Table tennis is red-hot in Macao. We take a look at how the sport has grown from European import to a favourite pastime of thousands of local residents.
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Start the day on the right foot with an outing to one of our favourite walking trails across the city.
Masks and social distancing are unfeasible, so compulsory vaccination – as required at international events – is the way forward, says policy secretary.
Participants advised to pay strict attention to vaccination requirements for this year’s races which are scheduled to take place on 29 May and 3 June.
Tomorrow’s event, which had already registered 10,000 participants, has been cancelled due to Covid-19 epidemic prevention measures.
Covid-19 precautions fetter one of city’s major traditional outdoor sports events; spectators may be barred for second year running.
Sports Bureau planning to used closed-loop management system similar to Beijing Olympics; 200 Macao athletes set for September’s Asian Games.
The 2022 Sands China Macao International 10K, jointly organised by the Sports Bureau (ID) and the General Association of Athletics.
Songwriters include Forum Macao’s Casimiro de Jesus Pinto, who hopes to promote the city’s role as a link between the mainland and Portuguese-speaking countries.