Winter Olympics: Hong Kong squad to miss closing ceremony, Olympic committee hopes ‘public continues to support them’
- Skater Sidney Chu and skiers Audrey King and Adrian Yung have already left the Athletes’ Village with training camps and competitions around the corner
- Trio ‘still young and did their best in each of their competitions, which is a hugely valuable experience’, SF&OC says
Hong Kong’s Winter Olympic delegation will not attend the closing ceremony in Beijing on Sunday night, the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee (SF&OC) said.
“As the three athletes from the Hong Kong, China delegation for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games have completed all competitions, they left the Olympic Village early to continue their training and preparations for future competitions, and will not be attending the closing ceremony on the night of [February] 20th,” the SF&OC said in a statement.
“The three athletes who took part in this Games are still young and did their best in each of their competitions, which is a hugely valuable experience for them.
“We believe they will henceforth be able to reach even higher and farther in the international sports arena in the future, and hope the public continues to support them all.”