Excellent luck | Wu On-yee was elected for 11 times and discussed the difficulties in the development of table tennis and lamented that she had considered “hanging the pole”

[Tilu News]The “Cathay 2023 Hong Kong Outstanding Athlete Selection” awards ceremony, known as the “Oscars of Hong Kong Sports”, was held tonight (24th). Hong Kong snooker player Ng On-yee was elected as the Outstanding Athlete for a record-breaking 11th time, becoming the 2004 Outstanding Athlete of the Year. The athlete who has been elected the most times since the Games was organized by the Hong Kong Association. After the game, the “Queen of Four Eyes Cue” discussed the dilemma of losing the elite sponsorship of the Hong Kong Sports Institute next year. She admitted that she was inevitably confused under the current situation. She even thought about retiring early and considering the next step, hoping that there could still be a turn for the better.

“Four-eyed girl” Ng On-yee was dressed gorgeously today. She said that she was happy to see that she tried new things every time she dressed up for an event. She said with a smile: “Today, I finally don’t have to worry about the reflection of my glasses.” She shared her feelings about winning the award on stage and mentioned the sport of table tennis. It is a non-mainstream project. I cherish every time I stand on the podium. “Apart from the fact that I am representing 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 continuous support, so that my family and I can realize our dream.” ” She mentioned that she once received a hand-painted painting from a child, “It depicts a four-eyed female pool player as my volunteer choice. I hope Marco Fu and Ng On-yee can become the volunteer choice of more children in the future.”

Since the table tennis event failed to be included in the three Asian Games between 2010 and 2030, it was earlier reported that the Sports Institute would downgrade it from an A-level elite 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 has been close to three years, it has been decided that its elite project qualifications will be temporarily maintained until the end of March 2025. Ng On-yee was interviewed after winning the award. When asked again about the impact of losing funding, she believed that sports should develop in a diversified way: “It is not just the Olympics and Asian Games that are sports, non-Sports games are all worthy of support, just like e-sports. It also took a long time to become a sports event. Table tennis has been cultivated and became a sport in sports colleges for more than 10 years. Many young players like Zhang Jiawei and Zheng Yuqiao have achieved good results, and more players have become professional players. But with such good results, I feel so sorry to leave (the Institute) at this moment.”

Wu On-yee continued that she had considered transitioning due to the possibility of losing funding for table tennis: “There is a high chance that I can return to the professional game next year. I hope to complete two years of professional competition first, and then look for other development depending on the situation. I still have no choice now. I feel The career of a table tennis player can be very long. Only in recent years have I felt that I have a breakthrough, playing professional games, and there are many things I want to do. Now it is not that I want to retire early, but I am forced to think about whether to take the next step. I am a little confused. “An Yi explained that the reduction in funding will have an impact on training and outing competitions. “I don’t know what competitions I can go to in the future.” She also said that the uneasiness has affected her mood and training to a certain extent. She hopes that there will still be a turnaround in terms of funding for the Sports Institute.

As for Huang Zhenting and Du Kaiqin, who won the table tennis mixed doubles tickets for the Paris Olympics, they were elected as the outstanding male and female athletes respectively this year. They said that this award is a good conclusion for 2023, and they hope to continue to perform well. “Try your best to be yourself. I hope I can set a good example for some younger generations. Although I may not be able to change them, I hope I can do my part.” Only 5 of the 10 outstanding 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.

Pictures and text: Vincent, Mak King-chi, He Ziyuan

This article was originally published by “Sportsroad” in “Sports Direct | Ng On-yee talks about the difficulties in the development of table tennis after being elected for 11 times and laments that she considered “hanging the pole””