Tokyo Olympics: big screen in Kowloon gives 500 fans chance to cheer on Hong Kong athletes at 2020 Games opening ceremony
- Live coverage of the Tokyo Games will continue at Art Park over the weekend after the opening ceremony, bringing live sporting action to West Kowloon
- Four former Olympians join the ‘Go Hong Kong Team’ festival to show their support for those vying for medals at the Tokyo Games
Local sports fans can cheer on Hong Kong’s Olympians at the Tokyo Games opening ceremony with a big screen set to be installed at Art Park in the West Kowloon Cultural District.
Organised by the Hong Kong Olympic Fans Club, the evening gala event on July 23 under the name “Go Hong Kong Team” will allow 500 fans to show their support for the athletes as they march into the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. It will be followed by two Olympic fun days over the weekend with more live coverage of Hong Kong athletes in action at the Games.
“We want to bring more people to watch the opening ceremony but because of social distancing rules, we cannot do that and must limit the attendance to about 500 people,” said Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, chairman of the Fans Club and vice-president of the Hong Kong Olympic Committee.
“There will also be other stage shows that evening to celebrate the Olympic Games opening ceremony, such as chit chat with athletes and singing performance by athletes. We hope more people can enjoy the Olympic Games even though they cannot go to Tokyo.”
The two fun days will allow fans to experience different sports, with help from various national associations. The Olympic Games fortnight will also see a number of sporting events being taken into the community, such rock climbing, a five-a-side football day at Victoria Park and a virtual sporting experience at Olympian City in Tai Kok Tsui.