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Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives in Hong Kong for Asian debut of signature sports festival
Former California governor offers praise for mainland athletes and encourages daily exercise
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Bringing his signature sports festival to Hong Kong for the first time, Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday extended his warmest welcome to the people of the city, including martial arts actor Jackie Chan.
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Addressing a room of reporters in his neatly ironed suit, the former California governor also called China “one of his favourite countries” and praised mainland athletes competing in the Olympic games.
Watch: Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hong Kong
The former bodybuilding champion is in town to open his inaugural Arnold Classic Asia Multi-Sport Festival, an annual global sport convention with Hong Kong as its Asian home base this year.
The festival – which features a wide range of sports from martial arts to bodybuilding to chess as well as some festival firsts: rugby and table tennis – will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
The Hong Kong edition is partnered with Alisports, partly held by the Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post.
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In an interview with the Post, the Hollywood star said he would love to invite Jackie Chan, just as he wished to invite everyone in the city, to the festival.
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