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#FirstHand #Jul26
"We are Hong Kong!" Mall Crowds Cheer for Hong Kong Fencer in Gold Medal Match

20:15 | Kwun Tong

On the evening of July 26, 2021 in Hong Kong, crowds line up at the balcony on multiple floors of the APM mall, watching the live broadcast of the Olympic gold medal match of Men's Individual Foil and cheering for Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka Long.

Loud chants of "We are Hong Kong" and "Cheung Ka Long, add oil" are heard across the mall during breaks in the action.

#TokyoOlympics #GoldMedal #CheungKaLong
#ChineseEmbassy complaints about ‘ugly’ photos at #TokyoOlympics

A complaint from a Chinese embassy about a western news wire’s “ugly” choice of an Olympic weightlifting photo backfired on July 26, 2021 after it emerged that a state-backed outlet used a similar image.

The Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka tweeted

“Among all the photos of the game, Reuters has chosen this one, which only shows how ugly they are.”

https://twitter.com/chinaembsl/status/14188363586432

Reuters used a photo of Chinese weightlifting gold winner Hou Zhihui straining to lift a barbell. However, state-run Xinhua, Sina and China Daily also ran similar images of Hou, though the latter replaced theirs.

A Chinese netizen on Sina Weibo claimed western media were “evil” and “not respecting Hou at all,” according to state-backed Global Times.

Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Jul27
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/07/26/chinese-embassys-complaint-about-western-news-outlets-ugly-olympics-photo-backfires/
#TokyoOlympics
Hong Kong Swimmer Wins Silver in Women's 200m Freestyle


Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey wins silver in the women's 200m freestyle, bringing home the city's first ever Olympic swimming medal and the second one in this year's Olympics.

She led the race during the second lap, though finished second behind Australian Ariarne Titmus. Her time of 1:53.92 sets a new Hong Kong and Asia record in the event.

Source: Stand News
Photo: AP/Petr David Josek
#Jul28 #Sports #HongKongers

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#TokyoOlympics #Opening
Japanese Netizens' Different Reception of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the PRC

Source: Apple Daily, Taiwan; Newstalk; Niconico, Japan #Jul24

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Japanese Netizens' Different Reception of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the PRC

During the opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Olympics on July 23, 2021, the national team of Taiwan was arranged to march in the stadium in an order that follows the alphabetical sequence of "Ta". It means the organizer identifies Taiwan in the name of "Taiwan", instead of the name "Chinese Taipei", imposed by the People's Republic of China (#PRC).

Although the official announcement was still made according to the denomination "Chinese Taipei", the host of the Japanese national TV channnel #NHK used the name "Taiwan".

Moreover, on the platform Niconico where many Japanese netizens streamed the ceremony, enthusiatic reactions appeared with entrancd of Team Taiwan and Team Hong Kong.

Many netizens typed in phrases like "Taiwan Taiwan", "An Independent Country", "Fight on, Taiwan", "Love Taiwan" when seeing Tean Taiwan marched in. Netizens also cheered for the Team Hong Kong: "Fight on Hong Kong", "Hongkongers Persist" and "Fight for freedom"

This contrasts with the reactions the Japanese netizens had towards the PRC team. The netizens critique China's human rights violations and political prosecutions in the past and present. Words like "Tiananmen", "Covid", "massacre" popped up.

It was also reported that China's #Tencent suspended the live streaming after the said NHK host called out "Taiwan". In the end, the Chinese streaming platform failed to show the entrance of Team PRC due to its censorship of the official Japanese host.

Source: Apple Daily, Taiwan; Newstalk; Niconico, Japan #Jul24

https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2021-07-24/609393

https://bit.ly/3xXGSrc
#TokyoOlympics
Pro-China Party Angers Hong Kong Sport Fans for Attacking #Badminton Star for Wearing Black

Source: Stand News; InMedia; RTHK #Jul28

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Pro-China Party Angers Hong Kong Sport Fans for Attacking
#Badminton Star for Wearing Black

After being attacked by a member of DAB, a pro-China party, for donning black in Tokyo Olympics, Hong Kong Badminton athlete Angus Ka-long Ng lost his latest match in the elimination round on July 28, 2021. Ng expressed immense disappointment but thanked his supporters for rooting for him.

Ng has won in an earlier match against Mexican representative Lino Munoz on July 25. Despite his victory, Ng had to spend time between matches to respond to the criticism sparked by the pro-Beijing camp--its members had demanded Ng to withdraw from the Olympics, all because he has worn a black tee shirt.

It can only be assumed that the pro-Beijing party associated the color black to pro-democracy movement which they oppose.

Ng explained on his social media page that he has no sponsor and received no authorization to print the Hong Kong SAR emblem on his own tee shirt.

The criticism of the pro-Beijing camp led to the rapid change of Ng's tee shirt by the Hong Kong Olympics Commitee within days.

On July 28, Ng was given a new tee-shirt in white and green, printed with the Hong Kong SAR emblem, sponsored by Fila, in a competion with Kevin Cordon, representative of Guatemala. However, the tee-shirt was not Ng's first choice for his match. During the match, he kept wiping the sweat that was not absorbed by the tee shirt.

After losing the match, Ng expressed his frustration and thanked his supporters on Instagram. "I am moved by all the support and encouragement. I know I'm not alone. Maybe some people are destined to play tragic roles in life," the Hong Kong Badminton star wrote. "I will stand up again, but it'll take some time."

The pro-Beijing camp's criticism over Ng's black tee shirt has angered many people in Hong Kong. Many netizens felt for Ng and pointed out that the incident has imposed unnecessary pressure on Hong Kong athletes in international games.

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Source: Stand News; InMedia; RTHK #Jul28

#AngusNg #NgKaLong #TeamHongKong #Sport #HongKongAthlete #DAB #WhiteTerror #Censorship
#TokyoOlympics #SilverMedal
Double Silver for Hong Kong Swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey: "In my home, in Hong Kong, many Hongkongers got up early to root for me"

Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Bernadette Haughey wins silver medal in the women's 100m freestyle.

It is the second medal won by 23-year-old Haughey in 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She broke Asia's and Hong Kong's records with a time of 52.27 seconds.

She is the first Hongkonger to be a double silver Olympian. Speaking of her experience, She said she has enjoyed very much that 100m swim. She believed that 80% of the competition has to do with one's psychology and 20% with the physical strength.

Haughey thanked her fellow Hongkongers at home, "I know in my home, in Hong Kong, many people support me. Despite the time differece between Hong Kong and Japan, many Hongkongers got up early to root for me."

Source: BBC; RTHK #Jul30

https://www.facebook.com/117540932243292/posts/831303574200354/?d=n

#Hongkongers #Sport
#SiobhanBernadetteHaughey
#TokyoOlympics
#Taiwan beats China to win gold in #badminton men's doubles

Source: InMedia #Aug1

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#Taiwan beats China to win gold in #badminton men's doubles

In the badminton men's doubles final on July 31, 2021, Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin of Taiwan defeated China's Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen in straight sets, with a score of 21-18 and 21-12. This was Taiwan's historic gold medal in badminton.

In Hong Kong, more than 200 people gathered at APM mall in Kwun Tong, watching live broadcast of the match by Cable TV Olympics 601 channel.

Every time when the Taiwan team scored, the crowd clapped their hands. In the determining second round, when Taiwan won by scores and the China team conceded losing the challenge, all in the mall applauded in roaring cheers.

At the award ceremony, the plum blossom flag representing Taiwan's Chinese Olympic Committee was raised taking the top most position.

However, in Hong Kong, Cable TV did not broadcast the award ceremony after Taiwan won gold. Instead, mixed 4 x 400 metres relay was broadcast which was completed some time earlier. The relay was a delayed broadcast.

Source: InMedia #Aug1
#TokyoOlympics
#IOC asks Chinese team for report on cyclists' #MaoZedong badges

The International Olympic Committee on August 3, 2021 asked the Chinese team for a report on why two of its medallists appeared on the podium wearing badges featuring the head of the country's former leader Mao Zedong.

Gold medal cyclists Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi wore the badges during a medal ceremony on Monday, August 2, 2021 in a potential breach of Olympic rules on the display of political paraphernalia.

"We contacted the Chinese Olympic Committee and asked them for a report on the situation," IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said. "We are looking into the matter."

Source: Reuters #Aug3

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https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ioc-asks-chinese-team-report-cyclists-mao-zedong-badges-2021-08-03/
#TokyoOlympics #Medal
Hong Kong Women's Team win Bronze in Table tennis

On August 5, 2021, Hong Kong local athletes Doo Hoi-kem, So Wai-yam and Lee Ho-ching on August 5, 2021 won a bronze medal in the women's table tennis team event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

This marks the city's fourth medal in this year's Olympics, following the Gold Medal of Cheung Kar-long in foil fencing and the double Silver Medals of Siobhan Haughey in swimming.

Source: Stand News #Aug5
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images

#Hongkongers #TableTennis #Sports
#TokyoOlympics #Sprint #Bronze
Olympic Medalist #SarahLee Tells Fellow #Hongkongers: "When we have done our best, there is no regret"

Source: Stand News #Aug8

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Olympic Medalist #SarahLee Tells Fellow #Hongkongers: "When we have done our best, there is no regret"

Hong Kong’s track cyclist Sarah Wai-sze Lee on August 8, 2021, won her second bronze medal in the women’s track cycling sprint event in 2020 Tokyo Olympic, becoming, after her bronze medal in the kirin conpetitionin the 2012 London Olympics. Lee is the first local athlete to win medals in two different games and two separate Olympic Games.

In the bronze medal match in Tokyo, Lee beat Germany’s Emma Hinze 2-0 in a best-of-three match up.

Lee said after the match that her goal is to capture two medals in her last Olympic Games. She has mixed feeling after winning one bronze, "Life is like this: You work hard on one thing, but the outcome is not ideal. At least, when we have done our best, there is no regret."

Lee said she learnt to take good care of herself during the competition, "I always tell myself to cherish myself more, in order to go forward. I realise I can become the one who loves me the most."

Source: Stand News #Aug8

https://bit.ly/3lHqBTX

#Sport #HongkongAthlete
#FirstHand #Aug10
#HongKongAthletes Return Home from #TokyoOlympics

On August 10, 2021, some of the Hong Kong athletes representing the Team Hong Kong in Tokyo Olympics returned home.

This year, 46 Hong Kong athletes entered the Olympic Games and the team has achieved s historic result of 1gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals, breaking the city's record since Hong Kong joined the Olympics as an individual team in 1952. The city's first and only gold medal was won in 1996.

Among them was Grace Lau Mo-seung who won a Brozen Medal in the "Kata" event. Her family took a photo with her while respecting social distance. The returned athletes then had to go through a quarantine.

#Hongkonger
#TokyoOlympics #Sport
Scholar: Hongkongers Boo Chinese National Anthem in form of Resistance

Source: InmediaHK #Aug06

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Scholar: Hongkongers Boo Chinese National Anthem in form of Resistance

Dr Kim-Wah Chung, Deputy of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) was recently invited to web media programme titled "In- and Outside the Council".

Chung described how Hongkongers entrusted the emotions from the pro-demicracy protest by cheering slogans like "Keep Fighting, Hong Kong" during the Tokyo Olympics Games.


Chung pointed out that booing the Chinese National Anthem was a misbehaviour in the past but has now become popular.

He said the authorities should "think about the reason behind it", and the responsibilities they bore.

Chung said that the PRC's national sports team performed well in recent years, but he also pointed out that "if a regime tries to cover up something through sports achievement", there no interest to show support for them".

He then used PRC athlete Chen Qingchen who swore a lot during the competition, as an example of the
misbehaviour of the Chinese sportsmen under "wolf warrior position".

Nowadays, the Chinese netizens showing their supports to Chen while publicly denouncing the artists who support Taiwanese sportsmen. Chung described it as "unreasonable".

He believed that the atmosphere in China in recent years has turned many thing in the name of "insulting China", similar to the ban on shouting 'HKers, never give up' as Hong Kong Independent", showing the extreme ethnic emotion. He indicated that the Chinese government more or less enhances this phenomenon, but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. "It is the expansion of self-consciousness, which is dangerous."

Source: InmediaHK #Aug06
https://bit.ly/3jzllzk

#HKPORI #ChungKimWah #ChenQingchen #China #WolfWarrior
#TokyoOlympics
US Shotput Athlete Voices Out for the Suppressed by Crossing Hands During Medal Ceremony

Source: Stand News #Aug02

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