HEALTH & COMMUNITY

Over 210k join Sport For All Day

August 5, 2024

More than 210,000 people joined Sport For All Day 2024 yesterday to use free leisure facilities, enjoy free recreation and sports programmes as well as a live webcast, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today.

 

The participants also cheered for the national team and Hong Kong athletes participating in the Paris Olympic Games.

 

The department said more than 170,000 people used its free facilities yesterday. A usage rate of over 95% was recorded for the main arenas of sport centres, while more than 81,000 people enjoyed swimming for free at LCSD pools.

 

More than 26,000 people also took part in a variety of free recreation and sports programmes at designated sports centres in 18 districts.

 

These included parent-child sports activities, Olympic sports-related activities, experiential activities for new sports as well as urban sports, electronic virtual sports, fitness corners, health talks, and activities for the elderly and people with disabilities.

 

The department organised a series of physical fitness demonstrations and fun games, and arranged a live webcast yesterday via the dedicated website and the "LCSD Plusss" Facebook page, where more than 17,000 viewers joined the demonstrations in real time.

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