Hong Kong, China finished all the events in the Paris Paralympic Games on the evening of September 7, winning 3 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze.
Bocce is the best in history
At the Paris Paralympic Games, the Hong Kong, China team sent 23 athletes to participate in badminton, table tennis, bocce, swimming and other eight sports. The bocce team that won the most medals for the Hong Kong team of China set an all-time record with 3 gold and 2 silver.
Gold medallists ho wan-ki, lung tsz-kin and TSE tak-wah, as well as silver medallists Zhang Yuan and Liang Yurong, were Sing Tao Daily for bocce at the Paralympic Games. Several medal winners and teammates triumphantly returned on the 7th (as shown in the picture) , attracting a large number of Hong Kong journalists to pick them up. The Hong Kong team won the first gold medal at the Paris Paralympic Games on Sunday, reports said. Speaking of“The first gold”, he thought it was“A work of great merit”, saying that in addition to the athletes who have achieved results, the athletes who have not won medals but quietly work more need everyone’s support. He WANQI won two gold medals in the boccia BC3 individual and mixed doubles (her partner, Xie Dehua) . She thanked the support from various sectors at the airport and revealed that a“He wanqi scholarship” would be set up to help young people, encourage them to pursue what they want to do. Asked about her future goals, she said: “I don’t think bocce is my life’s work. I want to experience different things.” Zhang Yuan, who made her first Paralympic appearance, was surprised to win two silver coins, she said she was happy on the whole and met her expectations, “Learning from the experience of this session, I believe the performance will be better in the future.”.
Hong Kong won the bronze medal from 14-year-old ng Cheuk-yan, who finished third in the women’s 100m breaststroke (SB6) final at the Paralympic Games in Paris, after Chen Ruilin won a silver medal. The silver medal went to badminton player Chan Ho-yuen in men’s WH2 singles.
To demonstrate Hong Kong’s fighting spirit
It is reported that after the last Paralympic Games in Tokyo, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government once again bought the television broadcasting rights for the current Paralympic Games in Paris, and handed them over to free television stations so that the Hong Kong people can transmit them through television, supporting Hong Kong Paralympic athletes. After Xie Dehua and he wanqi won the gold medal at level BC3 in the bocce mixed doubles, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR, Donald John Lee, telephoned them and their coaches, Liu Weiqi and Li Rongjie, to express his congratulations. John Lee said he and the people of Hong Kong were proud of the Hong Kong athletes who won the final against South Korea in the third inning. He was very happy to see he wanqi finally win two gold medals in a row, and he also greatly appreciated the excellent performance of the bocce team in obtaining three gold medals and two silver medals at this Paralympic Games in Paris, “Every athlete’s performance and efforts have demonstrated Hong Kong’s spirit of hard work, for the Hong Kong community to transmit positive energy.”.
The Hong Kong Secretary for Security Team not only won medals in badminton and swimming, but also in bocce, “Wearing gold and silver”, Tang Ping-keung said in a post on the evening of the 7th, “Thank you to every athlete who represents Hong Kong in the Paralympic Games. Thank you for bringing honor to Hong Kong.”.
The chief executive of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Albert Ying, went out of his way to praise the“Glowing” contestants on his personal blog. He wrote that our athletes entered the competition with tenacious determination and fighting spirit, fully demonstrating Hong Kong’s famous“I can do it” spirit, no less accomplished than Kong Man Wai Vivian, Cheung Ka Long and Siobhan Bernadette Haughey, who shone at the Paris Olympics in August. The HKJC will award a total of HK $12 million through the Jockey Club Outstanding Athletes Award scheme to encourage Outstanding Paralympic athletes, “These awards are a recognition of the hard work and sweat of the athletes. The club is committed to encouraging all people to participate in sports, both as spectators and as active participants.”. Paralympic and Olympic athletes“Show a winning spirit and we can learn from them”.
Why the Hong Kong team scored so well
Hong Kong has sent athletes to compete in every Paralympic Games since the 4th Paralympic Games in 1972. In the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games, Hong Kong set a record of 11 gold, 7 silver and 1 bronze medals. Including this year’s Paris Paralympic Games, the Hong Kong team has won 43 gold, 43 silver and 53 bronze medals in the Paralympic Games.
Some analysts believe that the Hong Kong team’s achievements in the Paralympic Games are so eye-catching. One reason is that the Hong Kong team took part in the games early and won 1 silver and 1 bronze on its first try. The first gold medal appeared in the Paralympic Games in 1984, this makes the summit Paralympic Games become the dream and goal of disabled athletes. Second, with the support of the government and the community, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has in recent years substantially increased the resources devoted to the development of sports for the disabled. The award given by the Hong Kong Jockey Club to individual gold medallists at the Paris Paralympic Games has been greatly increased to HK $1.5 million.
The spirit of some disabled athletes also encourages Hong Kong society. Hong Kong athlete So Wa Wai, whom Su Bingtian calls “Su Shen”, has been active in track and field for more than 20 years and has won six Paralympic gold medals. His personal story was made into the movie“Mommy’s Boy Wonder” a few years ago, which touched countless fans. According to an article published on the Hong Kong Daily Toutiao website, the level of attention and treatment of local athletes with disabilities compares to the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta when So Wa Wai and his teammates won the men’s 4x100m gold medal, there has been remarkable progress. Some Hong Kong media also said that when the Paris Paralympic Games were held, many disabled athletes and relevant practitioners believed that the Paralympic Games were an opportunity to promote social thinking about how to treat disability, people no longer see disabled athletes as mere role models, but more respect for their efforts and dedication as top players. With the development of disability sports, sports can become a way for more people with disabilities to integrate into society, and an opportunity to create a more equal social environment.