The nation’s Rio Olympics heroes and their support team arrived in Macau yesterday afternoon for a 4-day visit, welcomed by hundreds of cheering pupils outside the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal.
The delegation of 64 arrived at the terminal shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday. It includes Rio Olympic gold medallists, coaches and badminton player Lin Dan, sprint athlete Su Bingtian and Fu Yuanhai, the refreshingly outspoken swimmer who has become an Internet sensation.
Outside the terminal, a local secondary school pupil told reporters she was excited to have managed to give local souvenir biscuits to her hero, table tennis player Zhang Jike. The pupil, surnamed Lao, said while she had been able to obtain tickets for the delegation’s two events which require tickets to gain admission, she thought that welcoming the team at the terminal enabled her to be “closer to them”.
A local secondary school pupil surnamed Lao (left), accompanied by a friend, poses yesterday outside Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal holding a card with the name of table tennis player Zhang Jike written on it. Lao managed to give local souvenir biscuits to Zhang – her hero. – Photo: Maria Cheang Ut Meng
The nation’s Rio Olympic Games heroes are welcomed by cheering pupils at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal yesterday afternoon. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
Outspoken swimmer Fu Yuanhui smiles and waves as she arrives at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal with other Team China members yesterday.–Xinhua
Team China’s popular badminton player Lin Dan arrives with the rest of the team at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal yesterday. – Xinhua
