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Sports Bulletin Vol.7, 2012

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements (1 ˇV 30 June)

II. Other News


Athletics team wins 2 bronze medals at the 15th Asian Junior Athletics Championships

The Hong Kong athletics team won 2 bronze medals at the 15th Asian Junior Athletics Championships held on 9 - 12 June in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Athlete Event Medal
Fung Ling-ho, Ho Ping-kwan, Li Lut-yin, So Chun-hong Menˇ¦s 4x100m Relay Bronze
Lui Lai-yiu Women's 100m Hurdles Bronze
From left : Li Lut-yin, So Chun-hong, Fung Ling-ho, Ho Ping-kwan Lui Lai-yiu

Badminton athlete Hu Yun wins a bronze medal at the DJARUM Indonesia Open OSIM BWF Superseries Premier

Badminton athlete Hu Yun won a bronze medal in the Men's Singles event at the DJARUM Indonesia Open OSIM BWF Superseries Premier held on 12 - 17 June in Jakarta, Indonesia.


Cycling team wins 2 medals at the China National Track Race

The Hong Kong cycling team won a silver and a bronze medal at the China National Track Race held in June in China.

Series (Date, Venue) Athlete Event Medal
Series 3 (1 June, Changxing) Wong Wan-yiu 20km Points Race, Women Silver
Series 4 (14 June, Beijing) Lee Wai-sze Keirin, Women Bronze

Fencing team wins a silver medal at the Under-23 Asian Fencing Championships

The Hong Kong fencing team won a silver medal at the Under-23 Asian Fencing Championships held on 3 - 8 June in Manila, Philippines.

Athlete Event Medal
Fong Kiu, Lai Ka-tsun, Kimble Raphael Leung,
Tam Ka-kit
Men's Epee, Team Silver

Gymnastics athlete Ng Yan-yin wins a bronze medal at the National Youth Gymnastics Championships

Gymnastics athlete Ng Yan-yin won a bronze medal in the Women's Vault - Group A event at the National Youth Gymnastics Championships held on 21 - 29 June in Hangzhou, China.


Karatedo team wins 12 medals at the National Championship Senior

The Hong Kong karatedo team won 1 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze medals at the National Championship Senior held on 6 - 11 June in Wuhan, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Lau Mo-sheung Senior Female Individual Kata Gold
Li Pui-ki Senior Female Individual Kata Silver
Lau Chi-ming Senior Male Individual Kata Silver
Choi Wan-yu Senior Female Individual Kumite -50kg Bronze
Ma Man-sum Senior Female Individual Kumite -55kg Bronze
Cheung Kwan-lok Senior Male Individual Kumite -55kg Bronze
Law Chin-pang Senior Male Individual Kumite -55kg Bronze
Chan Ka-man Senior Female Individual Kumite -61kg Bronze
Lee Ka-wai Senior Male Individual Kumite -84kg Bronze
Kao Ting-kwok Senior Male Individual Kumite +84kg Silver
Lee Wai-chi Senior Male Individual Kumite +84kg Bronze
Hon Yung-sing, Kwan Yee-lun, Lee Chun-ho,
Lee Ka-wai, Liu Ming-hin, Yuen Siu-lun
Senior Male Team Kumite Bronze

Karatedo athlete Lee Chun-ho wins a bronze medal at the Karate1 Premier League - Jakarta

Karatedo athlete Lee Chun-ho won a bronze medal in the Male Individual Kumite -60kg event at the Karate1 Premier League - Jakarta held on 23 - 24 June in Jakarta, Indonesia.


Squash team wins 4 medals at the PBA 10th Penang Malaysian Junior Open

The Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the PBA 10th Penang Malaysian Junior Open held on 4 - 8 June in Penang, Malaysia.

Athlete Event Medal
Ho Ka-po Girls under 19 Gold
Lee Ka-yi Girls under 19 Silver
Chu Ka-hei Girls under 19 Bronze
Yeung Ho-wai Boys under 19 Silver

 

  From left : Chu Ka-hei, Ho Ka-po, Lee Ka-yi, Yeung Ho-wai

Squash team wins 8 medals at the 19th Asian Junior Individual Championships

The Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals at the 19th Asian Junior Individual Championships held on 19 - 23 June in Kish Island, Iran.

Athlete Event Medal
Ng Ka-yiu Boys under 15 Bronze
Ho Tze-lok Girls under 17 Gold
Choi Uen-shan Girls under 17 Silver
Chan Pui-hei Girls under 17 Bronze
Lo Cheuk-hin Boys under 17 Bronze
Ho Ka-po Girls under 19 Silver
Chu Ka-hei Girls under 19 Bronze
Lee Ka-yi Girls under 19 Bronze
Second from left : Ho Ka Po, Choi Uen Shan, Lee Ka Yi, Lo Cheuk Hin, Ho Tze-lok, Ng Ka Yiu, Chu Ka Hei, Chan Pui Hei

Table tennis athlete Lee Ho-ching wins a silver medal at the GAC Group ITTF World Tour, Japan Open

Table tennis athlete Lee Ho-ching won a silver medal in the Women's Singles (U21) event at the GAC Group ITTF World Tour, Japan Open held on 6 - 10 June in Kobe, Japan.


Tenpin bowling team wins 2 bronze medals at the ABF Tour - Hong Kong

The Hong Kong tenpin bowling team won 2 bronze medals at the ABF Tour - Hong Kong held on 10 June in Hong Kong.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Shuk-han Women's Events Bronze
Wu Siu-hong Men's Events Bronze

Tenpin bowling athlete Kam Siu-lun wins a gold medal at the ABF Tour - Macau

Tenpin bowling athlete Kam Siu-lun won a gold medal in the Men's event at the ABF Tour - Macau held on 17 June in Macau, China.

  Kam Siu-lun

Tenpin bowling athlete Wu Siu-hong wins a silver medal at the Macau China International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships

Tenpin bowling athlete Wu Siu-hong won a silver medal in the Men's Open Masters event at the Macau China International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships held on 11 - 16 June in Macau, China.

  Wu Siu-hong

Tenpin bowling athlete Wong Kwan-yuen wins a silver medal at the 38th Hong Kong International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships

Tenpin bowling athlete Wong Kwan-yuen won a silver medal in the Youth Under 18 Masters event at the 38th Hong Kong International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships held on 3 - 9 June in Hong Kong.

  Left : Wong Kwan-yuen

Elite results roundup (1 - 31 May)
  Name Event Position / No. Of Entries
Athletics
Asian Grand Prix Series leg 1 Lai Chun-ho, Ng Ka-fung, Tang Yik-chun,
Tsui Chi-ho
Men's 4x100m Relay 1st/ 6
(8/5/2012, Bangkok, Thailand)  
   
Asian Grand Prix Series leg 2 Lai Chun-ho, Ng Ka-fung, Tang Yik-chun,
Tsui Chi-ho
Men's 4x100m Relay 2nd/ 8
(11/5/2012, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand)  
   
Asian Grand Prix Series leg 3 Lai Chun-ho, Ng Ka-fung, Tang Yik-chun,
Tsui Chi-ho
Men's 4x100m Relay 2nd/ 6
(14/5/2012, Chonburi, Thailand)  
   
Billiard Sports  
WLBSA Agnes Davies Memorial Ranking Event Ip Wan-in Individual 1st/ 19
(26/5/2012, Carmarthenshire, UK)  
  Ng On-yee Individual 3rd/ 19
   
  So Man-yan Individual 2nd/ 19
   
Cycling  
Tour of Japan Cheung King-lok Individual Time Trial 3rd/ 93
(20/5/2012, Japan)  
   
Tour of Kumano Cheung King-lok Individual Time Trial 3rd/ 94
(31/5/2012, Kumano, Japan)  
   
Squash  
16th Asian Team Championships  Au Wing-chi, Chan Ho-ling, Liu Tsz-ling,
Tong Tsz-wing
Women's Team 2nd/ 8
(1/5/2012, Kuwait)  
   
WA Open Liu Tsz-ling Women's Singles 1st/ 40
(24/5/2012, Perth, Australia)  
   
Milo All Star Junior Squash Championship  Choi Uen-shan Girls under 17 1st/ 49
(28/5/2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)  
  Chu Ka-hei Girls under 19 1st/ 22
   
Table Tennis  
Thailand Junior & Cadet Open Soo Wai-yam Cadet Girls' Singles 1st/ 36
(5/5/2012, Pattaya, Thailand)  
  Daryl Hung  Junior Boys' Singles 2nd/ 64
   
  Li Hon-ming Junior Boys' Singles 3rd/ 64
   
  Daryl Hung, Hung Wah-tak, Li Hon-ming Junior Boys' Team 3rd/ 10
   
Spanish Junior & Cadet Open Doo Hoi-kem Junior Girls' Singles 2nd/ 46
(9/5/2012, Platja d' Aro, Spain)  
  Li Ching-wan Junior Girls' Singles 3rd/ 46
   
  Chiu Chung-hei Junior Boys' Singles 2nd/ 67
   
  Doo Hoi-kem, Li Ching-wan Junior Girls' Doubles 1st/ 49
   
  Doo Hoi-kem, Li Ching-wan Junior Girls' Team 3rd/ 18
   
  Chiu Chung-hei, Hung Ka-tak Junior Boys' Team 2nd/ 26
   
Slovak Junior Open Chiu Chung-hei Junior Boys' Singles 3rd/ 76
(17/5/2012, Sence, Slovak)  
   
GAC Group ITTF World Tour, China Open Jiang Huajun, Lee Ho-ching Women's Doubles 1st/ 30
(23/5/2012, Shanghai, China)  
   
Triathlon  
ITU Subic Bay International Triathlon Asian Cup Chan Long-ching Female Junior Elite - Sprint Distance 1st/ 8
(4/5/2012, Subic Bay, Philippines)  
  Lee Yuk-ying Female Junior Elite - Sprint Distance 2nd/ 8
   
  Kok Yu-hang Male Junior Elite - Sprint Distance 2nd/ 13
   
  Lau Tsun-ling Male Junior Elite - Sprint Distance 3rd/ 13
   
  Sam Brian Mitchelmore Male Junior Elite - Sprint Distance 1st/ 13
   
Windsurfing  
Delta Lloyd Regatta Chan Hei-man  RS:X Women 3rd/ 13
(22/5/2012, Medemblik, Holland)  
   
Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled  
IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup - Italy Justine Charissa Ng Women's Epee (Individual)  - Cat A 3rd/ 20
(18/5/2012, Lonato, Italy)  
  Yu Chui-yee Women's Epee (Individual)  - Cat A 2nd/ 20
 
  Chan Yui-chong Women's Epee (Individual)  - Cat B 3rd/ 13
 
  Tam Chik-sum Men's Epee (Individual)  - Cat B 3rd/ 16
   
  Justine Charissa Ng Women's Foil (Individual)  - Cat A 3rd/ 19
   
  Yu Chui-yee Women's Foil (Individual)  - Cat A 1st/ 19
 
  Chan Yui-chong Women's Foil (Individual)  - Cat B 1st/ 14
 
  Chan Yui-chong, Fan Pui-shan,
Justine Charissa Ng, Yu Chui-yee
Women's Team Epee 2nd/ 8

HKSAR Government honours awarded to 17 sports officials and athletes

Congratulations to the following sports officials, athletes and personnel who have been honoured on the Hong Kong SAR Government 2012 Honours List in recognition of their contribution to the community and sports development.

Silver Bauhinia Star

Dr Hon Lam Tai-fai SBS JP
Board of Directors, Hong Kong Sports Institute


Bronze Bauhinia Star

Mr Cham Ka-hung Daniel BBS MH JP
Member, Community Sports Committee

Dr Chang Wai Julian BBS MH
Board of Directors, Hong Kong Sports Institute

Mr Kwok Ka-ming BBS JP
Member, Major Sports Events Committee


Medal of Honour

Mr Lam Chun-ying Martin MH
General Secretary, The Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled

Mr Leung Hung-tak Brian MH
Chairman, Hong Kong Football Association


Justices of the Peace

Mr Tong Wai-lun William MH JP
Chairman, Community Sports Committee

Mr Lee Tze-Hau Michael JP
Board of Directors, Hong Kong Sports Institute

Ms Ngai Man-lin Malina JP
Board of Directors, Hong Kong Sports Institute

Mr Hung Chung-yam JP
Deputy General Secretary, Hong Kong Cycling Association

Miss Chan Lim-chee Amy JP
Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Elite Athletes Association


Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service

Mr Ho Man-lok Lawrence
Athletics Athlete, Hong Kong Sports Institute

Mr Lai Chun-ho
Athletics Athlete, Hong Kong Sports Institute

Mr Leung Ki-ho
Athletics Athlete, Hong Kong Sports Institute

Mr Yip Siu-keung
Athletics Athlete, Hong Kong Sports Institute

Miss Au-Yeung Wai-sum
Fencing Athlete, Hong Kong Sports Institute

Miss Wong Hiu-ying Angel
Gymnastics Athlete, Hong Kong Sports Institute



Hongkong Bank Foundation Continuing Coach Education Programme

A seminar on ˇ§Prevention of Sudden Death in Sportsˇ¨ under the Hongkong Bank Foundation Continuing Coach Education Programme was organised by the Hong Kong Coaching Committee on 8 June 2012 at the HKU SPACE - Kowloon East Campus. Dr Gary Mak, Honorary Cardiology Consultant of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI), shared on the issue of sudden death with over 300 accredited coaches.


Sports Excellence, Volume 15 available online

The latest issue of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) publication Sports Excellence was published on 24 July as a supplement to Sing Tao Daily, 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.


UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister visits Hong Kong

Mr Jeremy Browne MP, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for the Far East, visited Hong Kong on 6 July. During his visit, he was received by Mr Tsang Tak-sing, Secretary for Home Affairs; Mr Timothy Fok, President of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China; Mrs Jenny Fung, Chairman of the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled; and Mr Carlson Tong Ka-shing, Chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Institute at the HKSI, where he also met Hong Kong badminton and table tennis athletes, had a quick game of table tennis with them and wish them luck for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games.

A group photo of Mr Jeremy Browne MP, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister (7th from right, back row), with guests and athletes
Mr Browne has a quick game of table tennis with members of the Hong Kong Olympic and Paralympic squads.

Representatives from Singapore Sport Institute visits HKSI
Three representatives from the Singapore Sports Institute (SSI) visited the HKSI on 26 June. They exchanged views with the HKSI administration and sports science and medicine professionals on elite training and support services, and toured the HKSI's elite sports training facilities as well as the construction sites.
  1st from left: Mr Clifton Dragon (High Performance Plannnig Manager, SSI),
3rd from left : Mr Mark Plummer (High Performance Planning
Manager, SSI), Ms Cindy Leung. (High Performance Administration
Manager, HKSI), : Ms Jeanine Heng (High Performance Planning
Manager, SSI)

Representatives from Hong Kong Football Association and English Schools Foundation visit HKSI
Hong Kong Football Association Technical Director Mr Stephen O’Connor, and English Schools Foundation Chief Executive Officer Mrs Heather Du Quesnay and Director of Education Ms Pam Ryan visited the HKSI on 7 June and 5 July respectively. They toured the elite training facilities and met with the HKSI Management to gain an understanding of the HKSI’s work in supporting Hong Kong athletes.
Second from right: Mr Stephen O’Connor (Technical Director, Hong Kong Football Association) From left: Dr Trisha Leahy (Chief Executive, HKSI), Mrs Heather Du Quesnay (Chief Executive Officer, English Schools Foundation)

New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Marathon in Hong Kong: challenges and health
(SIC call no.: GV1065.23.H85 M37 2010
The book features the history and evolution of marathon in Hong Kong. The authors suggest essential tips for every runner on the pre-season training, nutritional strategies, motivation, psychological preparation, and proper ways to deal with serious injuries, etc. All topics in this book are written by 22 local leading scholars, healthcare practitioners, and experts in sport who are well-qualified to give the most practical advice to runners in Hong Kong. The book is ideal for both seasoned marathon runners and non-runners who want to learn more about the sport. It also can serve as a valuable reference for students pursuing knowledge in sports medicine.
 
Massage for sports performance
(SIC call no.: RC1226 .M34 2011)
This book presents fundamental skills in the preparation and application of sports massage, including deep-tissue massage for pain relief, injury rehabilitation, and speedy muscle recuperation. On top of the step-by-step photo illustrations throughout the book, it comes with a complimentary DVD which includes live demonstration of massage techniques, pre-event massage, post-event massage, recovery massage and sport-specific treatment. It is the definitive guide for medical practitioners, coaches, and athletes.