The Sports Bureau (ID) said in a statement yesterday that a series of sporting activities will be held during the Chinese New Year (CNY) with the aim of encouraging residents and visitors to keep fit while celebrating the festival.
According to the statement, a CNY cycling event in Cotai will be held on February 12 (the third day of the CNY). The programme is open to anyone born between 1954 and 2012, while children born in 2010 or after must be accompanied by their parents or guardians. 300 places are available for the event.
A CNY Recreation and Sports carnival will be held at Iao Hon Market Park also on February 12, the statement said, adding that the event will feature game booths, dragon and lion dance performances and sporting performances by the disabled.
According to the statement, the bureau will also hold a CNY Motorcycle Parade, which will take place February 18 at 2 p.m., starting and ending at Macau Science Centre Plaza, travelling through the peninsula, Taipa and Cotai, the statement said.
Co-organised by the Automobile General Association of Macao-China, the two-hour CNY Motorcycle Parade, will include a fleet of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. Motorbikes that ridden in the parade will be displayed in the Plaza for the public to see, according to the statement.
For more details of the CNY recreational and sports activities, please visit the website of the Sports Bureau at www.sport.gov.mo, or call 2823 6363 during office hours.
This poster provided yesterday by the Sports Bureau (ID) shows the schedule of the city’s sporting events during the CNY holiday.
