“It’s always good that the teams have something in common outside the fencing hall.
Hong Kong fencing coach Grégory Koenig’s GOLD 4HKNFT asset after athlete Cheung Ka Long won the Olympic foil final. Photo: GOLD4HK
“Previous [Tokyo 2020], I didn’t know anything about Instagram or all these digital media. I was the only old man on Facebook. But after the Olympics, I received so many social media messages and understood how things work, that is, people are very interested in contacting the fencing team in Hong Kong. started.
“I understand that this is a new way of communicating. Of course, we never forget that our most important goal is to train in competition and get good results.”
Apart from preserving some of the city’s most memorable sporting moments, each NFT also acts as a GOLD4HK community membership, with exclusive owners access to other merchandise, experiences and early access privileges. I can do it.
Hong Kong Men’s Foil Team GOLD 4HKNFT Asset. (From left) Sean Chung Siulun, Chan Karon, Gregory König, Ryan Choi Chun-in, Lawrence N. Rokwan at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: GOLD4HK
“The collections and memories we sell are great digital art, but we want to go a step further and create an unprecedented program for sports fans, especially Asia,” said GOLD4HK’s Marketing Responsibility. Said Timothy Semerin. An all-inclusive package for the 2022 Asian Games next year.
“We will give you two trips (flight, hotel, VIP ticket) to Hangzhou, China to see the Asian Games in September. It’s like you can expect the community to win.
“Of course, the idea is to create more collections and grow the existing community in the future. We are thinking of partnering with other athletes and communities around the world.”
Oleg Vorontsov, the founder of GOLD4HK, is a collector of Olympic souvenirs, an investor in the increasingly popular sports NFT sector, and an important part of the collector market for sporting events, the National Olympic Committee and the Sports Federation. I outlined sex.
“We created this trial program in Hong Kong to raise public awareness of athletes’ outstanding performance in fencing,” said Vorontsov, who said GOLD4HK was with the International Olympic Committee, the Hong Kong Sports Federation and the Olympic Committee. Revealed that it has nothing to do with it.
“Fan involvement [element] Especially useful for teams. The team is active in the Covid-19 pandemic and often goes to international events over the next three years. “
GOLD4HKNFT assets directed by Cheung Ka Long (left) and Gregory Koenig, gold medalist fencing player at the Hong Kong Olympics after winning the men’s foil final in Tokyo. Photo: GOLD4HK
“As a team, we are pleased to be able to create new ways to interact with fans, collectors and those who are interested in traveling to Paris 2024, but first celebrate the wonderful year of sports in Hong Kong. . “
The first NFT collection will be created and released on December 27th. Digital art is ” [men’s foil] Teams preparing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and competing. “
Gold or Platinum membership has two costs: 1.88 and 3.88 Solana over the blockchain platform. This is about HK $ 2,500 and HK $ 5,000 and will last for three years until the next Olympics.
The second collection will be dropped on January 20th next year, promising other unique pieces, private auctions and behind-the-scenes content.
GOLD4HK is also interested in attracting demographics who are hesitant to invest in sports projects and people who are daunting even to mention NFTs.
“It will take some time to educate the market and sports fans to understand this new experience,” said Semelin, an NFT trader himself.
“Athletes are very passionate about this project. We’ve had a lot of discussions with them. They’re chatting with Discord, livestreaming to the community, hosting private events and dinners, in Hong Kong. We plan to see and support the team together at face-to-face events, etc., no matter where you are in the world.
“We can expect GOLD 4HK to hold an exhibition in the city soon. We have a lot of plans. We hope that our fans will understand its value and embark on this with us.”
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