After inspiring speeches, and after  Kong let the audience carry her gold medal for “good luck”, attendees were invited to move downstairs for dinner, where the award ceremony and fundraising for charity. During the night, attendees had the opportunity to bid on exciting auction lots, from stays in Tuscan villas to photo collages signed by Taylor Swift and The Beatles.

Testimonies from some of HKJC’s esteemed guests paced the gala dinner. Moses paid homage to the city’s culture with a reference to Hong Kong’s most revered martial arts icons: “The truth is, I took the same type of approach as Bruce Lee,” he said on stage. “I took [my training] very seriously, did not allow people into my space and just enjoyed the art of running track and field.” 

The American, who stayed undefeated for nine years, nine months and nine days, highlighted the importance of encouraging youth to get involved in sports and to fight doping—also the messages that in his upcoming documentary Moses—13 steps, a preview of which was on show at the gala dinner. 

Later on, Moses was joined on stage by Kong, as well as by Hong Kong badminton player Happy Lo Sin Yan, the two-time Grand Slam tennis champion Garbiñe Muguruza and rugby player, Olympian and motivational speaker Heather Fisher.