Triumphant return of Special Olympics Hong Kong Delegation from 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games (with photo)

     The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government held a welcome home ceremony at Hong Kong International Airport today (June 27) to greet the Special Olympics Hong Kong Delegation on their triumphant return from the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games.

     The Under Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Raistlin Lau, and Assistant Director (Leisure Services) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr Benjamin Hung, extended their welcome to the Hong Kong athletes at the airport.

     The 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games were held from June 17 to 25 in Berlin, Germany. A total of 81 Hong Kong athletes participated in 13 competition events, namely athletics, basketball, bocce, badminton, bowling, 7-a-side football, futsal, golf, gymnastics (rhythmic), gymnastics (artistic), swimming, tennis and table tennis at the Games. Amid days of intense competition, the Hong Kong delegation earned a total of 75 medals, comprising 39 gold, 25 silver and 11 bronze.

     Divided into Summer Games and Winter Games, the Special Olympics World Games, which are specially designed for athletes with intellectual disabilities, alternate between Summer and Winter Games biennially.