Hong Kong badminton player Yoyo Ng Tsz-yau has criticised the condition of her Youth Olympic Games gold medal after it was returned by the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI), posting a photo of the medal on social media.
“This is so outrageous. I lent this medal to the Hong Kong Sports Institute for display 10 years ago. Now they returned it to me and it looks like this. Are you kidding me?” Ng wrote, alongside the image.
The medal, which Ng won with Malaysian player Cheam June Wei in the mixed doubles at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics, appeared to have visible adhesive tape residue covering parts of its surface.
It had been on display at the HKSI until March this year before it was removed for renovation work at the institute.
“The staff carelessly forgot to remove the tape and sent it straight to the badminton department,” Ron Lee, director of community relations and marketing at the HKSI, said.
“Nine months later, Ng received it, saw the condition and was understandably unhappy.
