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RTHK
2 days ago
- Sport
- RTHK
World Games kick off in Chengdu
World Games kick off in Chengdu Fireworks mark the opening of the 12th World Games in Chengdu. Photo: Xinhua The 12th edition of the World Games kicked off in Chengdu on Thursday, marking the first time the event for non-Olympic sports has been hosted in China. The 90-minute opening ceremony began with dance and sports performances. Delegations from about 120 countries and regions taking part in the event then marched into the venue, where they were cheered on by enthusiastic crowds. Leading Hong Kong, China's team as flag-bearers were the city's top squash player Alex Lau and wushu athlete Lydia Sham. Lau recently became the third-ever SAR athlete to claim a men's single title at the Asian Squash Individual Championships, while Sham had won three medals, including a gold, at the Taolu World Cup in Japan last October. The SAR sent 21 athletes to compete in seven disciplines at the World Games, including air sports, billiards, karate, orienteering, squash, water skiing, and wushu. The event will run until August 17, featuring about 200 medal events across 34 sports disciplines.
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
2025 World Games: Lau and Sham to carry Hong Kong flag at opening ceremony in Chengdu
This year's World Games in Chengdu are expected to open on Thursday with a dazzling display of fireworks, drones and featuring the pandas that give the city its name. And Alex Lau Tsz-kwan and Lydia Sham Hiu-yu, who compete in squash and wushu respectively, will serve as Hong Kong's flag bearers at the ceremony at the Tianfu International Convention Centre, an honour officials said marked their 'remarkable achievements in international competition'. Lau claimed the men's singles title at the 23rd Asian Squash Individual Championships held in Malaysia this June, becoming just the third Hong Kong athlete to win a gold in the event. 'It is an incredible honour to be the flag bearer,' he said. 'This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I will do my best to showcase the spirit of the team.' Sham, meanwhile, is carrying her city's flag for the second time, having previously done so at the Covid-delayed World University Games in Chengdu in 2023. Lydia Sham has already had the honour of being a flag bearer. Photo: Nora Tam 'To be the flag bearer again in the same city is truly a special experience,' said Sha, who won a medal of each colour at the third Taolu World Cup in Japan last October.
