Olympic great Simone Biles enjoys Hong Kong visit, shares snaps on Instagram
US gymnast took part in the UBS Asian Investment Conference, inspiring 600 young athletes
Olympic hero Simone Biles showed she was enjoying her visit to Hong Kong, as she uploaded pictures of herself in the city on her Instagram page.
The seven-time Olympic gold medallist was in the city to take part in a UBS Asian Investment Conference, where she addressed 600 young athletes as well as fans from the local gymnastics clubs.
Biles uploaded a picture of herself standing next to a sign that simply read “Hong Kong”, followed by two images of her at restaurants and another at Temple Street Night Market.
Fans flooded the comments on her post with locals thrilled to see their idol in the city and many writing “Welcome to Hong Kong”.
The 28-year-old was speaking alongside UBS Global Wealth Management Asia chair Amy Lo, who had said she was “thrilled” to welcome Biles for the conference, which ran from May 27 to 30.
Biles, who received worldwide acclaim after withdrawing from the team event at the 2020 Olympics to focus on her mental health, discussed the topic of resilience.
“When you think about the hours and hours and hours she’s put in to become this iconic, successful gymnast, she certainly inspires me,” Niall Macleod, UBS’ head of product management for the Asia-Pacific region, said of Biles.
