Artistic Swimming Elite Extravaganza & Macao Open Artistic Swimming Competition 2024” – jointly organized by MGM and Associação Geral de Natação de Macau, together with the support of the Sports Bureau – will be grandly held from June 21 to 23. This year, the Nation’s three renowned teams with numerous world-class accolades, namely the Beijing Artistic Swimming Team, the Jiangsu Artistic Swimming Team and the Sichuan Artistic Swimming Team, will present an exhilarating “water ballet” performance to enhance the glamour of sports events in the city.

Today (June 20), MGM hosted a welcome luncheon at MGM COTAI for the three elite teams and presented them with souvenirs, extending great gratitude and best wishes for a successful performance. The luncheon was attended by a line-up of guests including Debby Fu, Director of Athlete Training and Development Centre of the Sports Bureau of the Macao SAR Government; Kenneth Feng, President and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited; Lai Pak Leng, President of Associação Geral de Natação de Macau; management members of MGM; and guests from local sports sector. Kenneth Feng delivered a speech and said: “Artistic swimming perfectly merges the essence of sports and arts, aligning with MGM's principle of uniting the world through arts. This mega event not only enriches the ‘tourism+’ experiences in Macau, but also attracts more people to visit the city as a tourist destination. It is also intended to help elevate public enthusiasm for sports. Moving ahead, we are endeavoring to introduce diverse ‘tourism+sports’ initiatives, such as regatta, lion dance, yoga, tennis and more, further enriching Macau’s position as the ‘City of Sports’.”

MGM is delighted to have collaborated with Associação Geral de Natação de Macau to incorporate the “Artistic Swimming Elite Extravaganza” into the established “Macao Open Artistic Swimming Competition”. This becomes a mega sports event with a greater attractiveness and influence, that has been recognized by residents and tourists. This year’s open competition brings together 17 teams with nearly 200 young athletes, who come from Beijing, Tianjin, Sichuan, Chongqing, Chinese Taipei, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Macau. The line-up represents a significant increase of 40% in the number of teams from outside the Greater Bay Area, compared to last year. MGM also seizes the opportunity of these renowned artistic swimming teams’ presence and will organize the “Artistic Swimming Master Class” in a bid to help the young competing athletes advance their skills directly from the national level professionals.

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About MGM

MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in the Greater China region. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai, which opened in early 2018 and more than doubles our presence in Macau. 

MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities include the MGM Art Space, dedicating over 5,000 square feet to display authentic works of art, conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.

MGM COTAI is the latest integrated resort of MGM in China. Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, it offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, Asia’s first dynamic theater, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings and food and beverage outlets as well as the

first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.

MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.

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MGM

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Karen Lam

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MGM

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