Sports Bulletin Vol.6, 2011

Sports Bulletin Vol.6, 2011

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements (1 - 31 May)

Athletics team wins 8 medals at the Asian Grand Prix
Track & field athlete Ng Ka-fung wins a gold medal at the IAAF World Athletics Day & Open Meet
Track & field athlete Tse Mang-chi wins a bronze medal at the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships
Billiard sports athlete Chan Ka-kin wins a silver medal at the Malaysia Invitational Tournament
Squash team wins 7 medals at the MILO All Star International Junior Squash Tournament
Squash team wins 2 medals at the Kent Open
Swimming team wins 43 medals at the 54^th MILO/PRAM Malaysia Open Swimming Championships
Swimming team wins 6 medals at the 48^th Annual Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet
Table tennis team wins 2 medals at the Polish Junior & Cadet Open
Table tennis team wins 8 medals at the Spanish Junior & Cadet Open
Table tennis team wins 2 medals at the World Table Tennis Championships
Tenpin bowler Tsang Yin-ki wins a silver medal at the 34^th Canon Malaysian International Open Bowling Championship
Wheelchair fencing team wins 3 medals at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup
Elite results roundup (1 - 30 April)

II. Other News

Visit and Exchange
- Former South Australia Sports Minister visits HKSI
- Senior officials from the English Schools Foundation visit HKSI
- Biomedical engineering scholars and experts visit HKSI
Yu Chui-yee shares her story with insurance practitioners
New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Two new books on sport psychology and strength training are now available at the SIC.

Athletics team wins 8 medals at the Asian Grand Prix

The Hong Kong athletics team won 1 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals at the Asian Grand Prix held in May in China.

Leg (Date, Venue)	Athlete	Event	Medal
1^st Leg (22 May, Jiaxing)	Chan Ho-yee, Fong Yee-pui, Leung Hau-sze, Poon Pak-yan	Women’s 4x100m Relay	Silver
1^st Leg (22 May, Jiaxing)	Lai Chun-ho	Men’s 100m	Silver
1^st Leg (22 May, Jiaxing)	Lai Chun-ho, Ng Ka-fung, Tang Yik-chun, Tsui Chi-ho	Men’s 4x100m Relay	Bronze
2^nd Leg (26 May, Kunshan)	Fong Yee-pui, Hui Hoi-man, Hui Man-ling, Poon Pak-yan	Women’s 4x100m Relay	Bronze
2^nd Leg (26 May, Kunshan)	Ho Man-lok, Ng Ka-fung, Wong Ka-chun, Yip Siu-keung	Men’s 4x100m Relay	Bronze
3^rd Leg (29 May, Wujiang)	Chan Ho-yee, Fong Yee-pui, Leung Hau-sze, Poon Pak-yan	Women’s 4x100m Relay	Bronze
3^rd Leg (29 May, Wujiang)	Tsui Chi-ho	Men’s 100m	Gold
3^rd Leg (29 May, Wujiang)	Lai Chun-ho, Ng Ka-fung, Tang Yik-chun, Tsui Chi-ho	Men’s 4x100m Relay	Bronze

Track and field athlete Ng Ka-fung wins a gold medal at the IAAF World Athletics Day & Open Meet

Track and field athlete Ng Ka-fung won a gold medal in the Men’s 100m event at the IAAF World Athletics Day & Open Meet held on 8 May in Hong Kong.

Track and field athlete Tse Mang-chi wins a bronze medal at the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships

Track and field athlete Tse Mang-chi won a bronze medal in the Women’s Triple Jump event at the Taiwan Open Athletics Championships held on 27 - 28 May in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Billiard sports athlete Chan Ka-kin wins a silver medal at the Malaysia Invitational Tournament
Billiard sports athlete Chan Ka-kin won a silver medal in the Individual event at the Malaysia Invitational Tournament held on 21 May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

	Middle: Chan Ka-kin

Squash team wins 7 medals at the MILO All Star International Junior Squash Tournament

The Hong Kong squash team won 1 Gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals at the MILO All Star International Junior Squash Tournament held on 31 May - 5 June in Selangor, Malaysia.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Chan Siu-ting	Girls’ Under 11	Gold
Chu Ka-hei*	Girls’ Under 17	Bronze
Ho Tze-lok*	Girls’ Under 17	Silver
Lee Ka-yi*	Girls’ Under 19	Silver
Wong King-yeung	Boys’ Under 12	Bronze
Chu Kwok-kee	Boys’ Under 13	Silver
Ho Tze-ho*	Boys’ Under 19	Bronze

*Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) Scholarship athletes

From left to right : Wong King-yeung, Lee Ka-yi*, Chu Kwok-kee, Chan Siu-ting, Ho Tze-lok*, Ho Tze-ho*, Chu Ka-hei*

(Photo provided by Hong Kong Squash)

Squash team wins 2 medals at the Kent Open

The Hong Kong squash team won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Kent Open held on 24 - 29 May in Kent, England.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Au Chun-ming	Men’s Singles	Bronze
Lee Ho-yin	Men’s Singles	Silver

Right: Lee Ho-yin

Swimming team wins 43 medals at the 54^th MILO/PRAM Malaysia Open Swimming Championships

The Hong Kong swimming team won 19 gold, 10 silver and 14 bronze medals at the 54^th MILO/PRAM Malaysia Open Swimming Championships held on 12 - 15 May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Chung Yan-ting	Women’s 50m Backstroke	Bronze
Lau Yin-yan	Women’s 50m Backstroke	Gold
Lau Yin-yan	Women’s 100m Backstroke	Gold
Wan Ching-man	Women’s 100m Backstroke	Bronze
Lau Yin-yan	Women’s 200m Backstroke	Gold
Wan Ching-man	Women’s 200m Backstroke	Silver
Kong Man-yi	Women’s 50m Breaststroke	Silver
Ma Hei-tung	Women’s 50m Breaststroke	Bronze
Kong Man-yi	Women’s 100m Breaststroke	Silver
Ma Hei-tung	Women’s 100m Breaststroke	Bronze
Rainbow Ip	Women’s 200m Breaststroke	Gold
Chan Kin-lok	Women’s 50m Butterfly	Bronze
Sze Hang-yu	Women’s 50m Butterfly	Gold
Sze Hang-yu	Women’s 100m Butterfly	Gold
Wong Yee-ching	Women’s 200m Butterfly	Silver
Sze Hang-yu	Women’s 50m Freestyle	Gold
Yu Wai-ting	Women’s 50m Freestyle	Bronze
Sze Hang-yu	Women’s 100m Freestyle	Gold
Yu Wai-ting	Women’s 100m Freestyle	Silver
Cheng Hei-tung	Women’s 200m Freestyle	Bronze
Sze Hang-yu	Women’s 200m Freestyle	Gold
Tang Wing-yung	Women’s 400m Freestyle	Silver
Tang Wing-yung	Women’s 800m Freestyle	Silver
Chan Kin-lok	Women’s 200m Individual Medley	Gold
Wong Yee-ching	Women’s 200m Individual Medley	Silver
Chan Kin-lok	Women’s 400m Individual Medley	Gold
Chung Lai-yeung	Men’s 50m Backstroke	Gold
Chung Lai-yeung	Men’s 100m Backstroke	Silver
Li Long-yin	Men’s 50m Breaststroke	Bronze
Wong Chun-yan	Men’s 50m Breaststroke	Gold
Wong Chun-yan	Men’s 100m Breaststroke	Bronze
Ng Chun-nam	Men’s 100m Butterfly	Bronze
Ling Tin-yu	Men’s 200m Butterfly	Silver
Yan Ho-chun	Men’s 50m Freestyle	Bronze
Ng Chun-nam	Men’s 100m Freestyle	Bronze
Ng Chun-nam	Men’s 200m Freestyle	Bronze
Kong Chun-yin	Men’s 200m Individual Medley	Bronze
Kong Man-yi, Ma Hei-tung, Wong Yee-ching, Yu Wai-ting	Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay	Gold
Cheng Hei-tung, Tang Wing-yung, Yu Wai-ting	Women’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay	Gold
Chan Kin-lok, Chung Yan-ting, Rainbow Ip, Lau Yin-yan	Women’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay	Gold
Cheung Kin-tat, Kong Chun-yin, Ng Chun-nam	Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay	Gold
Chan Tsz-ho, Cheung Kin-tat, Ling Tin-yu, Yan Ho-chun	Men’s 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay	Gold
Cheung Kin-tat, Chung Lai-yeung, Kong Chun-yin, Wong Chun-yan	Men’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay	Gold

Swimming team wins 6 medals at the 48^th Annual Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet

The Hong Kong swimming team won 3 silver and 3 bronze medals at the 48^th Annual Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet held on 27 - 29 May in Vancouver, Canada.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Au Hoi-shun	Women’s 200m Backstroke	Silver
Hannah Wilson	Women’s 50m Butterfly	Bronze
Hannah Wilson	Women’s 100m Butterfly	Bronze
Hannah Wilson	Women’s 50m Freestyle	Silver
Hannah Wilson	Women’s 100m Freestyle	Silver
Hannah Wilson	Women’s 200m Freestyle	Bronze

Table tennis team wins 2 medals at the Polish Junior & Cadet Open

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 2 gold medals at the Polish Junior & Cadet Open held on 25 - 29 May in Cetniewo, Poland.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Lam Yee-lok	Cadet Girls’ Singles	Gold
Lam Yee-lok, Wong Wing-tung	Cadet Girls’ Team	Gold

Table tennis team wins 8 medals at the Spanish Junior & Cadet Open

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 6 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Spanish Junior & Cadet Open held on 4 - 8 May in Platja d’Aro, Spain.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Doo Hoi-kem	Cadet Girls’ Singles	Gold
Soo Wai-yam	Cadet Girls’ Singles	Bronze
Hung Ka-tak	Cadet Boys’ Singles	Gold
Doo Hoi-kem, Soo Wai-yam	Junior Girls’ Doubles	Gold
Li Ching-wan, Ng Ka-yee	Junior Girls’ Doubles	Silver
Li Ching-wan, Ng Ka-yee	Junior Girls’ Team	Gold
Doo Hoi-kem, Lam Yee-lok, Soo Wai-yam	Cadet Girls’ Team	Gold
Hung Ka-tak, Hung Wah-tak	Cadet Boys’ Team	Gold

Table tennis team wins 2 medals at the World Table Tennis Championships

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 2 bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Championships held on 8 - 15 May in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Jiang Huajun, Tie Yana	Women’s Doubles	Bronze
Cheung Yuk, Jiang Huajun	Mixed Doubles	Bronze

Tenpin bowler Tsang Yin-ki wins a silver medal at the 34^th Canon Malaysian International Open Bowling Championship
Tenpin bowler Tsang Yin-ki won a silver medal in the Youth Boy’s Open Masters event at the 34^th Canon Malaysian International Open Bowling Championship held on 20 - 28 May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
	Left: Tsang Yin-ki

Wheelchair fencing team wins 3 medals at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team won 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup held on 20 - 22 May in Lonato, Italy.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Fan Pui-shan	Women’s Epee Individual (Cat. A)	Bronze
Fan Pui-shan	Women’s Foil Individual (Cat. A)	Silver
Chan Wing-kin, Cheong Meng-chai, Chung Ting-ching, Wong Tang-tat	Men’s Team Foil (Open)	Silver

Left: Fan Pui-shan

(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)

Elite results roundup (1 - 30 April)

	Name	Venue	Position / No. Of Entries
Badminton
Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix Gold 2011	Chan Yan-kit	Men's Singles	3^rd/ 104
(5/4/2011, Melbourne, Australia)
	Poon Lok-yan, Tse Ying-suet	Women’s Doubles	3^rd/ 29

India Open 2011 (Super Series)	Yip Pui-yin	Women's Singles	3^rd/ 50
(26/4/2011, New Delhi, India)
	Hu Yun	Men's Singles	3^rd/ 57

	Poon Lok-yan, Tse Ying-suet	Women's Doubles	3^rd/ 23

Cycling
Tour of Korea	Choi Ki-ho	Individual General Classification	1^st/ 114
(15/4/2011, Korea)

Squash
Buler Squash Challenge Cup 2011	Au Wing-chi	Women's Singles	1^st/ 24
(12/4/2011, Hong Kong, China)

16^th Asian Individual Championships	Au Wing-chi	Women's Singles	2^nd/ 31
(26/4/2011, Penang, Malaysia)

Table Tennis
2011 South Africa Junior & Cadet Open	Soo Wai-yam	Cadet Girls' Singles	2^nd/ 17
(1/4/2011, Cape Town, South Africa)
	Hung Ka-tak	Cadet Boys' Singles	2^nd/ 18

	Hung Wah-tak	Cadet Boys' Singles	1^st/ 18

	Hung Ka-tak, Hung Wah-tak	Cadet Boys' Doubles	1^st/ 9

	Desiree Hung, Soo Wai-yam	Cadet Girls' Team	2^nd/ 7

	Hung Ka-tak, Hung Wah-tak	Cadet Boys' Team	1^st/ 9

	Soo Wai-yam	Junior Girls' Singles	2^nd/ 28

	Hung Ka-tak	Junior Boys' Singles	2^nd/ 26

Spanish Open 2011	Lee Ho-ching	Women's Singles (U21)	3^rd/ 35
(6/4/2011, Almeria, Spain)
	Jiang Huajun	Women's Singles	2^nd/ 95

	Tie Yana	Women's Singles	3^rd/ 95

	Jiang Huajun, Tie Yana	Women's Doubles	1^st/ 39

2011 French Junior & Cadet Open	Doo Hoi-kem	Cadet Girls' Singles	1^st/ 39
(27/4/2011, Metz, France)
	Hung Ka-tak	Cadet Boys' Singles	3^rd/ 38

	Doo Hoi-kem, Soo Wai-yam	Cadet Girls' Doubles	3^rd/ 19

	Hung Ka-tak, Hung Wah-tak	Cadet Boys' Doubles	1^st/ 19

	Doo Hoi-kem, Soo Wai-yam	Cadet Girls' Team	1^st/ 12

	Hung Ka-tak, Hung Wah-tak	Cadet Boys' Team	1^st/ 15

	Doo Hoi-kem	Junior Girls' Singles	2^nd/ 48

	Li Ching-wan, Ng Ka-yee	Junior Girls' Doubles	3^rd/ 36

	Lam Yee-lok, Li Ching-wan, Ng Ka-yee	Junior Girls' Team	3^rd/ 17

Triathlon
2011 Subic Bay ITU Triathlon Asian Cup	Law Leong-tim	Junior Elite Male	1^st/ 13
(30/4/2011, Subic Bay, Philippines)
	Li Tsz-hei	Junior Elite Male	3^rd/ 13

Former South Australia Sports Minister visits HKSI
Former South Australia Sports Minister Hon. Michael Wright MP JP visited the HKSI on 12 May. He exchanged views with HKSI management in elite training and toured the HKSI’s elite sports training facilities.

From left: Hon. Michael Wright MP JP (Former South Australia Sports Minister), Dr Trisha Leahy (Chief Executive, HKSI)

Senior officials from the English Schools Foundation visit HKSI
The Director of Education Pam Ryan, accompanied by the School Development Adviser (Secondary) Chris Durbin, visited the HKSI on 26 May. They exchanged views with the HKSI management in athlete education support services and toured the HKSI’s facilities.

Biomedical engineering scholars and experts visit HKSI
A group of 23 biomedical engineering scholars and experts visited the HKSI on 3 June to understand the sports science and medicine service provided for elite athletes by the HKSI, and to explore potential areas of collaboration. They also took the opportunity to tour the HKSI’s training and scientific facilities.

	Dr Raymond So (Sports Science & Medicine Coordinator, HKSI) introduced to visitors the multi-functional high-speed treadmill for cycling training

Yu Chui-yee shares her story with insurance practitioners
Enduring practice is the key to success; inspiring stories are always coupled with excellent athletes. Wheelchair fencer Yu Chui-yee was invited by The Life Underwriters Association of Hong Kong to speak on 27 May to more than 600 insurance practitioners.
	Yu Chui-yee

New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Foundations of sport and exercise psychology (5^th edition)
(SIC call no.: GV706.4 .W38 2011)

Published by Human Kinetics in 2011 and written by Robert S. Weinberg and Daniel Gould, the book presents a complete, structured and practical textbook for students, coaches and athletes who want to understand and apply mental skills training to improve sports performance. This full-color new edition also comes with access to an online study guide, providing students with a range of practical, interactive learning activities including video clips of sport psychologists in practice and audio clips of many of the field’s pioneers and most respected names. This book is best for coaches, athletes, readers in sports studies as well as sport psychology professionals.

Strength band training (2^nd edition)
(SIC call no.: RA781.2 .P34 2011)

The book is published by Human Kinetics in 2011 and written by licensed physical therapists Phil Page and Todd Ellenbecker. It shows how to use strength band for developing, isolating and targeting every major muscle group. The new edition presents more than 150 training exercises, with new photos and exercises added. This book is a good reference for people who are looking for alternative way of workout in an inexpensive, convenient and effective manner.