Mainland Chinese Olympic stars urge Hongkongers to pursue dreams after sports showcase
65-member delegation concludes three-day trip, taking part in two sports events and sharing session with more than 100 local young residents
Mainland China’s Olympic champions wrapped up a three-day whirlwind trip to Hong Kong, leaving a lasting impression on fans with their acrobatic moves and heartfelt messages on chasing dreams and perseverance.
The 65-strong delegation bid farewell to the city on Saturday afternoon after taking part in two sports showcase events that lasted two hours as well as a sharing session with more than 100 young people at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University.
Table tennis top seed Sun Yingsha, one of the 10 Olympians who showed up at the sharing session, encouraged the young audience to have faith and keep pursuing their dreams.
“As a professional athlete, I have to face winning and losing every day, which I think is also the charm of competitive sports,” she said in her speech.
“Life is about being able to take up and let go ... Victory and defeat are ordinary and temporary. Only the path to pursue your dreams is eternal.
“When we are in the most pain, it may also be the time when we grow the fastest. What doesn’t kill us will eventually make us stronger. Hopefully we can always hold faith in ourselves and persist a little longer even in the most painful times,” she added.