Sports Bulletin Vol.9, 2008

Sports Bulletin Vol.9, 2008

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements

Badminton team wins 2 medals at the Badminton Asia Youth Under 16
Rowing team wins 23 medals at the Asian Cup Rowing Championship
Squash athlete Au Wing-chi wins a medal at the Alexandria Sporting Club Open
Squash team wins 15 medals at the Hong Kong Junior Open
Squash team wins 2 medals at the NSC Star No.2
Swimming team (Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) wins 31 medals at the 4^th INAS-FID Open European Swimming Championships
Triathlete Hsieh Chun-shing wins 2 medals at the Desaru International Long Distance and Sprint Triathlon
Wushu team wins 4 medals at the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008
Elite results roundup (15 June – 14 July)

II. Other News

Six juniors named as HKSI’s Outstanding Athletes
Fung Wai-yee and Lai Chun-ho (athletics), Choi Ki-ho (cycling), Au Chun-ming and Ho Ka-po (squash), and Yang Zijun (tennis) were honoured with the HKSI Outstanding Junior Athlete Awards title for the second quarter of 2008. Certificates of Merit were also presented to Cheung Sik-lui and Lam Hin-wai (fencing), and Shek Wai-hung (gymnastics) at the ceremony on 1 September.
Hongkong Bank Foundation Coach Accreditation Programme - Accredited Coach Renewal Scheme (ACRS) implemented in September
Welcome home reception for the Olympians
Teen Power: athletes’ wallpaper calendars and postcards
New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Two new books, on mental training and strength ball training are now available at the SIC.

Badminton team wins 2 medals at the Badminton Asia Youth Under 16

The Hong Kong badminton team won 2 bronze medals at the Badminton Asia Youth Under 16 held on 4 – 10 August in Brunei Darussalam.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Cheung Ngan-yi, Ng Ka-long	Mixed Doubles	Bronze medal
Lee Chun-hei, Ng Ka-long, Tam Chun-hei	Men's Team	Bronze medal

Rowing team wins 23 medals at the Asian Cup Rowing Championship

The Hong Kong rowing team won 11 gold, 9 silver and 3 bronze medals at the Asian Cup Rowing Championship held on 22 – 25 August in Singapore.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Chan Tsz-wai	Junior Girls' Singles	Silver medal
Man Hiu-yan, Mok Ting-yan	Junior Girls' Pairs	Gold medal
Lee Yuen-yin	Women's Lightweight Singles	Silver medal
Tong Siu-man	Women's Lightweight Singles	Bronze medal
Wong Jing	Women's Lightweight Singles	Gold medal
Cheung Lai-yin, Lau Ching-man	Women's Lightweight Doubles	Gold medal
Ng Wing-hei, Tsang Yeuk-wa	Women's Lightweight Doubles	Silver medal
Lee Yuen-yin	Women's Open Singles	Silver medal
Tong Siu-man	Women's Open Singles	Gold medal
Lam Tin-yi, Law Ching-yan, Shiu Ho-yan, Yip Lok-ting	Women's Open Fours	Gold medal
Tang Chiu-mang	Junior Boys' Singles	Gold medal
Liao Shun-yin	Junior Boys' Singles	Silver medal
Lee Ka-chun, Mok Yik-ming	Junior Boys' Pairs	Gold medal
Liao Shun-yin	Men's Lightweight Singles	Bronze medal
Lo Ting-wai	Men's Lightweight Singles	Gold medal
Chu Ka-ming, Leung Chung-ming	Men's Lightweight Doubles	Silver medal
Leung Chun-shek, Lok Kwan-hoi	Men's Lightweight Doubles	Gold medal
Chow Man-hei, Fung Po-nam	Men's Lightweight Doubles	Bronze medal
Kwan Ki-cheong	Men's Open Singles	Silver medal
Lo Ting-wai	Men's Open Singles	Gold medal
Kwan Ki-cheong, Tang Chiu-mang	Men's Open Doubles	Silver medal
Leung Chun-shek, Lok Kwan-hoi	Men's Open Doubles	Gold medal
Chow Man-hei, Fung Po-nam, Lee Ka-chun, Mok Yik-ming	Men's Lightweight Fours	Silver medal

From left: Lee Yuen-yin, Wong Jing, Tong Siu-man

From left: Tsang Yeuk-wa, Ng Wing-hei, Lau Ching-man,
Cheung Lai-yin

Third and fourth left: Lo Ting-wai, Liao Shun-yin

Front row from left: Chu Ka-ming, Leung Chung-ming
Front row fourth and fifth left: Fung Po-nam, Chow Man-hei
Back row from left: Lok Kwan-hoi, Leung Chun-shek

Squash athlete Au Wing-chi wins a medal at the Alexandria Sporting Club Open

Squash athlete Au Wing-chi won a bronze medal in Women’s Singles at the Alexandria Sporting Club Open held on 9 - 13 August in Alexandria, Egypt.

Squash team wins 15 medals at the Hong Kong Junior Open

The Hong Kong squash team won 7 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals at the Hong Kong Junior Open held on 13 - 17 August.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Ho Tse-lok	Girls Under 13	Gold medal
Ho Ka-po	Girls Under 15	Gold medal
Lee Ka-man	Girls Under 17	Silver medal
Szeto Ka-hei	Girls Under 17	Bronze medal
Tong Tsz-wing	Girls Under 17	Gold medal
Liu Tsz-ling	Girls Under 19	Silver medal
Ko Sin-ting	Girls Under 19	Bronze medal
Tse Man-ho	Boys Under 13	Gold medal
Lo Cheuk-hin	Boys Under 13	Silver medal
Yip Tsz-fung	Boys Under 15	Gold medal
Choy Kit-lun	Boys Under 17	Silver medal
Fung Ngo-long	Boys Under 17	Gold medal
Wong King-ngo	Boys Under 17	Bronze medal
Au Chun-ming	Boys Under 19	Gold medal
Chan Kai-chi	Boys Under 19	Silver medal

Squash team wins 2 medals at the NSC Star No.2

The Hong Kong squash team won 2 silver medals at the NSC Star No.2 held on 11 - 16 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Chiu Wing-yin	Women's Singles	Silver medal
Wong Wai-han	Men's Singles	Silver medal

Swimming team (Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) wins 31 medals at the 4^th INAS-FID Open European Swimming Championships

The Hong Kong swimming team (Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) won 13 gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze medals at the 4^th INAS-FID Open European Swimming Championships held on 17-21 August in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Tang Suk-man	Women's 50m Backstroke	Bronze medal
Tang Suk-man	Women's 100m Backstroke	Silver medal
Leung Shu-hang	Women's 200m Backstroke	Gold medal
Leung Shu-hang	Women's 50m Breaststroke	Gold medal
Leung Shu-hang	Women's 100m Breaststroke	Gold medal
Leung Shu-hang	Women's 200m Breaststroke	Gold medal
Tang Chui-fan	Women's 50m Butterfly	Silver medal
Leung Shu-hang	Women's 100m Butterfly	Silver medal
Leung Shu-hang	Women's 200m Butterfly	Gold medal
Tang Chui-fan	Women's 200m Butterfly	Bronze medal
Chow Yuen-ying	Women's 50m Freestyle	Bronze medal
Chow Yuen-ying	Women's 100m Freestyle	Silver medal
Chow Yuen-ying	Women's 200m Freestyle	Silver medal
Leung Shu-hang	Women's 200m Freestyle	Gold medal
Chow Yuen-ying	Women's 400m Freestyle	Gold medal
Chow Yuen-ying	Women's 800m Freestyle	Gold medal
Chow Yuen-ying	Women's 200m Individual Medley	Silver medal
Leung Shu-hang	Women's 400m Individual Medley	Silver medal
Chow Yuen-ying, Leung Shu-hang, Tang Chui-fan, Tang Suk-man	Women's 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay	Gold medal
Chow Yuen-ying, Leung Shu-hang, Tang Chui-fan, Tang Suk-man	Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay	Gold medal
Chow Yuen-ying, Leung Shu-hang, Tang Chui-fan, Tang Suk-man	Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay	Gold medal
Chow Yuen-ying, Leung Shu-hang, Tang Chui-fan, Tang Suk-man	Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay	Gold medal
Chow Yuen-ying, Leung Shu-hang, Tang Chui-fan, Tang Suk-man	Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay	Gold medal
Lee Tsun-sang	Men's 200m Backstroke	Bronze medal
Wong Ka-chung	Men's 200m Breaststroke	Bronze medal
Tan Kai-hung	Men's 200m Butterfly	Bronze medal
Lee Tsun-sang	Men's 1500m Freestyle	Bronze medal
Lee Tsun-sang, Tan Kai-hung, Wong Ka-chung, Yeung Chi-sum	Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay	Bronze medal
Lee Tsun-sang, Tan Kai-hung, Wong Ka-chung, Yeung Chi-sum,	Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay	Bronze medal
Lee Tsun-sang, Tan Kai-hung, Wong Ka-chung, Yeung Chi-sum	Men's 4 x 50m Medley Relay	Silver medal
Lee Tsun-sang, Tan Kai-hung, Wong Ka-chung, Yeung Chi-sum	Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay	Silver medal

Middle: Leung Shu-hang

Right: Lee Tsun-sang

Women’s Team
From left: Chow Yuen-ying, Tang Suk-man, Leung Shu-hang,
Tang Chui-fan

Triathlete Hsieh Chun-shing wins 2 medals at the Desaru International Long Distance and Sprint Triathlon

Triathlete Hsieh Chun-shing won 2 gold medals at the Desaru International Long Distance and Sprint Triathlon held on 16 – 17 August in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Hsieh Chun-shing	Long Distance	Gold medal
Hsieh Chun-shing	Sprint	Gold medal

Wushu team wins 4 medals at the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008

The Hong Kong wushu team won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008 held during the Beijing Olympic Games period (21 – 24 August).

Athlete	Event	Medal
Geng Xiaoling	Women's Daoshu & Gunshu All Round	Gold medal
Liu Yang	Men's Jianshu & Qianshu All Round	Gold medal
Hei Zhihong	Men's Taijiquan & Taijijian All Round	Silver medal
Cheng Chung-hang	Men's Daoshu & Gunshu All Round	Bronze medal

From left: Law Sum-yin, Cheng Chung-hang, Geng Xiaoling,
Yu Liguang (Head Wushu Coach, Hong Kong Sports Institute),
Liu Yang, Hei Zhihong, Ho Pak-kei

Elite results roundup (15 June – 14 July)

	Name	Event	Position/ No. Of Entries
Athletics
Asian Grand Prix 2008	Lai Chun-ho	Men's 100m	2^nd / 13
(26/6/2008, Korat, Thailand)

Badminton
Indonesia Super Series 2008	Wang Chen	Women's Singles	5^th / 60
(17/6/2008, Jakarta, Indonesia)
	Zhou Mi	Women's Singles	5^th / 60

SCG Thailand Grand Prix 1^st 2008	Wang Chen	Women's Singles	3^rd / 60
(24/6/2008, Bangkok, Thailand)
	Chan Yan-kit	Men's Singles	3^rd / 88

Asia Junior Badminton Championship U19 2008	Tse Ying-suet	Women's Singles	5^th / 64
(13/7/2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
	Wong Wing-ki	Men's Singles	3^rd / 128

	Chan Hung-yung, Chan Tsz-ka, Poon Lok-yan, Tse Ying-suet, Yeung Hiu-tung, Lee Chun-hei, Ng Ka-long, Wong Wing-ki	Mixed Team Event	3^rd / 16

Squash
2^nd Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship	Ho Ka-po	Girls under 15	2^nd / 17
(26/6/2008, Busan, Korea)
	Liu Tsz-ling	Girls under 19	6^th / 24

	Tong Tsz-wing	Girls under 19	5^th / 24

	Yip Tsz-fung	Boys under 15	3^rd / 26

	Au Chun-ming	Boys under 19	1^st / 32

	Chan Kai-chi	Boys under 19	8^th / 32

Crocodile Squash Challenge Cup	Au Wing-chi	Women's Singles	3^rd / 18
(28/6/2008, Hong Kong)
	Chiu Wing-yin	Women's Singles	2^nd / 18

ICL Chennai Open 2008	Au Wing-chi	Women's Singles	1^st / 16
(3/7/2008, Chennai, India)

Pioneer Cup 2008	Ho Tse-lok	Girls under 13	3^rd / 17
(4/7/2008, Cologne, Germany)
	Liu Tsz-ling	Girls under 17	3^rd / 50

	Lo Cheuk-hin	Boys under 13	3^rd / 44

Dutch Junior Open 2008	Ho Tse-lok	Girls under 13	2^nd / 16
(10/7/2008, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
	Ho Ka-po	Girls under 15	1^st / 37

	Tong Tsz-wing	Girls under 17	1^st / 38

Tenpin Bowling
20^th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships	Wu Siu-hong	Men's Singles	7^th / 106
(4/7/2008, Hong Kong)
	Cheung Chun-chung, Tseng Tak-hin	Men's Doubles	1^st / 54

	Cheung Chun-chung, Tseng Tak-hin, Wu Siu-hong	Men's Trios	5^th / 36

Triathlon
OSIM Singapore International Triathlon 2008	Hui Wai-sum	Sprint Triathlon (Junior Elite Girls)	2^nd / 8
(4/7/2008, East Coast Park, Singapore)
	Lau Long-fung	Sprint Triathlon (Junior Boys)	1^st / 42

	Cheung Ting-yan	Sprint Triathlon - Women	1^st / 110

Hongkong Bank Foundation Coach Accreditation Programme - Accredited Coach Renewal Scheme (ACRS) implemented in September

To maintain the quality of coaches and provide accredited coaches with a clear path in aspiration for higher skill levels, the Hong Kong Coaching Committee (HKCC) has launched the new ACRS in September. Upon completion and passing of the Sports-General Theory (Part A) Course, accredited coaches will be issued with a "Coach Accreditation Card" for a validity of four years. In order to maintain a valid "accreditation" status with the HKCC, accredited coaches are required to take part in continuing coach activities within the four years to accumulate the required hours for renewal. All accredited coaches will receive their first "Coach Accreditation Card" and "Coach Logbook" free of charge.

Please refer to http://www.hkcoaching.com for the replacement schedule and further details.

Welcome home reception for the Olympians
The Hong Kong Olympic team returned home with a total of 16 athletes ranked in the top 16 at participating events and three swimmers breaking five Hong Kong records. A welcome home reception was held at the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) on 28 August to acknowledge athletes’ effort at the Games. The reception began with an encouraging welcome speech by Dr Eric Li, HKSI Chairman, and Dr Trisha Leahy, HKSI Chief Executive, followed by sharing sessions from the athletes and coaches, and presentation of souvenirs. After a recap of their competition photos and news clippings, the athletes presented autographed thank-you cards to their coaches and HKSI Directors.Representatives of some National Sports Associations were also present to welcome home the athletes.

Athletes and coaches joined together to share Olympic experiences	The entire audience was touched by Olympic stories told by athletes


Colourful banners set up around the HKSI site. Newspaper clippings and cheering messages displayed at the Athletes’ Canteen to cheer for and welcome them home

Teen Power: athletes' wallpaper calendars and postcards

To arouse the younger generation’s interest in local elite sports development, the HKSI has collaborated with RTHK Teen Power to produce a series of electronic monthly wallpaper calendars and a set of 12 postcards, which showcase 15 elite athletes and two athletes with disability as well as RTHK’s web-Js. The wallpaper calendars for July to September, featuring athletes Lee Wai-sze (cycling), Au Hoi-shun (swimming), So Wa-wai (athletics – Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) and Lai Wai-ling (table tennis – Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped), are now available for downloading. The postcard set will be sent to the sporting community and athletes soon.

Please visit http://www.teenpower.rthk.org.hk/teenspecial/2008wallpaper/ to download the latest wallpapers.

New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

In pursuit of excellence: how to win in sport and life through mental training (4^th edition)
(SIC call no.: GV706.4 .O75 2008)

Written by Terry Orlick and published by Human Kinetics in 2008, this book leads readers to pursue excellent performance through effective focusing. Detailed interviews with athletes are quoted to explain strategies and techniques in handling doubts and controlling distractions. In addition, skills to embrace the right perspectives and necessary steps to realise excellence are included. Athletes, coaches and sports physiologists may find this book useful.

Strength ball training (2^nd edition)
(SIC call no.: GV484.G65 2007)

Written by Lorne Goldenberg and Peter Twist and published by Human Kinetics in 2007, the book shows how strength, power, coordination, balance and core stability can be developed through medicine ball and stability ball exercises. The authors have worked as strength and conditioning coaches for hockey and football athletes and national teams in Canada. This book targets at athletes, fitness enthusiasts and professionals. A DVD that shows how to perform the most complex and advanced exercises is enclosed with the second edition. This book presents more than 60 exercises with each exercise described in three stages – setup, movement and finish. Each exercise is clearly illustrated by two large photos. As a whole this book is a comprehensive reference to strength ball training.