WATCH: Fifteen-year-old swimmer Jody Lee hopes to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but Hong Kong’s months-long shutdown of swimming pools is making it tougher for him to achieve his dream
Pools and all other sports facilities, including tennis courts, golf courses and gyms, have been shut since January – and for more than 13 months total since the start of the pandemic in 2020.and currents, but the city closed beaches on Thursday, making it even harder to swim.“I have no idea where my swimming level is ... Things will get especially hard for me in terms of trying to qualify for the Olympics.
Leader Carrie Lam said there was a “need” for people to get their hair cut, and then defended beach closures as necessary to prevent gatherings. Many residents had flocked to beaches and coastal parks for leisure activities with playgrounds, schools and most public venues shut. Around 10% of Hong Kong’s 1,800 fitness centres won’t be able to continue operating, said Sam Wong, executive director of the city’s Physical Fitness Association.
At Repulse Bay beach, on Hong Kong’s southern tip, residents looked in frustration at makeshift blockades preventing them from accessing the shore.
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