XI’AN, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — When two swimmers representing the Macao Special Administrative Region exerted all vitality in the preliminary contest of ladies’s 50m freestyle swimming at China’s 14th National Games on Saturday, Pun Weng Kun, deputy head of the Macao sports activities delegation, nodded once in a while. Three athletes from Macao participated in preliminaries of swimming on Saturday. Although they failed to succeed in the semifinals, Pun was nonetheless glad with their efficiency. “Most of the Macao athletes are non-professional and so they know that their opponents are very sturdy. But they do not lose coronary heart. Rather, they simply go for it,” stated Pun. He famous that athletes have been coaching onerous and make their finest efforts in each competitors on the National Games. “They have set a great instance for young people in Macao,” he added. A complete of 102 athletes representing Macao participated in China’s 14th National Games. Karate athlete Kuok Kin Hang gifted Macao its first ever National Games medal, whereas some Macao data have been smashed. Thanks to their great efficiency, the National Games and sports activities have taken the area by storm. “Both our athletes in Xi’an and Macao residents have been very enthusiastic about our first ever medal,” stated Pun, who believes that it’ll encourage extra Macao residents to take part in mass sports activities and take train extra often in order to enhance their bodily health. “The environment of the Games will allow all Macao residents to like our motherland and the SAR extra wholeheartedly.” In current days, Pun has watched the efficiency of most Macao athletes in totally different gyms, and he was deeply impressed by the passion right here. “It’s actually an enormous stage,” he stated, including that in contrast with abroad occasions, the National Games allow “athletes compete at house with their households and share the identical feeling”. During the occasion, athletes and coaches have exchanged views with different groups and benefited lots. In the eyes of Macao sports activities delegation, China’s fifteenth National Games co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao in 2025 will make sports activities extra well-liked amongst Macao residents. Meanwhile, it would present Macao’s improvement and entice extra people to go to Macao, which may gas its financial and tourism development. “We welcome athletes throughout the nation to compete in Macao 4 years later and witness our speedy improvement below the help of central authorities since Macao’s return to the motherland,” stated Pun.
Athletes set examples for young people in Macao
