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There’s a very Olympic feeling building at the moment, which is comforting and strange both at the same time.
Siobhan Haughey getting ready for a gold medal swim, Hong Kong’s fencers preparing to start their own bids for glory, and the city’s cyclists back in action on the track.
For Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau, see Tokyo in 2021, Hangzhou in 2023 or Paris last year. The National Games might not be global, but they have that feeling about them all the same.
At least we know how to handle what comes next, which is the anticipation, the excitement and then the reaction. It’s day four in the Greater Bay Area, so follow us for all the action as it happens.
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Reporting by Paul McNamara, Tom Bell, Jiang Chuqin, Ada Li, Wynna Wong, Josh Ball, and Mike Chan in Shenzhen