Borders are open once again, FIFA funding has been renewed, and the Macau Football Association has much to do if the SAR is to lift its lowly global ranking.
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The Grand Prix’s signature races, suspended since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, make their triumphant return to the Guia Circuit.
Sports chief Pun Weng Kun made the disclosure on Sunday at the sidelines of the Macau Grand Prix Family Carnival.
The Macau Grand Prix Family Carnival was due to be held last month but because of poor weather was rescheduled to this Saturday and Sunday.
Former world number one Daniil Medvedev spearheads a line-up for the six-day tennis fest at the Hengqin tennis centre.
All-China finals see Wang Chuqin and Wang Manyu lift the trophies in the men’s and women’s competitions.
In the women’s competition, Chen Meng meets Wang Manyu, while the men’s final sees Ma Long battle against Wang Chuqin.
‘He played very, very good, so I think I did amazing today’, the 19-year-old French player told reporters after the match.
When it comes to 1,500-metre or 3,000-metre races, nobody in Macao is faster than the fleet-footed law student.