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The “Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao SAR: MGM Artistic Swimming Elite Extravaganza & Macao Open Artistic Swimming Competition 2024” — presented by MGM, organized by the Associação Geral de Natação de Macau, together with the support of the Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government — was successfully held from June 21 to 23 at the Aquatic Centre of the Olympic Sports Centre. The event featured stellar performances from the Nation’s renowned artistic swimming teams, including the Beijing Artistic Swimming Team, the Jiangsu Artistic Swimming Team, and the Sichuan Artistic Swimming Team, bringing a “water ballet” splash to Macau. Nearly 3,000 tickets were distributed for free to the public, demonstrating the spectators' enthusiasm for artistic swimming.
Lai Pak Leng, President of the Associação Geral de Natação de Macau, said, “Under the tremendous support by the Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government and MGM, the ‘Artistic Swimming Elite Extravaganza’ has been added to the ‘Macao Open Artistic Swimming Competition’ since last year, making the event more attractive, influential, and widely recognized by tourists and local residents. This year’s open competition brought together 17 teams with nearly 200 young athletes from Beijing, Tianjin, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, as well as Hong Kong and Macau, highlighting the increasing popularity and growing appeal of artistic swimming.”
Pansy Ho, Chairperson and Executive Director of MGM China Holdings Limited, said, “In the joyous celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Macao SAR and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, MGM is delighted to join hands again with the Associação Geral de Natação de Macau and the Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government, organizing this mega sports event to extend dual visual amusement of sports and arts to the spectators. To reinforce Macau as the hub for artistic swimming in the Greater Bay Area, MGM also hosted the ‘Artistic Swimming Master Class’ for the first time, not only to enrich the ‘tourism+sports’ offerings, but also to boost the exchange between young competing athletes and outstanding artistic swimming professionals.”
An “Artistic Swimming Master Class” was held on the last day of the event, and approximately 60 young competing athletes from various cities were selected to join. The young competing athletes were divided into three groups in which they exchanged with the top athletes on performance skills, training methods, and other related topics while receiving technique demonstrations and guidance. The master class served as a platform to strengthen young athletes’ technical proficiency with the aim to drive them to bigger competing stages, meanwhile fostering new friendships with like-minded individuals and showcasing Macau’s vitality and enthusiasm as the “city of sports”.
Beyond their enchanting performances, the three top artistic swimming teams also enjoyed Macau’s charm by strolling in the historical Barra district. To explore the synergy of modern and old times, they visited the “Into the World of Wuxia Legends” Jin Yong Wuxia Drama Costumes and Weapons Exhibition, and savored snacks offered by local SMEs, immersing into the city’s unique glamour of art and culture.
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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.
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