The New World Harbour Race is back this morning (12th) under the epidemic situation. After two sessions, the event will adopt a brand new track this year. After the Chief Executive Carrie Lam and other guests officiated at the shooting ceremony, 1,500 swimmers were divided into batches. Starting from the Wan Chai Golden Bauhinia Square Public Pier, swim north towards the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui, a total length of about 1 kilometer.
For Victoria Harbour Swimming under the epidemic, all participating swimmers must complete two doses of vaccinations 14 days before the race day and present a negative virus test certificate before the race.
After the event was two years away, there are Olympic-level port generals who are also itch. They jumped out of the pool this morning and went to sea with the contestants of the "competition group", including two generations of Olympic flying fish Liu Yanen, Yang Zhenmei, and retired triathlon male athlete Li Zhihe.
In addition, Tokyo Olympic silver "flying fish" He Shibei, billiards female port player Wu Anyi, two-time Olympic windsurfing representative Chen Xiwen, retired Paralympic gold medal runner Su Huawei, and former "Baoshan King" Li Zhiwei will also serve as ambassadors. Some of them will also serve as ambassadors today. Cheer for the swimmers on the spot.
The Victoria Harbour Swimming has been suspended for two sessions and resumed this morning (12th). The athletes swim towards the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui from the public pier of Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai.
(Photo by Huang Weilun)
▼October 21, 2018 New World Harbour Race▼
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The Victoria Harbour Swimming after a two-year absence has finally resumed this year.
The theme of this year's New World Harbour Race is "Catch the Waves, Create Together". The "Competition Group" and "Youyou Group" will continue to be set up, with a total of 1,500 places.
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The "Competition Group" started at 8:15 this morning. Many Hong Kong team-level fighters also launched today, including 2016 Olympic swimmer Liu Yanen, Tokyo Olympic representative Yang Zhenmei, and retired triathlon male athlete Li Zhihe.
The "Youyou Group" followed closely, starting at 8:35 in the morning, including 1,000 swimmers that had been shortlisted the year before, and 400 newly registered contestants.
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In addition to the contestants, 3 "star athletes" popular with Hong Kong people will also appear at the venue as ambassadors to cheer up 1,500 swimmers, including two Olympic windsurfing representative Chen Xiwen, and retired Paralympic gold medal runner "Miracle" "Boy" Su Huawei and former "Baoshan King" Li Zhiwei.
As for the ambassador of the event, He Shibei, who won two silver medals in the Tokyo Olympics, and the snooker player Wu Anyi, respectively, had no chance to cheer for the contestants because they were preparing for the game overseas, and were in isolation after finishing the event.
▼October 21, 2018 New World Harbour Race▼
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This year’s event is resumed during the epidemic, so the organizer has adopted strict epidemic prevention measures, including requiring the 1,500 shortlisted swimmers to complete two doses of government-approved vaccines 14 days before the competition (that is, on or before November 28) ; On the day of receiving the player package, that is, within 48 hours before the event, the organizer will accept the free government-approved virus test for swimmers and obtain a negative result; swimmers must submit an electronic health declaration form to confirm 21 days before the event ( That is, on or after November 20) if you have not departed from Hong Kong, and on the day of the competition, use the "Travel with Peace" mobile app to enter the venue.
In addition, in addition to installing a large amount of alcoholic handrub and social distancing reminders at the venue, the conference will also set up body temperature monitoring equipment at the check-in area, and two mask distribution points at the finish line, so that swimmers who complete the event can take preventive measures. .
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The Victoria Harbour Race will resume on 12.12. Use the new track to swim to the Avenue of Stars. 1500 places will be registered today. New World Harbour Race will resume on December 12. Participants must get all vaccines and test negative. Hold but there are still big competitions rejected
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