Siobhán Haughey: Hong Kong China’s top Olympian

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Siobhán Haughey has become Hong Kong China’s most decorated athlete after winning Bronze in the pool this week.   CGTN’s Dan Williams caught up with her.   #Paris2024 #Olympics2024 #ParisOlympics2024 #HongKong

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00:00Now it's been quite the Olympics for team Hong Kong here at Paris 24 already with two gold medals

00:05in fencing and also two bronze medals in swimming. They came thanks to Siobhan Haughey who came third

00:12in the 100 meter freestyle and third in the 200 meter freestyle. That makes her Hong Kong's most

00:17decorated Olympian. I don't even know if there are words to describe it but it's it's been a

00:22really amazing experience coming here to Paris and seeing my family in the crowd and seeing a lot of

00:28Hong Kong people Hong Kong flags in the crowd it's just been amazing and I think in Tokyo we

00:33were lacking the the fan interaction and the audience and now I'm I'm getting a lot of that

00:40so it's it's been great. This Olympics has been really different because I was a flag bearer and

00:45then I got to walk on the runway just now and having all the the support that I've received

00:53in the past few days honestly in the past few years it's it's been really amazing and I think

00:59this is once in a lifetime opportunity really. So Siobhan Haughey there still flying the flag

01:05for team Hong Kong in the pool. Dan Williams CGTN Paris.

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