Tatler Tales

Heard around Hong Kong this month

IF THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES had you prodding your rolls of flab and wondering the exact age you were when any glimmer of a potential career as a professional athlete died, don’t worry: there could still be a sporting career in your future. The childhood party game where you batted a balloon to friends and pulled off elaborate moves to prevent it touching the floor is now an emerging sport in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Balloon League officially launched in November, backed by Albert Yeung’s Emperor Group, mirroring a mushrooming of similar clubs around the world. It began as a viral video on TikTok, in which three US siblings played keepy-uppy with a balloon, and now there is a World Cup, most recently won by Peru. Scoffing in the…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2022

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