Coronavirus: Hong Kong children happy to be back playing sport as pandemic lingers – ‘They’re kids, they’re supposed to be running around’
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Leah Moi says the best part about playing football does not even take place on the pitch.
“I like the social aspect of it,” said the 11-year-old. “Making new friends and being in new environments.”
Moi’s parents, Joyce and Zane, said they were ecstatic to see their daughter back enjoying the sport she loves after the pandemic shut kids out for extended periods since last March. They said now that their daughter is back exercising, she is more receptive and engaged overall.
“When she was stuck at home, there was a lot more complaining about things being boring and there was nothing to do,” said Joyce. “Now she feels much better, much more energetic. And she is much more communicative with us, and willing to talk and listen more about simple things, and share more, even her feelings.”
