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Sports Bulletin Vol.9, 2012

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements (1 ¡V 31 August)

II. Other News


Hong Kong team wins 12 medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Congratulations to the Hong Kong team on winning 3 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games held on 29 August - 9 September in London, UK.

A total of 28 athletes represented Hong Kong in 7 sports at the Games, including athletics, boccia, equestrian, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair fencing.

Athlete Event Medal
So Wa-wai Athletics - Men¡¦s 200m -T36 Silver
Au Kai-lun Swimming - Men’s 100m Backstroke - S14 Bronze
Leung Shu-hang Swimming - Women’s 100m Breaststroke - SB14 Bronze
Wong Ka-man Table Tennis - Women’s Singles - TT 11 Gold
Yeung Chi-ka Table Tennis - Women’s Singles - TT 11 Silver
Yu Chui-yee Wheelchair Fencing -
Women’s Individual Epee -
Category A
Gold
Chan Yui-chong Wheelchair Fencing -
Women’s Individual Epee -
Category B
Bronze
Tam Chik-sum Wheelchair Fencing -
Men’s Individual Epee -
Category B
Silver
Chan Yui-chong,
Fan Pui-shan,
Yu Chui-yee
Wheelchair Fencing -
Women's Team Epee
Bronze
Yu Chui-yee Wheelchair Fencing -
Women’s Individual Foil -
Category A
Gold
Chan Wing-kin,
Chung Ting-ching,
Wong Tang-tat
Wheelchair Fencing -
Men's Team Foil
Bronze
Chan Wing-kin Wheelchair Fencing -
Men’s Individual Sabre -
Category A
Bronze
Middle: Yu Chui-yee (Wheelchair Fencing - Women¡¦s Individual Epee - Category A and Women¡¦s Individual Foil - Category A Gold Medallist)

Au Kai-lun (Swimming - Men’s 100m Backstroke - S14 Bronze Medallist)

Middle: Wong Ka-man (Table Tennis - Women’s Singles - TT 11 Gold Medallist)
Left¡GYeung Chi-ka (Table Tennis - Women’s Singles - TT 11 Silver Medallist)

Right: Chan Yui-chong (Wheelchair Fencing - Women’s Individual Epee - Category B Bronze Medallist)

Chan Wing-kin (Wheelchair Fencing - Men’s Individual Sabre - Category A Bronze Medallist)

Tam Chik-sum (Wheelchair Fencing - Men’s Individual Epee - Category B Silver Medallist)

From left: Yu Chui-yee, Chan Yui-chong, Fan Pui-shan
(Wheelchair Fencing - Women's Team Epee Bronze Medallist )

Left: So Wa-wai (Athletics - Men’s 200m -T36 Silver Medallist)

From left: Wong Tang-tat, Chung Ting-ching, Chan Wing-kin
(Wheelchair Fencing - Men's Team Foil Bronze Medallist)

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

Cycling athlete Leung Chun-wing wins a gold medal at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships

Cycling athlete Leung Chun-wing won a gold medal in the Points Race, Junior Men event at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships held on 22 - 26 August in Invercargill, New Zealand.

  (Photo provided by the Hong Kong Cycling Association)

Karatedo team wins 5 medals at the Karate1 - Korea World Cup

The Hong Kong karatedo team won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Karate1 - Korea World Cup held on 18 - 19 August in Busan, Korea.

Athlete Event Medal
Choi Wan-yu Kumite Individual Female Senior -50kg Bronze
Yip Mut-yiu Kumite Individual Female Senior -50kg Bronze
Law Chin-pang Kumite Individual Male Senior -60kg Silver
Chan Hau-yan Kumite Individual Female Senior -61kg Gold
Lee Ka-wai Kumite Individual Male Senior -75kg Gold

Karatedo team wins 8 medals at the National Junior Championship

The Hong Kong karatedo team won 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the National Junior Championship held on 17 - 19 August in Henan, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Cheuk-shing Children Individual Kata 10-11 years old Gold
Chau Ka-him Children Individual Kata 12-13 years old Gold
Lau In-kwan Women Junior Individual Kata Gold
Wong Ka-yiu Women Junior Individual Kata Silver
Chow Cham-ho Men Junior Individual Kata Silver
Wong Chung-man Men Junior Individual Kata Bronze
Shum Pak-wai Women Junior Indiviual Kumite -48kg Gold
Lee Chung-fai Men Junior Individual Kumite -76kg Gold

Karatedo athlete Tang Yu-hin wins a gold medal at the International Karatedo Junior, Cadet and Children Game

Karatedo athlete Tang Yu-hin won a gold medal in the Kumite Individual Male U10 event at the International Karatedo Junior, Cadet and Children Game held on 20 - 21 August in Busan, Korea.


Squash team wins 9 medals at the HEAD Hong Kong Junior Squash Open

The Hong Kong squash team won 3 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals at the HEAD Hong Kong Junior Squash Open held on 8 - 12 August in Hong Kong.

Athlete Event Medal
Ng Ka-yiu Boys under 15 Silver
Chan Pui-hei Girls under 17 Gold
Choi Uen-shan Girls under 17 Bronze
Yuen Tsun-hei Boys under 17 Silver
Ho Ka-po Girls under 19 Gold
Ho Tze-lok Girls under 19 Bronze
Lee Ka-yi Girls under 19 Silver
Yeung Ho-wai Boys under 19 Bronze
Yip Tsz-fung Boys under 19 Gold
  From left : Yeung Ho-wai, Ho Ka-wing, Chan Pui-hei, Lee Ka-yi, Yip Tsz-fung, David Mui, MH, JP (Chairman, Hong Kong Squash), Ho Ka-po, Chu Ka-hei, Ho Tze-lok, Lo Cheuk-hin, Choi Uen-shan)

Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling wins a bronze medal at the 8th Crocodile Squash Challenge Cup

Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling won a bronze medal in the Women's Singles event at the 8th Crocodile Squash Challenge Cup held on 28 August - 2 September in Hong Kong.

  2nd from left : Liu Tsz-ling

Table tennis team wins 11 medals at the Nikon Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Premium Junior Circuit

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 3 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals at the Nikon Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Premium Junior Circuit held on 15 - 19 August in Hong Kong.

Athlete Event Medal
Soo Wai-yam Cadet Girls' Singles Gold
Hung Ka-tak Cadet Boys' Singles Bronze
Chu Hoi-man, Tsoi Ka-wai*
(*Non-HKSI Scholarship Athlete)
Cadet Boys' Doubles Bronze
Hung Ka-tak, Lee Yat-hin Cadet Boys' Doubles Gold
Kwan Man-ho, Tang Hoi-yen Cadet Boys' Doubles Bronze
Leung Tsz-ching, Soo Wai-yam Cadet Girls' Team Gold
Hung Ka-tak, Lee Yat-hin Cadet Boys' Team Silver
Kwan Man-ho, Tang Hoi-yen Cadet Boys' Team Bronze
Doo Hoi-kem Junior Girls' Singles Bronze
Chiu Chung-hei, Li Hon-ming Junior Boys' Doubles Silver
Doo Hoi-kem, Li Ching-wan, Ng Ka-yee Junior Girls' Team Silver

Tenpin bowling athlete Chan Tat-chung (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) wins a bronze medal at the IBSA Tenpin Bowling Open Asian Championships

Tenpin bowling athlete Chan Tat-chung (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) won a bronze medal in the Singles (B3) event at the IBSA Tenpin Bowling Open Asian Championships held on 19 - 26 August in Seoul, Korea.

  1st from right : Chan Tat-chung (Photos provided by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)

Wushu team wins 8 medals at the 8th Asian Wushu Championships

The Hong Kong wushu team won 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 8th Asian Wushu Championships held on 21- 25 August in Hochiminh, Vietnam.

Athlete Event Medal
Geng Xiaoling Women's Changquan Bronze
Geng Xiaoling Women's Daoshu Gold
Geng Xiaoling Women's Gunshu Gold
Chen Riguo Men's Jianshu Silver
Yuen Ka-ying Women's Nanquan Bronze
Chen Riguo Men's Qiangshu Silver
Fung Wing-see,
Kwan Ning-wai,
Yuen Ka-ying
Women's Dual Events Silver
Cheng Chung-hang,
Leung Cheuk-hei,
Leung Ka-wai

Men's Dual Events

Gold

  From left: Leung Ka-wai, Fung Wing-see, Kwan Ning-wai, Geng Xiaoling, Cheng Chung-hang, Yuen Ka-ying, Chen Riguo, Leung Cheuk-hei

Yuen Ka-ying

Middle: Geng Xiaoling

From left: Leung Cheuk-hei, Cheng Chung-hang, Leung Ka-wai

From left: Kwan Ning-wai, Yuen Ka-ying, Fung Wing-see


Elite results roundup (1 - 31 July)
  Name Event Position / No. Of Entries
Athletics
All China Youth (Age 14-15) Athletics Championships Kong Chun-ki Women's 100m 2nd/ 23
(25/7/2012, Hebei, China)  
 
Badminton
Asia Youth U19 Championships Lee Chun-hei,
Ng Ka-long
Men's Doubles 3rd/ 39
(5/7/2012, Gimcheon, Korea)
   
Billiard Sports  
Australian Goldfields Open  Fu Ka-chun  Individual 3rd/ 64
(10/7/2012, Melbourne, Australia)  
   
Cycling  
China National Road Race, series 3 Cheung King-lok Individual Road Race, Men 1st/ 74
(10/7/2012, Shinjang, China)  
  Cheung King-lok Individual Time Trial, Men 1st/ 34
   
London Olympic Games Lee Wai-sze Keirin, Women 3rd/ 18
(27/7/2012, London, UK)  
   
Karatedo  
Karate1 - Youth World Cup Tang Yu-ting Children Male Kata 10-11 years 1st/ 10
(7/7/2012, Corfu, Greece)  
  Lau In-kwan Junior Female Individual Kata 3rd/ 11
   
  Wong Wing-kwan Junior Female Individual Kata 1st/ 11
   
  Nigvi Tam Junior Male Individual Kata 1st/ 18
   
11th AKF Senior Championships Ma Man-sum Senior Female Individual Kumite - 55kg 3rd/ 15
(9/7/2012, Tashkent, Uzbekistan)  
  Cheng Tsz-man Senior Male Individual Kata 3rd/ 22
   
8th World University Karate Championships Lau Mo-sheung Senior Female Individual Kata 3rd/ 27
(13/7/2012, Bratislava, Slovakia)  
   
Squash  
Tasmanian Open Liu Tsz-ling Women's Singles 3rd/ 29
(13/7/2012, Tasmanian, Australia)  
   
Table Tennis  
18th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships Leung Tsz-ching,
Soo Wai-yam,
Wong Wing-tung
Cadet Girls' Team 3rd/ 12
(11/7/2012, Jiangsu, China)  
  Hung Ka-tak,
Lee Yat-hin,
Tang Hoi-yen
Cadet Boys' Team 3rd/ 13
   
  Doo Hoi-kem,
Li Ching-wan
Junior Girls' Doubles 3rd/ 25


International Scientific Symposium 2013 - Emerging technologies for sports performance enhancement

The annual International Scientific Symposium organised by the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) will be held on 15 - 16 March 2013 (Friday and Saturday) in Hong Kong. The symposium theme is ¡§Emerging technologies for sports performance enhancement¡¨. The objective of the symposium is to bring together coaches, physical education teachers, athletes, researchers in the field of sports science and sports medicine, and sport administrators to exchange ideas and stimulate discussion on the development and application of technologies in enhancing sports performance.

Details on the programme and registration will be available on the website of the HKSI in due course.  For enquiries, please contact the Symposium Secretariat on 2681 6130 or by email at iss@hksi.org.hk.

This will be a great opportunity to meet new peers and share the latest knowledge in the area. We cordially invite you to join us.


Olympic bronze medallist Lee Wai-sze meets the media

The Olympic triumph of cyclist Lee Wai-sze has propelled her into the media spotlight. In response to overwhelming media requests, a Meet-the-Media Session, co-organised by the HKSI and the Hong Kong Cycling Association, was held at the HKSI headquarters on 17 August, where the Olympic bronze medallist shared her winning experience at the Games. HKSI sports science experts were also on site to explain and demonstrate the scientific supports provided for her.

Lee Wai-sze shares with the media her medal-winning experience at the Games. Dr Raymond So (right), Sports Science and Medicine Coordinator of the HKSI, explained the scientific supports provided for Lee Wai-sze (left).

Representatives from Government of South Australia visit HKSI

Two representatives from the Government of South Australia, including Mr Wes Battams, Director of the South Australian Sports Institute, and Mr Paul Anderson, Executive Director of the Office for Recreation and Sport, visited the HKSI on 24 August. 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.

From left: Mr Paul Anderson, Mr Wes Battams, Dr Trisha Leahy (Chief Executive, HKSI) Meeting with Hong Kong Olympic medallist Lee Wai-sze (1st from right) when arrived at the HKSI Sports Science Centre during the tour

Wong Wing-ki named ¡§Men of 2012¡¨ by JMEN magazine

Badminton player Wong Wing-ki was named ¡§Men of 2012¡¨ by JMEN, a men¡¦s lifestyle magazine, at a presentation ceremony held on 4 September. The event, now in its third year, selects 10 male iconic figures of the year annually in recognition of their contribution in their respective fields over the year. Wong is the third athlete after table tennis player Li Ching and retired windsurfer Chan King-yin to receive the award.


Local athletes promote Sport For All Day

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department organised ¡§Sport For All Day 2012¡¨ on 5 August. Apart from a series of recreation and sports programmes, a launch ceremony was held at the Siu Sai Wan Sports Centre on the day, where table tennis duo Ko Lai-chak and Li Ching, squash player Au Wing-chi, rower Lau Ching-man and artistic cyclist Yu Pok-man were invited to disseminate messages on the benefits and importance of sport and other physical activities, and called on the public to regularly participate in the activities. Table tennis athletes Chiu Chung-hei and Soo Wai-yam were also invited to stage a sport demonstation at the Tai Po Sports Centre, as well as to share their experience as an elite athlete with the audience.

From left: Lau Ching-man, Yu Pok-man, Au Wing-chi, Ko Lai-chak, Li Ching A table tennis demonstation by Chiu Chung-hei (right) and Soo Wai-yam (left)

Yu Chui-yee shares life story at Sun Life Financial agency meeting

The inpiring story of wheelchair fencer Yu Chui-yee, fully demonstrates the never-give-up spirit of Hong Kong people. Sun Life Financial invited Yu to speak at its agency meeting on 6 August, where she shared her life story with around 1,400 agents, and encouraged them to stay strong in the face of difficulties.

  Yu Chui-yee
Chan Ka-ho and Yiu Kit-ching participate in TISSOT event

Riding on the popularity of sports this summer, TISSOT organised a watch launch event on 13 August with the theme of style and sports. Long distance runners Chan Ka-ho and Yiu Kit-ching were invited to attend the launch ceremony, where they took part in a series of games with the other guests, and showcased a series of TISSOT watches.

1st and 2nd from left: Yiu Kit-ching, Chan Ka-ho

Game session

Wong Kam-po shares life experience at Dah Sing Life ceremony

Cyclist Wong Kam-po has been an inspirational model for the Hong Kong spirit over the years. As one of Dah Sing Life¡¦s spokespersons, Wong was invited to attend a graduation and certificate presentation ceremony on 27 August for Dah Sing Life staff and employees who have completed a professional certification programme in financial consulting. During the ceremony, Wong shared with the graduates and guests his extensive experience at Major Games, and encouraged Hong Kong people to always try their best as they work towards their goals.

  Wong Kam-po

Olympian City cheers for Lee Wai-sze

A celebration party, organised by the Olympian City of the Sino Group, was held for cyclist Lee Wai-sze on 28 August, where she shared the excitement about of her sporting success with the public up close and personal, and encouraged students to relieve stress by exercising in their transition to secondary schools, and face the challenges ahead in a positive way. Music group Fama and retired cyclist Ho Siu-lun also showed their support for Lee, encouraging her to continue to work hard and reach new heights.

  Lee Wai-sze (left)

New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Success beyond sport : how to retire from sport & keep winning
(SIC call no.: GV706.4 .H89 2009)
This book gives easy-to-follow strategies for athletes on effective career transition from sport to the real world. The author, who was a former Olympian, not only provides interactive techniques to identify the goals, skills and mindset for new successes off the sporting field, but also designs ¡§8 Winning Steps and Success Training Exercises¡¨ to help start the journey on entering an exciting new phase in life. She emphasises that leaving an athletic career can be a positive experience if athletes are well prepared and equipped with the necessary skills. This book is suitable for both amateur and professional athletes.
 
Performance nutrition for team sports
(SIC call no.: TX361 .A8 R93 2005)
This book is written by a nationally recognised sports nutritionist from the United States, and it illustrates the specific nutritional needs by the type of sports and the associated trainings. Contents are divided into three parts. The first part gives an overview of nutrition policy for good health and optimal exercise, training and competition and a general guideline on food choices for all ages. Part two addresses how to assess nutritional needs based upon particular sports and performance goals and explains how nutrition is related in developing muscle and power in order to maintain an optimal body composition and endurance for athletes. Last part is the sport-specific nutrition guidelines of some major team sports in America. This book serves as a good reference for dietitians, food service managers, coaches, parents, caretakers who take part in meal planning for the athletes in all ages.