Tag: Olympic

The wrestling kit of four-time Olympic champion Mijaín López Núñez, a basketball jersey from living legend Sue Bird, Swiss tennis star Belinda Bencic’s Olympic outfit and several pieces of skateboarding equipment are among the 425 new acquisitions made by the IOC’s heritage team during 2021, with a rich haul from Tokyo 2020.  Olympians participating at Tokyo 2020 donated more than 100 items to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Culture and Heritage collections – all of which will head to The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, and become part of Olympic heritage for posterity. At ... Read more

A partnership between the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has enabled more young refugees in Uganda to benefit from a programme that aims to strengthen their mental health and well-being, in a context aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Game Connect project was launched in August 2020 and is being run in collaboration with the AVSI Foundation, Right to Play, Youth Sport Uganda, the Uganda Olympic Committee, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The programme aims to deliver structured sport-for-protection activities to increase the resilience ... Read more

Tokyo Olympic Games Mainland Olympians meet with Junior Police Call (with photos) *********************************************************************************      Four athlete representatives from the delegation of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Mainland Olympians, who arrived in Hong Kong on December 3 for a three-day visit, met with members of Junior Police Call (JPC) at the Police College this morning (December 5). The athletes had a friendly chat with JPC members, sharing their pain and joy during the training.      The four athletes were Tang Muhan (women’s swimming), Xie Siyi (men’s diving); Hou Zhihui (women’s weightlifting) and Shi Zhiyong (men’s weightlifting).       About ... Read more

Tokyo Olympic Games Mainland Olympians meet with disciplined services staff members (with photos/video) ******************************************************************************************      Five athlete representatives from the delegation of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Mainland Olympians, which arrived in Hong Kong yesterday (December 3) for a three-day visit, met with disciplined services staff members, spoke on their experiences and gave sports demonstrations at the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy this morning (December 4). The Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, and the heads of six disciplined services departments extended a warm welcome to the five athletes on behalf of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government.        ... Read more

Tokyo Olympic Games Mainland Olympians delegation to visit Hong Kong ********************************************************************      A spokesman for the Home Affairs Bureau today (November 25) announced receipt of confirmation from the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Mainland Olympians delegation, including 29 athletes and three coaches from 12 sports events, will visit Hong Kong from December 3 to 5. The list of athletes and coaches is available in the annex.      The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government is extremely grateful to the COC for sending the delegation to visit Hong Kong and meet members of the public in Hong ... Read more