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Sports Bulletin Vol.2, 2008

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements

II. Other News

III. Invitation

  • International Scientific Symposium - Elite young athletes: biopsychosocial approaches to sporting excellence
    The Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) is organising an International Scientific Symposium on 15 - 16 March 2008. World-class professionals from USA, UK, Australia, Mainland China and Hong Kong have been invited to present lectures and conduct practical sessions at this symposium. In addition, participants are invited to present a paper on related topics for sharing with others. For registration and free paper submission, please visit the ISS website: http://www.hksi.org.hk/iss or contact the Symposium Secretariat at 2681 6130, by email: iss@hksi.org.hk. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ms Chung, Public Affairs & Marketing Department at 2681 6532.


Cyclist Wong Kam-po wins a gold medal at the UCI Track World Cup Classics

Hong Kong cyclist Wong Kam-po won a gold medal in the Men's Scratch Race at the UCI Track World Cup Classics held on 18-20 January 2008 in Los Angeles, USA.



Cycling team wins 4 gold medals at the Hong Kong Track Championships

The Hong Kong cycling team wins 4 gold medals at the Hong Kong Track Championships held on 26 January 2008.

Athlete Event Medal
Wong Wan-yiu Women's 15km Scratch Gold medal
Wong Wan-yiu Women's 20km Points Race Gold medal
Wong Kam-po Men's 15km Scratch Gold medal
Wong Kam-po Men's 30km Points Race Gold medal


Wheelchair fencing team wins 9 medals at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team won 4 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup held on 17-21 January 2008 in Malchow, Germany.

Athlete Event Medal
Yu Chui-yee Women's Epee Individual (Cat.A) Gold medal
Chan Yui-chong Women's Epee Individual (Cat.B) Bronze medal
Yu Chui-yee Women's Foil Individual (Cat. A) Silver medal
Chan Yui-chong Women's Foil Individual (Cat. B) Gold medal
Chan Yui-chong
Fan Pui-shan
Justine Charissa Ng
Yu Chui-yee
Women's Epee Team (Open) Gold medal
Hui Charn-hung Men's Foil Individual (Cat. B) Bronze medal
Chan Wing-kin Men's Sabre Individual (Cat. A) Bronze medal
Hui Charn-hung Men's Sabre Individual (Cat. B) Gold medal
Chan Wing-kin
Cheong Meng-chai
Hui Charn-hung
Tam Tai-sum
Men's Sabre Team (Open) Silver medal
  (Photo provided by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)


Swimming athlete Au Hoi-shun sets a new Hong Kong record at the Division 1 (Part 2) Short Course Competition

Hong Kong swimming athlete Au Hoi-shun set a new Hong Kong record for Women's 400m Freestyle at 4:13.93 at the Division 1 (Part 2) Short Course Competition held on 13 January 2008 in Hong Kong. The previous Hong Kong record was 4:15.28.



Squash team wins 2 medals at the WISPA Hangzhou Open

The Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold and 1 silver medal at the WISPA (Women's International Squash Players Association) Hangzhou Open held on 23-25 January 2008 in Hangzhou, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Chiu Wing-yin Women's Singles Gold medal
Mak Pui-hin Women's Singles Silver medal


Squash team wins 5 medals at the Buler Squash Challenge Cup

The Hong Kong squash team won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Buler Squash Challenge Cup held on 16-20 January 2008 in Hong Kong.

Athlete Event Medal
Chiu Wing-yin Women's Singles Gold medal
Mak Pui-hin Women's Singles Bronze medal
Lee Ho-yin Men's Singles Gold medal
Lau Siu-wai Men's Singles Silver medal
Au Chun-ming Men's Singles Bronze medal


Squash athlete Au Wing-chi wins a silver medal at the British Junior Open

Hong Kong squash athlete Au Wing-chi won a silver medal in the Girls Under 19 Category at the British Junior Open held on 2-6 January 2008 in Sheffield, UK.


Table tennis player Li Ching wins a silver medal at the ITTF Pro Tour Slovenian Open

Hong Kong table tennis player Li Ching won a silver medal in the Men's Singles Event at the ITTF Pro Tour Slovenian Open held on 15-19 January 2008 in Velenje, Slovenia.



Tenpin bowling athlete Chan Shuk-han wins a gold medal in the ABF Tour Tournament of Championships

Hong Kong tenpin bowling athlete Chan Shuk-han won a gold medal in the Women's Events at the ABF Tour Tournament of Championships held on 10-13 January 2008 in Jakarta, Indonesia.



Tenpin bowling athlete Wu Siu-hong wins a silver medal at the 8th Milo International Junior All Stars Invitational Bowling Tournament

Hong Kong tenpin bowling athlete Wu Siu-hong won a silver medal in the Boy's Open Masters at the 8th Milo International Junior All Stars Invitational Bowling Tournament held on 17-22 December 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.



Elite results roundup (15 November - 14 December 2007)

Name Event Position/ No. of Entries
Cycling
Track Asia Cup Wong Kam-po 24km Men's Point Race 2nd/ 20
(23/11/2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
 
Track World Cup Wong Kam-po Men's Point Race 6th/ 56
(7/12/2007, Beijing, China)
 
China National Youth Championships Leung Bo-yee 30km Individual Road Race 3rd/ 25
(12/12/2007, Shenzhen, China)
Cheung Joy-lai 200M Individual Time Trial 3rd/ 24
 
Cheung King-lok 1km Individual Time Trial 2nd/ 29
5km Individual Time Trial 1st/ 28
50km Individual Road Race 2nd/ 30
 
Choi Ki-ho 5km Individual Time Trial 2nd/ 28
50km Individual Road Race 1st/ 30
 
Lai Sau-fung 1km Individual Obstacle Race 1st/ 22
 
Leung Chun-wing 40km Individual Time Trial 3rd/ 34
 
Squash
Pakistan Open 2007 Mak Pui-hin Women's Singles 1st/ 16
(15/11/2007, Islamabad, Pakistan)
 
Table Tennis
2007 Asian Cup Jiang Hua-jun Women's Singles 1st/ 16
(24/11/2007, Honai, Vietnam)
Jiang Tian-yi Men's Singles 6th/ 16
 
2007 Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals Jiang Hua-jun Women's Singles 5th/ 16
(13/12/2007, Beijing, China)
Tie Yana Women's Doubles 3rd/ 8
Zhang Rui
 
Ko Lai-chak Men's Doubles 3rd/ 8
Li Ching
 
Tenpin Bowling
Storm English Open 2007 Wu Siu-hong Men's Open Masters 3rd/ 50
(9/12/2007, Birmingham, UK)
 
Wheelchair Fencing (SAP)
Paris Wheelchair Fencing World Cup Chan Yui-chong Women's Epee Individual (Cat B) 2nd/ 20
(19/11/2007, Paris, France) Women's Foil Individual (Cat B) 1st/ 20
 
Fan Pui-shan Women's Epee Individual (Cat A) 3rd/ 24
Women's Foil Individual (Cat A) 3rd/ 24
 
Yu Chui-yee Women's Epee Individual (Cat A) 6th/ 24
 
Chan Wing-kin Men's Foil Individual (Cat A) 6th/ 39
 
Hui Charn-hung Men's Foil Individual (Cat B) 1st/ 28
 
Chan Wing-kin Men's Foil Team (Open) 2nd/ 10
Cheong Meng-chai
Hui Charn-hung
Wong Tang-tat
 
Chan Wing-kin Men's Sabre Team (Open) 3rd/ 7
Cheong Meng-chai
Hui Charn-hung
 
Windsurfing
RS:X Asian Championships Chan Wai-kei RS:X Women 2nd/ 11
(18/11/2007, Pattaya, Thailand)
Ho Chi-ho RS:X Men 1st/ 24
 
Leung Ho-tsun RS:X Youth 1st/ 9


Monthly wallpaper calendar featuring athletes available for download

To boost youngsters' interest in sports and local athletes, the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) has collaborated with the RTHK Teen Power to produce an electronic monthly wallpaper calendar for 2008. The calendar features athletes of 11 elite and two disabled sports as well as the RTHK Teen Power web-Js. New wallpapers featuring different athletes will be uploaded to the RTHK Teen Power website each month for the public to download.

The calendar for February 2008 is now available for download at http://www.teenpower.rthk.org.hk/teenspecial/2008wallpaper, in which you can view the champion table tennis duo Li Ching and Ko Lai-chak.



NOW News Channel interviews athletes on their preparation for the Olympics

NOW News Channel featured four elite athletes on their preparation for the Olympics in its "Hong Kong Athletes Series" in "NNC Magazine". They were Tang Wang-yip, Mak So-ning, Ko Lai-chak and Chow Tsz-ki. The live interviews were broadcast from 10:30am to 11:00am on 2, 3, 4 and 15 January respectively.



HKSI New Year Luncheon

The 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralymic Games are close, the HKSI believes that it will be a challenging year for the sports sector. To start the new year, the HKSI Board of Directors hosted a New Year Luncheon on 28 January 2008 to get together with officials of elite and disabled sports National Sports Associations (NSAs), and to exchange ideas on sports development and athlete training. At the luncheon, Dr Eric Li, Chairman of the HKSI, thanked the Government and NSAs for their tremendous support to the HKSI and athletes over the year, and wished continuous collaboration for a better preparation of elite athletes to achieve excellence in the international sporting arena.




New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Fundamentals of high performance wushu: taolu jumps and spins
(SIC call no.: GV1114.7 .W873 2007)

Written by Raymond Wu, and published by HighPerformanceWushu.com in 2007, this book explains the fundamental concepts and mechanics of jumping and spinning in taolu. Each technique is described in detail, including key aspects, approaches, step-by-step instructions, common errors and training exercises. Materials presented in this book are applicable not only to wushu, but also to all sports involving jumping and/ or spinning, such as taekwondo, karatedo and gymnastics. Coaches, athletes and readers who are interested in wushu will find it useful.

Triathlon for women: a mind-body-spirit approach for female athletes
(SIC call no.: GV1060.7 .L96 2007)

Written by Lisa Lynam and published by Meyer & Meyer Sport in 2007, the author educates and guides women of any level on how to get optimum result in triathlon racing. This book includes aspects of fitness and skill development, smart nutrition choices, strength training, race planning, and mental aspects in triathlon. It is an ideal reference for triathlon coaches and athletes, especially for female athletes.



International Scientific Symposium -
Elite young athletes: biopsychosocial approaches to sporting excellence

The HKSI is organising a 2-day International Scientific Symposium (ISS) to be held on 15-16 March 2008 in Hong Kong, with the main theme being "Elite young athletes: biopsychosocial approaches to sporting excellence".

The 2-day event will bring together international and local experts to share the latest knowledge on evidence-based best practice in nurturing and empowering young gifted athletes to excel through systematic programmes geared toward their specific developmental needs.

In addition to keynote lectures, there will be a symposium on preventing burnout in elite young athletes, workshops, and free papers presented by participants. We cordially invite you to join us.

For registration and free paper submission, please visit the ISS website: http://www.hksi.org.hk/iss, or contact the Symposium Secretariat at 2681 6130, by email: iss@hksi.org.hk

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ms Chung, Public Affairs & Marketing Department at 2681 6532.