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Sports Bulletin Vol.4, 2015

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I. Monthly Highlights
Hong Kong's young fencing team headed to Abu Dhabi in March for the Asian Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships, and came back with 10 medals¡K
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Rowing: Three bronze medals for Hong Kong at Singapore regatta
Hong Kong's rowing team took home three bronze medals from the Asian Rowing Cup I in Singapore¡K
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10 medals for Hong Kong's table tennis team
The Hong Kong table tennis team continued to impress, winning 10 medals at junior and senior level across Europe in March¡K
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Hong Kong pair make podium in Mexico triathlon
In triathlon, Hong Kong took silver and bronze in the elite men's event in Mexico, at the La Paz (MEX) CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup¡K
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II. Sporting Achievements (1 - 31 March)
- Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling wins 1 silver medal at the Stratos Seattle Open
- Squash team wins 3 medals at the Malaysian Squash Tour Leg 1
- Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling wins 1 bronze medal at the 2nd Bahria Town International Women's Squash Tournament
- Elite results roundup (1 - 28 February)

III. Other News
- Appointments to the Hong Kong Sports Institute Board of Directors
- Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards recognises local athletes' achievements
- Representatives of the School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts visits HKSI
- AOSSM/APKASS Travelling Fellows visit HKSI
- HKSI Athletes' Annual Party
- Chow Chi-ngan supports World Wide Fund's Run for Change
- New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Two new books on sport psychology and sports coaching are now available at the SIC.
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Double-digit medal haul for Hong Kong's junior fencers at Asian Championships

Hong Kong’s young fencing team headed to Abu Dhabi for the Asian Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships held from 1 to 9 March, and came back with 10 medals.

Teenager Cheung Hiu-ching was the pick of the bunch, scooping gold with an impressive display in the cadet women’s epee, but there were also 3 silver medals and 6 bronze for the team.

Cheung Ka-long was second in the junior men’s foil, his performance also anchoring the team to silver, while the other individual medals (all bronze) went to Yuen Chun-hei (cadet men’s foil), Chau Man-hang (cadet men’s sabre), Yow Ka-yin (cadet women’s epee) and Chu Ka-mong (junior women’s epee). The junior men’s sabre and epee teams won silver and bronze respectively, and the cadet men’s foil team bronze to complete an impressive haul.

It was the first time the prestigious youth event had been held in United Arab Emirates, and the oil-rich nation put on an impressive show, introducing video refereeing, a giant screen in the finals hall, and securing live broadcasting every day on the Abu Dhabi Sport Channel.

Hong Kong were among 27 represented countries/regions and 540 athletes in attendance, with Japan dominating, taking 14 of 24 golds available at junior and cadet levels.

Cheung Hiu-ching’s gold was all the more remarkable as she is a relative newcomer to fencing.

“I found the fluid nature of fencing, always thinking of attack and defence, fascinating,” said Cheung, who had been a keen swimmer before finding fencing.

The fifteen-year-old was ranked second overall after the pool stage then beat a Thai player and a member of the highly-rated Japanese team before eliminating teammate Yow in the semi-finals then triumphing over Chinese Taipei’s Chou Jou-chun 15-7 in the final.

Cheung Ka-long was similarly impressive in the junior men’s foil, but found Toshiya Saito of Japan too tough to crack in his final, going down 9-15.

Athlete Event Medal
Cheung Hiu-ching Women's Epee (Cadet) Gold
Cheung Ka-long Men's Foil (Junior) Silver
Cheung Ka-long, Yuen Chun-hei, Ng Lok-wang, Tang Pui-ting Men’s Foil, Team (Junior) Silver
Ho Sze-long, Tsang Tsz-hin, Chan Kwong-kiu, Chan Cheuk-him Men’s Sabre, Team (Junior) Silver
Yuen Chun-hei Men’s Foil (Cadet) Bronze
Chau Man-hang Men's Sabre (Cadet) Bronze
Cham Shun-wo, Chiu Man-to, Lee Yat-long, Yuen Chun-hei Men's Foil, Team (Cadet) Bronze
Yow Ka-yin Women's Epee (Cadet) Bronze
Ho Sze-hou, Wong Tsz-ho, Chau Chak-hin, Cheung Shu-sum Men's Epee, Team (Junior) Bronze
Chu Ka-mong Women's Epee (Junior) Bronze
Hong Kong fencing team From left: Tahir Hakimov (Assistant Fencing Coach, HKSI),
Ho Sze-long, Tsang Tsz-hin, Chan Kwong-kiu, Chan Cheuk-him,
Sandor Neuhold (Assistant Fencing Coach, HKSI)
Hong Kong fencing team

Rowing: Three bronze medals for Hong Kong at Singapore regatta

Hong Kong’s rowing team took home 3 bronze medals from the Asian Rowing Cup I held from 11 to 14 March in the picturesque Marina Bay in Singapore, thanks to Bentley Chau in the men’s 500m and 1000m lightweight singles and Suzannah Hornett and Lee Mei-po in the women’s 500m pairs.

Hornett and Lee finished the 500m in 1:55.549, behind pairs from Vietnam and Kazakhstan. Chau finished the 1000m race in 3:39.543, behind athletes from Vietnam and Uzbekistan.

Athlete Event Medal
Bentley Chau Men’s Lightweight Singles (500m) Bronze
Bentley Chau Men’s Lightweight Singles (1000m) Bronze
Suzannah Hornett, Lee Mei-po Women’s Pairs (500m) Bronze
From left: Lee Mei-po, Suzannah Hornett Right: Bentley Chau

10 medals for Hong Kong's table tennis team

The Hong Kong table tennis team continued to impress, winning 10 medals at junior and senior level across Europe in March.

First to play were the young women players at the Italian Junior & Cadet Open. Zhu Chengzhu took gold in the junior girls’ singles with a battling five-game win, while Lee Ka-yee and Wong Chin-yau delivered gold for the cadet girls’ team and silver in the cadet girls’ doubles. Another silver and bronze in the junior girls’ team and doubles events respectively made it a very successful trip.

At senior level, Doo Hoi-kem continued her impressive season with three medals in two weeks in ITTF World Tour events in Germany and Spain. In Bremen, Doo and Lee Ho-ching were runners-up in the women’s doubles, while Doo was third in the U21 singles. Then in Almeria, Doo and Lee teamed up again for bronze in the doubles, matched by Tie Yana and Jiang Huajun in the other half of the draw.

The highlight for Hong Kong in Spain was Wong Chun-ting’s runner-up place in the men’s singles. It was Wong’s first final at this level, but the 11th seed was beaten by Maharu Yoshimura of Japan in four games.

Athlete Event Medal
Italian Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Premium Junior Circuit / 4 - 8 March / Lignano, Italy
Lee Ka-yee, Wong Chin-yau Cadet Girls’ Team Gold
Zhu Chenzhu Junior Girls' Singles Gold
Lee Ka-yee, Wong Chin-yau Cadet Girls’ Doubles Silver
Liu Qi, Mak Tze-wing, Zhu Chengzhu Junior Girls’ Team Silver
Liu Qi, Mak Tze-wing Junior Girls’ Doubles Bronze
GAC Group ITTF World Tour, German Open - Super Series / 18 - 22 March / Bremen, Germany
Doo Hoi-kem, Lee Ho-ching Women’s Doubles Silver
Doo Hoi-kem Women’s Singles (U21) Bronze
GAC Group ITTF World Tour, Spanish Open - Major Series / 25 - 29 March / Almeria, Spain
Wong Chun-ting Men's Singles Silver
Doo Hoi-kem, Lee Ho-ching Women's Doubles Bronze
Jiang Huajun, Tie Yana Women's Doubles Bronze
From left: Lee Ka-yee, Liu Qi, Wong Chin-yau, Mak Tze-wing, Zhu Chengzhu
From left: Zhu Chengzhu, Guan Jianhua (Table Tennis Coach, HKSI)  Doo Hoi-kem
Mak Tze-wing
Wong Chun-ting
(Photos provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association)

Hong Kong pair make podium in Mexico triathlon

In triathlon, Hong Kong took silver and bronze in the elite men’s event in Mexico, at the La Paz (MEX) CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup held on 21 March.

Wong Hui-wai was second in 1:54.46 and Law Leong-tim just five seconds behind him at the event, which had a strong field mainly from the USA and Mexico. But they couldn’t catch Felipe Van de Wyngard, the winner, in the 10km run portion, with the Chilean 51 seconds faster than 19-year-old Wong, who sprinted away from Law in the last 200m.

Given that both Hong Kong athletes could have competed in the U23 section but chose to take on the elite, they can be proud to have made the podium.

“The boys followed the race plan perfectly today with both getting a great start in the swim,” said HKSI Triathlon Coach Neil Harvey. “They showed great maturity in this race.”

Athlete Event Medal
Wong Hui-wai Elite Men Silver
Law Leong-tim Elite Men Bronze
From left: Wong Hui-wai, Law Leong-tim

Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling wins 1 silver medal at the Stratos Seattle Open

Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling won a silver medal in the Women’s Singles event at the Stratos Seattle Open held on 3 - 8 March in Seattle, USA.

4th from left: Liu Tsz-ling
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Squash)

Squash team wins 3 medals at the Malaysian Squash Tour Leg 1

The Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Malaysian Squash Tour Leg 1 held on 23 - 27 March in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Athlete Event Medal
Liu Tsz-ling Women’s Singles Gold
Tong Tsz-wing Women’s Singles Silver
Chu Man-yee Women’s Singles Bronze
From left: Liu Tsz-ling, Yip Tsz-fung
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Squash)

Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling wins 1 bronze medal at the 2nd Bahria Town International Women's Squash Tournament

Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling won a bronze medal in the Women's Singles event at the 2nd Bahria Town International Women's Squash Tournament held on 30 March - 4 April in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.


Elite results roundup (1 - 28 February)
Sport Name Event Position / No. Of Entries
Billiard Sports 
WLBSA Eden Masters Ng On-yee Individual 2nd/19
(31/1/2015, Newbury, England) So Man-yan Individual 3rd/19
 
Cycling
35th Asian Cycling Championships & the 22nd Asian Junior Cycling Championships Fung Ka-hoo Individual Time Trial, Men Junior 1st/15
(4/2/2015, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand) Cheung King-lok,
Leung Chun-wing
Madison, Men 1st/8
Lee Wai-sze Sprint, Women 1st/13
Lee Wai-sze 500m Time Trial, Women 1st/9
Cheung King-lok Individual Pursuit, Men 2nd/8
Wu Lok-chun 1km Time Trial, Men Junior 2nd/12
Diao Xiaojuan Omnium, Women 2nd/7
Leung Hoi-wah Scratch, Women Junior 2nd/8
Leung Bo-yee,
Meng Zhaojuan
Team Pursuit, Women 2nd/6
Maximilian Gil Mitchelmore Individual Pursuit, Men Junior 3rd/9
Lee Wai-sze Keirin, Women 3rd/15
Leung Hoi-wah Individual Road Race, Women Junior 3rd/25
Meng Zhaojuan Individual Road Race, Women 3rd/40
 
Table Tennis
GAC Group ITTF World Tour, Kuwait Open, Super Series Doo Hoi-kem Women’s Singles (U21) 1st/20
(11/2/2015, Kuwait) Li Ching-wan Women’s Singles (U21) 3rd/20
Doo Hoi-kem,
Lee Ho-ching
Women’s Doubles 3rd/31
 
GAC Group ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open, Super Series
(17/2/2015, Doha, Qatar)
Jiang Huajun,
Tie Yana
Women’s Doubles 1st/26
  Ho Kwan-kit Men’s Singles (U21) 2nd/33
Li Ching-wan Women's Singles (U21) 3rd/21
*Non-HKSI Scholarship Athlete
Sports Excellence, Volume 23 available online

The latest issue of the HKSI publication Sports Excellence was published on 26 March as a supplement to Ming Pao, bringing news of local elite sports and the work of the HKSI to the public. To view the online edition (in Chinese only), please click here.


Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards recognises local athletes' achievements

The annual Samsung 2014 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Presentation Ceremony was held on 16 March to honour Hong Kong athletes’ remarkable sporting achievements in 2014.

The competition was increasingly intense following Hong Kong’s success in achieving a record number of medals in both the Incheon Asian Games and Asian Para Games last year. A total of 120 nominations from 47 National Sports Associations were received and after going through voting by the judging panel, sports media and the public, winners of the six categories were selected (please refer to the awardee list below).

Cyclist Lee Wai-sze claimed the women’s keirin and sprint titles at the Incheon Asian Games, making her the first athlete winning the “Best of the Best Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards” for three consecutive years.

The HKSI congratulates all the winning athletes, and hope that they will continue to forge ahead and bring home other victories in the future.

Awardee List
Samsung Best of the Best Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Lee Wai-sze (Cycling)
Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Ng On-yee (Billiard Sports), Lee Wai-sze (Cycling), Shek Wai-hung (Gymnastics), Lok Kwan-hoi (Rowing), Wu Siu-hong (Tenpin Bowling), Cheng Kwok-fai (Windsurfing), Leung Yuk-wing (Boccia – Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled), Wong Ka-man (Table Tennis – Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped)
Hong Kong Junior Sports Stars Awards Leung Ka-yu (Cycling), Ryan Choi Chun-yin (Fencing), Siobhan Bernadette Haughey (Swimming), Doo Hoi-kem (Table Tennis),
Ma Kwan-ching (Windsurfing), Zhuang Jiahong (Wushu)
Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards for Team Only Sport Hong Kong Rugby Football Union Men’s Sevens
Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards for Team Event Hong Kong Men’s Billiard Sports Team, Boccia BC4 Pairs Team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)
Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards Leung Chun-wing (Cycling), Hung Ka-tak (Table Tennis), Andy Leung Ho-tsun (Windsurfing), Lydia Sham Hui-yu (Wushu), Choi Wa-kit (Swimming – Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped)
Hong Kong Sportsmanship Sports Stars Award Chan Chun-hing
Winners of the Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards (from left): Cheng Kwok-fai, Lok Kwan-hoi, Wong Ka-man, Lee Wai-sze,
Leung Yuk-wing, Ng On-yee, Shek Wai-hung and Wu Siu-hong.
Boccia BC4 pairs team (1st to 3rd left) and the Hong Kong men's billiard sports team (1st and 2nd right) won the Hong Kong Sports
Stars Awards for Team Event.
(From left) Zhuang Jiahong, Doo Hoi-kem, Ryan Choi Chun-yin, Siobhan Bernadette Haughey and (from right) Leung Ka-yu and
Ma Kwan-ching were the recipients of the Hong Kong Junior Sports Stars Awards.

Representatives of the School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts visits HKSI

Mr Billbob Brown, Chair of School of Dance, and Mr Brenton Surgenor, Senior Lecturer (Academic Studies in Dance) of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts visited the HKSI on 18 March. They met with Dr Raymond So, Director of Elite Training Science & Technology of the HKSI and were introduced to the range of sports science and medicine services and training facilities provided at the Institute, and explored possible areas for collaborations with the HKSI.


AOSSM/APKASS Travelling Fellows visit HKSI

Four recipients of a travelling fellowship jointly offered by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Surgery (AOSSM) and the Asia-Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society (APKASS) led by Dr Robert Stanton visited the HKSI on 30 April. The group was introduced to the range of sports science and medicine services and training facilities provided at the Institute, and had a good exchange of views and experiences with our sports scientists and coaches.

From left: Dr. Michael Freehill (Travelling Fellow), Dr. Luke Oh (Travelling Fellow), Dr. Colonel Pallis (Travelling Fellow),
Dr. Robert Stanton (Godfather of Travelling Fellow)

HKSI Athletes' Annual Party

The 2015 HKSI Athlete Annual Party was successfully held on 27 March at Paramount International Banquet Hall, Kowloon Bay, involving 280 participants including athletes, coaches and guests. As part of a very important social platform to support athletes' personal-social development, the Party is built on a theme of ¡§Shine-on-Stage¡¨ in which athletes are provided with the opportunity to share their passion and successful experience by demonstrating their other talents and ability through various fantastic performances including band show, dancing and catwalk.


Chow Chi-ngan supports World Wide Fund's Run for Change

Marathon runner Chow Chi-ngan was invited as one of the campaign ambassadors for World Wide Fund-Hong Kong’s Run for Change, the organisation’s first-ever charity run, and took part in the six-km night run on 28 March to witness the signature Earth Hour “lights-out” moment from the Promenade. The run attracted over 2,600 participants, who made a commitment to reducing the use of natural resources and to living a low-carbon lifestyle, and successfully raised money for the organisation’s conservation and education work.

Chow Chi-ngan (left) and artist Ms Kandy Wong (right)

New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Routledge companion to sport and exercise psychology : global perspectives and fundamental concepts
Call No. GV706.4 .R675 2014)

This useful reference features a comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of sport and exercise psychology. A wide spectrum of discussion on topics ranging from the influence of environments on sport and exercise, motor skills learning, performance enhancement, team building, life skills and character development, health and well-being enhancement, to clinical issues in sport psychology as well as professional development and practice are featured in this weighty book. The authoritative guide serves an introduction to the foundational concepts and practical applications in sport psychology. This is an essential resource for coaches, sports students and researchers in sport science, sport psychology, and physical education.

 
Coaching rugby sevens (Second edition)
(Call No.: GV945.75 .B58 2013)

The book is about how to coach and play the game of rugby sevens. A leading consultant and coach on the game, the author has produced many winning teams at school, club and representative level, and has worked with rugby unions around the world in coach education for rugby sevens. Each chapter looks at a different facet of the game and uses pictures to illustrate ideas. There is also a chapter which demonstrates how to put all the ideas together into a coaching programme, and encourages coaching through the game as the best method. The book is a very good reference for all rugby sevens athletes and sport professionals involved in coaching the game.