2024-04-24 15:29:54
[Tilu News]The “Cathay 2023 Hong Kong Outstanding Athlete Selection” awards ceremony, known as the “Hong Kong Sports Oscars”, was held this evening (24th). Hong Kong snooker player Ng On-yee was voted Outstanding Athlete for. a record 11th time, becoming the 2004 Outstanding Athlete of the Year. The athlete who has been elected the most times since the Games were organized by the Hong Kong Association. After the match, the “Queen of Four Eyes Cue” spoke regarding the dilemma of losing the elite sponsorship of the Hong Kong Institute of Sports next year. She admitted that she was inevitably confused regarding the current situation. She even thought regarding retiring early and considering retirement. next step, hoping that there can still be an evolution for the better.
“The Four-Eyed Girl” Ng On-yee was beautifully dressed today. She said she was happy to see that she was trying new things every time she dressed for an event. She said with a smile: “Today I finally don’t.” I don’t have to worry regarding reflections from my glasses. “She shared her feelings regarding winning the award on stage and mentioned the sport of table tennis. It is a non-traditional project. I cherish every time I stand on the podium. “because I represent Hong Kong , I don’t know if there will be another time, I am very grateful to the Hong Kong Government and the Sports Institute for their continued support, so that my family and I can realize our dream. ” ” She mentioned that she had already received a hand-painted painting from a child: “It depicts a four-eyed billiards player as my choice of volunteer. I hope Marco Fu and Ng On-yee can become the voluntary choice of more children in the future.”
Since the table tennis event was not included in the three Asian Games between 2010 and 2030, it was previously reported that the Institute of Sports would downgrade it from an elite A-level event to a B level, and its funding might be reduced by 80%. Later, the Sports Institute announced that the Hangzhou Asian Games would be postponed and On the grounds that the impact of the epidemic is close to three years, it was decided that his elite draft qualifications would be temporarily maintained until the end. from March 2025. Ng On-yee was interviewed following winning the award. Asked once more regarding the impact of the loss of funding, she felt that sport should develop in a diversified way: “It is not only the Olympics and the Asian Games which are sporting games, not sporting ones. are all worthy of support, just like esports. It also took a long time to become a sporting event. Table tennis has been cultivated and has become a sport in sports schools for more than 10 years. Yuqiao achieved good results and more and more players became professionals. But with such good results, I am very sorry to leave (the Institute) at this time.
Wu On-yee added that she had considered making a transition due to the possibility of losing funding for table tennis: “There is a good chance that I will be able to return to the professional game next year. I first hope to complete two years of professional competition, and Then I am looking for other developments depending on the situation I still have no choice I think the career of a table tennis player can be. very long. It’s only in recent years that I felt like I had a breakthrough playing professional games, and there are a lot of things I want to do now. not that I want to retire early, but I’m forced to think regarding whether to take the next step. I’m a little confused,” An Yi explained. an impact on training and external competitions. “I don’t know what competitions I will be able to participate in in the future.” She also said that the discomfort had affected her mood and training to some extent. recovery in terms of financing of the Sports Institute.
As for Huang Zhenting and Du Kaiqin, who won the table tennis mixed doubles tickets to the Paris Olympics, they were elected outstanding male and female athletes respectively this year. They said this award was a good conclusion for 2023 and they hope so. to continue to perform well. “Try your best to be yourself. I hope I can set a good example for some of the younger generations. Although I may not be able to change them, I hope I can do my part.” Ten exceptional athletes selected this time were present to receive the award. Huang Zelin, Xu Longyi, Jiang Minxi, Zhu Wenjia and Liu Muchang were unable to attend.
Images and text: Vincent, Mak King-chi, He Ziyuan
This article is written by “Sports route“Originally published in”Good luck | Wu On-yee was elected 11 times and spoke regarding the difficulties of developing table tennis and lamented that she had considered “hanging the pole”.“
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