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Sports Bulletin Vol.10, 2010

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements (1 - 30 September)

II. Other News


Cycling team wins 12 medals at the ACC Track Asia Cup Thailand

Hong Kong cycling team won 6 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals at the ACC Track Asia Cup Thailand held on 11 - 12 September in Bangkok, Thailand.

Athlete Event Medal
Lee Wai-sze 500m Time Trial, Elite Women Gold
Lee Wai-sze Keirin, Elite Women Silver
Meng Zhaojuan Keirin, Elite Women Gold
Diao Xiaojuan Omnium, Elite Women Gold
Lee Wai-sze Sprint, Elite Women Silver
Meng Zhaojuan Sprint, Elite Women Gold
Lee Wai-sze, Meng Zhaojuan Team Sprint, Elite Women Silver
Shiu Ka-ming 1km Time Trial, Junior Men Bronze
Cheung Joy-lai Keirin, Junior Men Gold
Burr Ho Points Race 16km, Junior Men Bronze
Burr Ho Pursuit 3km, Junior Men Silver
Cheung Joy-lai Sprint, Junior Men Gold

Gymnast Wong Hiu-ying wins a bronze medal at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Gymnast Wong Hiu-ying won a bronze medal in the Women¡¦s Vault at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup held on 11 - 12 September in Ghent, Belgium.


Squash team wins 4 medals at the Buler Squash Challenge Cup

Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Buler Squash Challenge Cup held on 7 - 11 September in Hong Kong.

Athlete Event Medal
Au Wing-chi Women¡¦s Singles Silver
Chan Ho-ling Women¡¦s Singles Bronze
Au Chun-ming Men¡¦s Singles Gold
Lau Siu-wai Men¡¦s Singles Bronze
  Back row from left: Chan Ho-ling, Au Wing-chi
Front row first left: Au Chun-ming; Front row third left: Lau Siu-wai
  (Photo provided by Hong Kong Squash)

Squash team wins 2 medals at the Chairman¡¦s Cup (3)

Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold and 1 silver medal at the Chairman¡¦s Cup (3) held on 26 - 29 September in Hong Kong.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Ho-ling Women¡¦s Singles Gold
Ng Jia-yunn Women¡¦s Singles Silver

Squash team wins 2 medals at the Bailian Youyicheng Shopping Mall & Youngzu Store China Open

Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal at the Bailian Youyicheng Shopping Mall & Youngzu Store China Open held on 14 - 18 September in Shanghai, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Ho-ling Women’s Singles Gold
Kwong Yu-shun Men¡¦s Singles Bronze

Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling wins a bronze medal at the Pro Squash Kansai Japan

Squash athlete Liu Tsz-ling won a bronze medal in the Women¡¦s Singles at the Pro Squash Kansai Japan held on 22 - 26 September in Wakayama, Japan.


Table tennis athlete Jiang Huajun wins a silver medal at the Volkswagen Women¡¦s World Cup

Table tennis athlete Jiang Huajun won a silver medal in the Women¡¦s Singles at the Volkswagen Women¡¦s World Cup held on 24 - 26 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


Tenpin bowling athlete Wong Kwan-yuen wins a bronze medal at the ABF Tour-Hong Kong

Tenpin bowling athlete Wong Kwan-yuen won a bronze medal in the Men¡¦s Event at the ABF Tour-Hong Kong held on 19 September.


Triathlon team wins 4 medals at the I-lan ITU Triathlon Asian Cup

Hong Kong triathlon team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the I-lan ITU Triathlon Asian Cup held on 18 - 19 September in Yilan, Taiwan.

Athlete Event Medal
Lam Sin-ching Sprint Distance - Women Gold
Chan Chun-lung Sprint Distance - M16 Bronze
Cheung Tsz-hei Sprint Distance - M16 Silver
Andrew James Wright Elite Men Bronze
Left: Chan Chun-lung Cheung Tsz-hei
Lam Sin-ching Andrew James Wright


Elite results roundup ( 1 ¡V 31 August )

  Name Event Position / No. Of Entries
Karatedo
10th AKF Junior & Cadet Karate Championship Choi Ngai-ching Under 21 Female Individual Kumite -53KG 3rd/ 14
(6/8/2010, Hong Kong, China)  
  Lau In-kwan Cadet Female Individual Kata 3rd/ 11
   
  Lai Ka-wing, Tam Siu-tsing, Wong Wing-kwan Junior Female Team Kata 2nd/ 7
 
  Lau Chi-hang Junior Male Individual Kumite -68KG 3rd/ 17
   
  Cheung Tin-long Junior Male Individual Kumite -76KG 3rd/ 15
   
National Junior Championship 2010 Lau In-kwan Women's Cadet Individual Kata 3rd/ 13
(20/8/2010, Henan, China)  
  Tam Siu-tsing Women's Cadet Individual Kata 3rd/ 13
      
  Wong Ka-yiu Women's Cadet Individual Kata 1st/ 13
   
  Chow Cham-ho Men's Cadet Individual Kata 2nd/ 30
   
  Kwok Tsz-hin Men's Cadet Individual Kata 1st/ 30
   
  Nigvi Tam  Men's Cadet Individual Kata 3rd/ 30
   
  Lau Chi-tat Men's Cadet Individual Kumite -63KG 3rd/ 12
   
  Lee Chung-fai Men's Cadet Individual Kumite -70KG 1st/ 6
   
  Yu Ho-cheung Men's Cadet Individual Kumite -70KG 2nd/ 6
   
  Wei Wing-kit Men's Junior Individual Kumite -61KG 3rd/ 15
 
Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped  
IPC Swimming World Championships 2010 Leung Shu-hang Women's 100m Breaststroke 1st/ 21
(15/8/2010, Eindhoven, Netherlands)  
  Leung Shu-hang Women's 100m Backstroke 3rd/ 24
   
  Lee Tsun-sang Men's 100m Backstroke 2nd/ 28
 
Squash  
Homebase Media Squash Open 2010 Chan Ho-ling  Women's Singles 3rd/ 19
(9/8/2010, Hong Kong, China)  
  Chiu Wing-yin Women's Singles 2nd/ 19
   
Table Tennis  
Nikon 2010 Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open Doo Hoi-kem Cadet Girls' Singles 1st/ 38
(4/8/2010, Hong Kong, China)  
  Soo Wai-yam Cadet Girls' Singles 3rd/ 38
   
  Hung Ka-tak Cadet Boys' Singles 2nd/ 34
   
  Lam Siu-hang Cadet Boys' Singles 3rd/ 34
 
  Doo Hoi-kem, Ng Ka-yee Cadet Girls' Doubles 1st/ 17
   
  Soo Wai-yam, Wong Chung-wan Cadet Girls' Doubles 3rd/ 17
   
  Daryl Hung, Li Hon-ming Cadet Boys' Doubles 1st/ 14
   
  Hung Chun-hin, Lam Siu-hang Cadet Boys' Doubles 2nd/ 14
   
  Hung Ka-tak, Hung Wah-tak Cadet Boys' Doubles 3rd/ 14
   
  Tang Hoi-yen Cadet Boys' Doubles 3rd/ 14
 
  Lee Ho-ching, Ng Wing-nam Junior Girls' Doubles 3rd/ 17
 
  Doo Hoi-kem, Ng Ka-yee, Soo Wai-yam Cadet Girls' Team 1st/ 11
   
  Lam Yee-lok, Wong Chung-wan, Yeh Tsz-yan  Cadet Girls' Team 3rd/ 11
 
  Guan Meng-yuan, Lee Ho-ching, Ng Wing-nam Junior Girls' Team 3rd/ 10
 
KRA 2010 Korea Open Jiang Huajan, Zhang Rui Women's Doubles 3rd/ 29
(11/8/2010, Incheon, Korea)  
   
2010 El Salvador Junior & Cadet Open Daryl Hung Cadet Boys' Singles 1st/ 12
(12/8/2010, San Salvador, El Salvador)  
  Li Hon-ming Cadet Boys' Singles 3rd/ 12
   
  Daryl Hung Junior Boys' Singles 2nd/ 16
   
  Li Hon-ming Junior Boys' Singles 3rd/ 16
   
  Daryl Hung, Li Hon-ming Cadet Boys' Doubles 1st/ 11
   
  Daryl Hung, Li Hon-ming Cadet Boys' Team 1st/ 11
   
Harmony 2010 China Open Jiang Tianyi, Tang Peng Men's Doubles 3rd/ 60
(18/8/2010, Suzhou, China)
 
Triathlon  
2010 Incheon ITU Triathlon Asian Cup Cheung Tak-hei Junior Men 2nd/ 17
(22/8/2010, Incheon, Korea)  
  Perry Wong Junior Men 1st/ 17
   
2010 National Championship Wai Chi-kwan Female Sprint 2nd/ 6
(25/8/2010, Rizhao, Shandong, China)  
  Chan Chun-lung  Male Sprint 2nd/ 13

Elite athletes and coaches share preparations for Asian Games

Two ¡§Meet the Media" sessions were held by the HKSI on 30 September, where athletes and coaches from two Elite Sports, namely triathlon and fencing, shared their preparations for the 2010 Asian Games.

Triathlon Fencing

Two Youth Olympic Games medallists receive Youth Athletes Scholarship Awards

Two athletes, Jasmine Lai (equestrian) and Cheng Chun-leung (windsurfing) received a total of HK$25,600 under the Youth Athletes Scholarship Awards to recognise their medal achievements at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The award was presented at the Welcome Home Ceremony held for YOG participants at the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) on 16 September.

  From left: Dr Tam Hok-lam JP (Vice-Chairman, HKSI), Cheng Chun-leung, Tang Kwai-nang BBS JP (Vice-Chairman, HKSI)

Ko Lai-chak and Li Ching named The Ten Outstanding Young Persons

The HKSI would like to congratulate table tennis athletes Ko Lai-chak and Li Ching for being selected as awardees of ¡§The Ten Outstanding Young Persons Selection 2010¡¨. They partnered to win a silver medal in the Men¡¦s Doubles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the first Olympic medal for Hong Kong since her return to China. Later at the 2006 Doha Asian Games, the duo won a gold medal in the Men¡¦s Doubles and a bronze medal in the Men¡¦s Team. Over the years, they have been actively participating in sport promotion activities, charity events and community services.


Li Ching named JMEN Men of 2010

Table tennis player Li Ching was named “Men of 2010” by JMEN for his dedication to sports over the years and was invited to attend the awards presentation ceremony on 15 September. To celebrate its anniversary, JMEN selected 10 outstanding recipients from the community and Li was the representative of the sports category.

Centre: Li Ching

Yu Chui-yee shares at MTR and Labour Department events

Wheelchair fencer Yu Chui-yee was invited to speak at the MTR Corporate Meeting and the Labour Department Youth Career Talk in September, where she shared her extraordinary story and sporting life with many executives and youngsters.

Second from left: Yu Chui-yee

Kowloon Dairy makes donation to HKSI

Kowloon Dairy hosted a school promotion campaign early this year to invite all kindergarten and primary school students to create handicraft with milk boxes. The company has committed to donate HK$1 for each decorated box to the HKSI in support of Hong Kong¡¦s elite sports development. Winners of each category were selected by the judging panel in mid-June, and the awards presentation ceremony was held on 26 September, where squash athlete Joey Chan Ho-ling and Public Affairs & Marketing Manager Rainnie Ip represented the HKSI to receive the donation cheque.

From left: Rainnie Ip [Public Affairs & Marketing Manager, HKSI]; Chan Ho-ling [squash athlete]; Philip Lam [Manager Director, The Kowloon Dairy Ltd]

New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Fitness on the ball: a core program for brain and body
(SIC call no.: GV484 .S63 2010)

The book is published by Human Kinetics in 2010 and written by Anne Spalding and Linda E. Kelly, both involved in teaching physical education. This book demonstrates more than 110 ball exercises for core strength, balance, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and flexibility. The exercises are easy to follow and well illustrated. The book also includes useful information for instructors, for instance, advice on managing equipment and classes, and comes with a CD-ROM which contains a lot of useful materials. Instructors and participants should find it a practical, informative and handy resource.
 
Biomedical acupuncture for sports and trauma rehabilitation: dry needling techniques
(SIC call no.: RD97 .M3 2011)
Published by Churchill Livingstone/ Elsevier in 2010 and authored by Ma Yuntao, this book provides in-depth explanation of how to treat soft-tissue dysfunction and prevent the development of chronic sports injuries. It also contains specific needling procedures for achieving maximal recovery from training, competition, overtraining syndrome, and ultimately facilitating rehabilitation. Athletes can improve significantly their physical performance by the regular use of this de-stressing therapy. Medical professionals, athletes and patients will greatly benefit from this new approach.