional sculptures of winning athletes next month

Next month, the URA will also hold a larger-scale photo exhibition of the Hong Kong sportsmanship winning the Olympics in the community event space in the YM2 shopping mall at Yue Man Square, Kwun Tong, and make reference to the heroic performances of many winning athletes during the competition. In addition to expressing support and respect for the accident, the establishment of the body sculpture exhibition also aims to promote local sports.

▼On July 26, Zhang Jialang won the second gold in Hong Kong history▼

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▼Citizens cheer for the representatives of the Hong Kong team at the mall▼

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SPORTS EXPO has four distinctive game areas: a virtual arena, a somatosensory game area, a 360 VR experience area, and a touch screen game area.

Wei Zhicheng said that with Zhang Jialang winning the gold medal in the men’s individual foil competition in Eastern Olympics, the SPORTS EXPO management team is currently negotiating with Hong Kong’s multimedia technology consultants and innovation and technology organizations in order to let the public know and experience the sport of fencing. The possibility of upgrading the "Arena" to a "virtual fencing arena", through the optimized projection system and somatosensory detection devices, in addition to allowing users to learn the footwork of fencing athletes on the fencing stand, they can also experience The techniques and postures of swinging and stabbing the sword expand and connect the infinite virtual sports space, allowing the public to experience some sports that are less exposed to residents, and promote the popularization of local sports.

SPORTS EXPO accumulated more than 30,000 visits

Since its operation at the end of 2019, SPORTS EXPO has accumulated more than 30,000 visits, reflecting that this new interactive facility has been welcomed by citizens and organizations.

Wei Zhicheng believes that if it were not due to crowd management measures and the impact of the epidemic in the past year, SPORTS EXPO would have to be closed for some time, and the number of visitors would definitely exceed 30,000.

After the end of the Olympic Games, the YAS has actively updated the interactive exhibition content in SPORTS EXPO. With the assistance of the Hong Kong Institute of Sport, the Hong Kong Sports Association and the Olympic Committee, etc., it has obtained many precious entries of Hong Kong athletes in the Olympic Games. The winning pictures, as well as the highlights videos and interviews of related events, are added to the interactive touch screen and video playback area in the venue, allowing the public to relive the winning history of the Hong Kong sports team in this Olympic Games and even in previous major international events.

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