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Sports Bulletin Vol.10, 2014

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I. Monthly Highlights
Track cyclist Lee Wai-sze was one of the stars of a successful Asian Games for Hong Kong athletes,winning 2 gold medals, in the women¡¦s keirin and sprint¡K
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Shek stuns World and Olympic champion
Gymnast ShekWai-hung shocked home favourite Yang Hak-seon, the reigning Olympic and world champion, to win gold in the men¡¦s vault in Incheon¡K
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Windsurfers and rowers add to golden haul
Rower Lok Kwan-hoi (lightweight men¡¦s single sculls) and windsurfers Cheng Kwok-fai (men¡¦s mistral) and Chan Hei-man (women¡¦s RS:X) completed a six-gold haul for Hong Kong in Incheon¡K
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Hong Kong hails hugely successful Asiad
Hong Kong won 42 medals at the Games (6 gold, 12 silver, 24 bronze), two more than the total from Guangzhou 2010, and finished in the top 10 in terms of medals won for the first time ever...
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II. Sporting Achievements (1 - 30 September)
-Boccia team wins 2 gold medals at the BISFed Boccia World Championships
-Karatedo team wins 2 bronze medals at the Karate1 Premier League - Istanbul
-Rowing team wins 3 medals at the 20th Asian Rowing Junior Championships
-Rugby sevens team wins 1 gold medal at the ARFU Asian Rugby Sevens Series, 2nd leg
- Squash athlete Chu Man-yee wins 1 bronze medal at the North Coast Open
- Table tennis team wins 6 medals at the Reliance 20th Asian Junior & Cadet Championships
-Table tennis team wins 3 medals at the Chinese Taipei Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Premium Junior Circuit
-Wheelchair fencing team wins 4 medals at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix - Poland
-Elite results roundup (1 - 31 August)

III. Other News
-Hang Seng Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme Presentation Ceremony Hong Kong Asian Games medallists receive HK$9.5 million
-HKSI strengthens links with HKJC and ESF
- HKSI International Sports Science Symposium, sponsored by Mr Ming Wai Lau
-New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Two new books on swim coaching and exercise science are now available at the SIC.
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Double happiness on track for Lee at Asian Games

Track cyclist Lee Wai-sze was one of the stars of a successful Asian Games for Hong Kong athletes,winning 2 gold medals, in the women¡¦s keirin and sprint.

Lee took her first gold in the keirin, the event in which she won Olympics bronze in London in 2012, and topped the podium again four days later. She now has three Asian Games golds, having won the 500m in Guangzhou four years ago.

The velodrome in Korea was unconventional ¡V 333-metres long, cement and outdoor as opposed to the usual 250-metre wooden indoor tracks ¡V but a two-month period of intense specialist training on an identical track in northeast Korea paid off handsomely for Lee.

Lee beat Fatehah Binti Mustapa of Malaysia and Zhong Tianshi of China into second and third place (0.070 and 0.181 seconds behind respectively) in the keirin, then immediately turned her sights to the sprint.

¡§This is my second Asian Games and I know the importance of early preparation. But this cannot happen without a strong support team, who also played a great part in today¡¦s success,¡¨ she said after her first gold.

¡§There were initially some worries after we found out about the 333-metre track, but those worries quickly vanished after we had such great preparation.¡¨

Lee quickly switched focus to the sprint and beat the mainland¡¦s Lin Junhong in the semi-final before a daunting challenge in the final against Zhong, who had set a new Games record in the earlier rounds.

Zhong seemed to have seen off Lee for the gold after winning the first two races in the best-of-three final, but she was disqualified for entering Lee¡¦s lane in the second, meaning whoever won the third race would take gold. Lee held her nerve to win in 11.121 seconds.

¡§I really wanted to win this medal because I spent a lot of hard work and effort on it,¡¨ said Lee. ¡§I must thank a lot of people for helping me to achieve the target. My coach, support staff, my family, my friends and my male teammates who have been training with me in Korea.

¡§Sprint is very much a mental game and I am happy to see my tactics have been maturing over the last couple of months.

¡§I hope to be able to challenge in this event again in the next Olympic Games, although there are still many top sprinters from Europe and other parts of the world.¡¨

Shen Jinkang, Head Cycling Coach of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI), said after the keirin: ¡§Her form is good and the preparation was done well. We had great confidence in her even before the race. She showed great self-control after winning the race, knowing she still had to race in the sprint.¡¨

The cycling team won four other medals: in men¡¦s cross-country (Chan Chun-hing, silver); men¡¦s omnium (Cheung King-lok, bronze); men¡¦s road race (Leung Chun-wing, bronze); and women¡¦s individual time trial (Wong Wan-yiu, bronze).

Leung¡¦s win ensured a fifth consecutive Asian Games road race medal for Hong Kong, since Wong Kam-po won gold in Bangkok 1998.

Coach Shen said the 20-year-old Leung, a former world junior points race champion, had a bright future ahead of him if he continued to work hard.

¡§Wong is irreplaceable in Hong Kong cycling and I just want to be myself,¡¨ said Leung, who has been compared by some to the all-time great. ¡§Hopefully I can be as successful as him in future.¡¨ For mountain biker Chan, at the other end of the age scale, another medal was the perfect way to end a successful Games career.

¡§This is for sure my last Asiad and I am very happy I can still win a medal here despite my age,¡¨ said the 33-year-old, who took gold in Guangzhou four years ago. ¡§The build-up leading to Incheon has been very tough and now all the hard work and effort has paid off.¡¨

Lee Wai-sze  

(Photos provided by Sportsroad)


Shek stuns World and Olympic champion

Gymnast ShekWai-hung considered quitting the sport after a nightmare at the London Olympics, but he was in dreamland after shocking home favourite Yang Hak-seon, the reigning Olympic and world champion, to win gold in the men¡¦s vault in Incheon.

Shek edged out overwhelming favourite Yang (15.216 to 15.200) to win Hong Kong¡¦s first ever Asian Games gymnastic medal.

As well as personal redemption for Shek, who had suffered an embarrassing fall at the Olympics in 2012, the medal was a huge boost for his sport.

¡§All my hard work and effort over so many years were in vain in a flash,¡¨ recalled Shek of that day in London.

¡§I have been haunted by that terrible moment for a long time. At one time, I even wanted to quit the sport. Hopefully, this success can help me forget about that.

¡§In fact, I thought I was still dreaming when I woke up [the morning after], wondering if I had really won the gold medal.

¡§We have improved a lot since returning to the HKSI three years ago,¡¨ added Shek. ¡§This proves the importance of resources for our training, competition and other support services.¡¨

Shek Wai-hung
  (Photo provided by Sportsroad)
Middle: Shek Wai-hung Middle: Shek Wai-hung
(Photos provided by The Gymnastics Association of Hong Kong, China)

Windsurfers and rowers add to golden haul

Completing a six-gold haul for Hong Kong in Incheon were rower Lok Kwan-hoi (lightweight men¡¦s single sculls) and windsurfers Cheng Kwok-fai (men¡¦s mistral) and Chan Hei-man (women¡¦s RS:X).

Lok became the first rower from Hong Kong to win a gold at the Asian Games, the 27-year-old finally standing on top of the podium in his third Asiad after narrowly missing out on a podium finish in Guangzhou.

He beat Lee Hak-beom of Korea over the 2,000-metre course by almost one second (7:25.04 to 7:25.95)

¡§I came fourth in both events in Guangzhou but eventually I have made it in Incheon. I strongly believe this is my Games because of our preparation and the hard work and time we have devoted to training,¡¨ said Lok.

Lok¡¦s medal wasn¡¦t the only success for rowing, with four silvers: Chow Kwong-wing and Tang Chiu-mang in the lightweight men¡¦s double sculls; Chow, Kwan Ki-cheong, Leung Chun-shek and Tang in the lightweight men¡¦s quadruple sculls; and Lee Ka-man in the lightweight women¡¦s single sculls and women¡¦s single sculls.

On the other side, HKSI Head Windsurfing Coach Rene Appel was delighted with the performances of Chan and Cheng.

¡§It¡¦s not just the medals but the way they were racing that was so impressive. It is difficult to maintain that winning streak in a Major Games and they did it race after race,¡¨ he said.

Rowing
Lok Kwan-hoi
Rowing
Lok Kwan-hoi
(Photo provided by Sportsroad) (Photo provided by the Hong Kong, China Rowing Association)
Rowing
From left: Chow Kwong-wing, Tang Chiu-mang, Lee Ka-man,
Lok Kwan-hoi
Rowing
Leung Chun-shek, Tang Chiu-mang, Kwan Ki-cheong,
Chow Kwong-wing
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong, China Rowing Association)
Rowing
Lee Ka-man
Rowing
Hong Kong Rowing Team
Windsurfing
From left: Leung Ho-tsun, Chan Hei-man, Lo Sin-lam,
Cheng Kwok-fai
Windsurfing
From left: Leung Ho-tsun, Lo Sin-lam, Chan Hei-man, Rene Appel (Head Windsurfing Coach, HKSI), Chan King-yin (Windsurfing Coach, HKSI), Winfield Zee (Assistant Windsurfing Coach, HKSI)
Windsurfing
From left: Lo Sin-lam, Cheng Kwok-fai, Chan Hei-man,
Leung Ho-tsun
Windsurfing
Cheng Kwok-fai
Windsurfing
From left: Chan Hei-man, Cheng Kwok-fai
 
(Photo provided by Sportsroad)

Hong Kong hails hugely successful Asiad

Hong Kong won 42 medals at the Games (6 gold, 12 silver, 24 bronze, full details here), two more than the total from Guangzhou 2010, and finished in the top 10 in terms of medals won for the first time ever.

¡§Our athletes provided a very convincing return on investment,¡¨ said HKSI Chief Executive Dr Trisha Leahy BBS. Two hundred of the 472-strong squad were Scholarship Athletes from the institute.

Tier A sports won 40 of the 42 medals, with Tier B sports equestrian and sailing the other two.

Among the highlights were: a first track and field medal for Hong Kong since 1954 in the men¡¦s 4x100m relay; a silver in tenpin bowling for Wu Siu-hong, the first individual medal for the sport since Bangkok 1998; and silver and bronze in table tennis doubles events for homegrown talent Lee Ho-ching.

¡§We were really happy that athletes from rowing, gymnastics, windsurfing, and some of the cycling events won gold medals which were new this time. We also had major breakthroughs in tenpin bowling and table tennis,¡¨ Dr Leahy added.

Full-time athletes won 80 per cent of Hong Kong¡¦s medals, and all the gold and silver, demonstrating that full-time training is essential to sporting success at Major Games.

¡§The country which placed ninth in terms of number of medals won and finished ahead of Hong Kong is Uzbekistan who won 44 compared to our 42. They have a population four times that of ours. We are punching far above our weight,¡¨ Dr Leahy added.

¡§We believe these impressive and upward trending results reflect not only the talent, dedication and commitment of the athletes, but also the collaboration and mutually supportive elite sports structure in which the HKSI is only one player.¡¨

Flag bearer Windsurfer Cheng Kwok-fai and the Hong Kong
delegation arrive at the Incheon Asian Games opening ceremony
Athletics
Back row, 2nd from left: Tang Yik-chun, Ng Ka-fung, Tsui Chi-ho,
Lai Chun-ho, So Chun-hong
(Photo provided by Sportsroad)  
Athletics
From left: Tang Yik-chun, So Chun-hong, Ng Ka-fung, Tsui Chi-ho 
Badminton
Right: Wei Nan
Fencing
Back row, from left: Chang Chi-hin, Yan Hon-pan, Yeung Wing-sun A.N.W. (Chairman, Hong Kong Fencing Association), Low Ho-tin, Lam Hin-chung, Geza Marffy (Acting Head Fencing Coach, HKSI) Front row, from left: Au Sin-ying, Chang Ngai-hing, Ho Siu-in, Lam Hin-wai
Fencing
Lam Hin-chung
Karetedo
Lee Ka-wai
Rugby
From left: James Paul Hood, Thomas William McQueen,
Max John Woodward, Alexander Robert McQueen, Rowan Varty, Keith James Robertson, Mark Wright, Yiu Kam-shing,
Kwok Ka-chun, Lee Ka-to, Jack Alfie Capon, Michael Coverdale 

 

(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union)
Squash
Hong Kong squash team 
Squash
Hong Kong squash team
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Squash) (Photo provided by the Hong Kong Squash)
Swimming
From left: Siobhan Bernadette Haughey, Kong Man-yi,
Sze Hang-yu, Au Hoi-shun
Swimming
From left: Siobhan Bernadette Haughey, Camille Lily Mei Cheng, Sze Hang-yu, Au Hoi-shun
Table Tennis
From left: Jiang Tianyi, Lee Ho-ching
Table Tennis
From left: Lee Ho-ching, Jiang Tianyi
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association) (Photo provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association)
Table Tennis
From left: Ng Wing-nam, Lee Ho-ching
Table Tennis
Hong Kong table tennis team
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association) (Photo provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association)
Tenpin Bowling
From left : Kam Siu-lun , Mak Cheuk-yin, Yeung Wai-ki,
Chan Yat-long, Wu Siu-hong, Tseng Tak-hin
Tenpin Bowling
Wu Siu-hong
(Photo provided by the Asian Bowling Federation) (Photo provided by the Asian Bowling Federation)
Wushu
Hong Kong Wushu Team
Wushu
Left: Geng Xiaoling
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Wushu Union) (Photo provided by the Hong Kong Wushu Union)

Boccia team wins 2 gold medals at the BISFed Boccia World Championships

The Hong Kong boccia team won 2 gold medals at the BISFed Boccia World Championships held on 19 - 28 September in Beijing, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Leung Yuk-wing Mixed BC4 Individual Gold
Lau Wai-yan, Leung Yuk-wing,
Wong Kwan-hang
Mixed BC4 Pairs Gold
Front row, 4th from left: Wong Kwan-hang, Leung Yuk-wing,
Lau Wai-yan
Middle: Leung Yuk-wing
(Photos provided by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)

Karatedo team wins 2 bronze medals at the Karate1 Premier League - Istanbul

The Hong Kong karatedo team won 2 bronze medals at the Karate1 Premier League - Istanbul held on 6 - 7 September in Istanbul, Turkey.

Athlete Event Medal
Lau Mo-sheung Senior Female Individual Kata Bronze
Tsang Yee-ting Senior Female Individual Kumite -50kg Bronze
From left: Lau Mo-sheung, Kwong Kwan-ming (Head Karatedo Coach, HKSI), Tsang Yee-ting
From left: Man Yuen-yi (Assistant Karatedo Coach, HKSI),
Mahmoud Karkeh Abadi (Karatedo Coach, HKSI), Lau Mo-sheung, Kwong Kwan-ming (Head Karatedo Coach, HKSI), Tsang Yee-ting, Marijana Kiuk (Karatedo Coach, HKSI)
Right: Lau Mo-sheung

Rowing team wins 3 medals at the 20th Asian Rowing Junior Championships

The Hong Kong rowing team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze
medal at the 20th Asian Rowing Junior Championships held on 4 - 7 September in Yilan, Taiwan.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Yuk-man Junior Men’s Singles Gold
Fong Shiu-ming,
Lam Pak-wing
Junior Men’s Pair Silver
Leung Hiu-sum,
Tang Yuk-man
Junior Women’s Doubles Bronze
Middle: Chan Yuk-man

Rugby sevens team wins 1 gold medal at the ARFU Asian Rugby Sevens Series, 2nd leg

The Hong Kong rugby sevens team won a gold medal at the ARFU Asian Rugby Sevens Series, 2nd leg held on 6 - 7 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Athlete Event Medal
Jack Alfie Capon, Michael Coverdale,
James Paul Hood, Kwok Ka-chun,
Jones Ross Lee, Lee Ka-to,
Alexander Robert McQueen,
Thomas William McQueen,
Tsang Hing-hung, Rowan Varty,
Max John Woodward, Yiu Kam-shing
Men¡¦s 7-a-side Gold

Squash athlete Chu Man-yee wins 1 bronze medal at the North Coast Open

Squash athlete Chu Man-yee won a bronze medal in the Women¡¦s Singles event at the North Coast Open held on 4 - 7 September in Coffs Harbour, Australia.


Table tennis team wins 6 medals at the Reliance 20th Asian Junior & Cadet Championships

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 1 silver and 5 bronze medals at the Reliance 20th Asian Junior & Cadet Championships held on 12 - 16 September in Mumbai, India.

Athlete Event Medal
Doo Hoi-kem, Ho Kwan-kit Junior Mixed Doubles Silver
Ho Kwan-kit, Hung Ka-tak Junior Boys¡¦ Doubles Bronze
Ho Kwan-kit, Hung Ka-tak
Kwan Man-ho, Li Hon-ming
Junior Boys¡¦ Team Bronze
Lee Ka-yee, Leung Ka-wan, Ng Ka-man Cadet Girls¡¦ Team Bronze
Doo Hoi-kem Junior Girls¡¦ Singles Bronze
Doo Hoi-kem, Lam Yee-lok,
Liu Qi, Soo Wai-yam
Junior Girls¡¦ Team Bronze
From left: Doo Hoi-kem, Soo Wai-yam, Liu Qi, Lam Yee-lok
From left: Doo Hoi-kem, Ho Kwan-kit Doo Hoi-kem,
(Photos provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association)

Table tennis team wins 3 medals at the Chinese Taipei Junior & Cadet Open ¡V ITTF Premium Junior Circuit

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals at the Chinese Taipei Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Premium Junior Circuit held on 24 - 28 September in Taipei, Taiwan.

Athlete Event Medal
Liu Qi, Mak Tze-wing, Soo Wai-yam Junior Girls’ Team Gold
Liu Qi, Mak Tze-wing unior Girls¡¦ Doubles Bronze
Soo Wai-yam, Zhu Chengzhu* Junior Girls¡¦ Doubles Bronze
*Non-HKSI Scholarship Athlete

Wheelchair fencing team wins 4 medals at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix - Poland

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix - Poland held on 25 - 28 September in Warsaw, Poland.

Athlete Event Medal
Yu Chui-yee Women¡¦s Foil Individual (Cat. A) Gold
Chan Yui-chong Women¡¦s Foil Individual (Cat. B) Gold
Yu Chui-yee Women¡¦s Epee Individual (Cat. A) Silver
Chan Wing-kin Men¡¦s Sabre Individual (Cat. A) Bronze
2nd from right: Yu Chui-yee Front row, 2nd from right: Chan Wing-kin
(Photos provided by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)

Elite results roundup (1 - 30 July)
Sport Name Event Position / No.
Of Entries
Billiard Sports
APBU Asian Junior Championship Cho Bing-sum  Girl's Singles 3rd/12
(7/8/2014, Taipei, Taiwan)
 
Gymnastics 
National Junior Championships Chan Cheuk-lam Girls’Vault - Group A Age 12 2nd/6
(2/8/2014, Fosan, China)
 
Karatedo
14th AKF Cadet, Junior & U-21
Championships
Wong Wing-kwan U21 Female Individual Kata 3rd/10
(11/8/2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
 
National Championships Junior
(16/8/2014, Foshan, China)
Tang Yu-hin Age 12-13 Children Individual
Kata
1st/17
  Chau Ka-him Junior Male Individual Kata 1st/12
Chau Ka-him Junior 14-15 Under 52KG Male
Individual Kumite
2nd/14
Wong Tsz-uen Age 10-11 Children Individual
Kata
3rd/31
Wong Tsz-uen Age 10-11 Children Over 35KG
Male Individual Kumite
3rd/32
Lo Sum-man Age 12-13 Children Individual
Kata
3rd/17
Tang Yu-hin Age 12-13 Children Under 40KG
Male Individual Kumite
3rd/9
Kwok Hoi-tung Age 12-13 Children Over 38KG
Female Individual Kumite
3rd/20
Li Tsun-ip Junior 14-15 Under 63KG Male
Individual Kumite
3rd/8
Chow Chun-hin Junior Male Individual Kata 3rd/12
Wong Nga-lam Junior Female Individual Kata 3rd/13
 
Rugby Sevens
ARFU U20 7s Championship, 1st leg
(16/8/2014, Johor Bahru, Malaysia)
Chui Ho-ching, Joshua Clery,
Danial Jeff Davidson*,
Calvin Tang Hunter*, Kwok Pak-nga*,
Richard Nichol Lewis*,
Edward Liam Owens,
Alexander Donnell Post*,
Eden Hugo Stiles 
Men’s 7-a-side 1st/6
 
 
ARFU Asian Rugby Sevens Series, 1st leg
(23/8/2014, Hong Kong)
Jack Alfie Capon, Michael Coverdale,
Nicholas Daniel Hewson,
James Paul Hood, Tomasi Lawa,
Jones Ross Lee, Lee Ka-to,
Alexander Robert McQueen,
Thomas William McQueen,
Rowan Varty, Max John Woodward,
Yiu Kam-shing
Men’s 7-a-side 1st/12
 
Chan Leong-sze, Cheng Ka-chi,
Cheng Tsz-ting, Fong Siu-lan,
Christine Gordon, Kwong Sau-yan,
Lai Pou-fan, Li Nim-yan,
Natasha Shangwe Olson-Thorne,
Poon Pak-yan,
Amelie Odile Marie Seure,
Lindsay Varty
Women’s 7-a-side 2nd/8
 
Squash
HEAD Hong Kong Junior Squash Open  Lui Hiu-lam Girls Under 15 1st/41
(5/8/2014, Hong Kong) Yuen Tsun-hei Boys Under 19 1st/37
Ho Tze-lok Girls Under 19 1st/21
Cheng Nga-ching Girls Under 15 2nd/41
Ho Ka-wing Girls Under 17 2nd/31
Lau Tsz-kwan Boys Under 19 2nd/37
Choi Uen-shan Girls Under 19 2nd/21
Ng Ka-yiu Boys Under 17 3rd/61
Lam Wing-hei Girls Under 19 3rd/21
 
CIMB Malaysian Open Squash
Championships
Lee Ho-yin Men’s Singles 2nd/26
(18/8/2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
 
Table Tennis
Nikon Hong Kong Junior & Cadet Open
- ITTF Premium Junior Circuit
Ellie Fong, Wong Chin-yau Cadet Girls’ Doubles 1st/13
(6/8/2014, Hong Kong) Lee Ka-yee, Leung Tsz-ching Cadet Girls’ Team 1st/9
Lee Ka-yee, Leung Tsz-ching Cadet Girls’ Doubles 2nd/13
Ho Kwan-kit, Lam Siu-hang Junior Boys’ Doubles 2nd/23
Ho Kwan-kit, Hung Ka-tak,
Lam Siu-hang
Junior Boys’ Team 2nd/15
Doo Hoi-kem, Soo Wai-yam Junior Girls’ Doubles 2nd/19
Doo Hoi-kem, Lam Yee-lok,
Soo Wai-yam
Junior Girls’ Team 2nd/13
Lee Ka-yee Cadet Girls’ Singles 3rd/27
Au Yeung Mei-yin, Leung Ka-wan Cadet Girls’ Doubles 3rd/13
Ellie Fong, Wong Chin-yau Cadet Girls’ Team 3rd/9
Lam Siu-hang Junior Boys’ Singles 3rd/46
Doo Hoi-kem Junior Girls’ Singles 3rd/38
Liu Qi, Mak Tze-wing Junior Girls’ Team 3rd/13
 
Tenpin Bowling
13th Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange
Society World Youth Championships 
Mak Cheuk-yin Boy's Singles 3rd/166
(8/8/2014, Hong Kong)
 
Triathlon
Singapore ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup  Kok Yu-hang Junior Elite Male 1st/21
(16/8/2014, East Coast Park, Singapore) Wong Tsz-to Junior Elite Male 2nd/21
Shuen Chun-kit Junior Elite Male 3rd/21
*Non-HKSI Scholarship Athlete
HKSI strengthens links with HKJC and ESF

Following a visit by a delegation from The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) in August, the HKSI played host to another three-person delegation from the long-term partner, led by Head of Community Relations Mr Eddie Poon, on 30 September. The guests were led on a tour of the various training facilities on site to understand the elite sports development in Hong Kong.

On 9 October, the HKSI also received a visit from principals and heads of three English Schools Foundation (ESF) schools to explore opportunities for future collaborations in the area of athletes¡¦ education.

First and second from left: Dr Trisha Leahy BBS (Chief Executive, HKSI), Mr Eddie Poon (Head of Community Relations, HKJC)
From left: Ms Scarlett Foo (Commercial Operations Manager, HKSI), Mr Laurent Madore (Director of Marketing & Development, HKSI),
Dr Trisha Leahy BBS (Chief Executive, HKSI), Mr Marc Morris (Principal, Sha Tin College), Ms Carol Larkin (Head of Secondary, Renaissance College), Dr Ed Wickins (Principal, King George V School), Ms Regina Chan (Athlete Affairs Manager, HKSI)

HKSI International Sports Science Symposium, sponsored by Mr Ming Wai Lau

The HKSI International Sports Science Symposium, sponsored by Mr Ming Wai Lau will be held on 16-17 January 2015 in Hong Kong. The 2015 event is co-organised by the Hong Kong Sports Institute, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science, and Asian Federation of Sports Medicine. The theme of the Symposium is “Sports injury prevention and management”. The purpose of the symposium is to transmit knowledge and exchange views on the current trends and issues in sports injury prevention, and foster closer collaboration among professionals in sports medicine, sports science, and sports coaching.

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. For details and registration, please visit http://www.hksi.org.hk/iss/eng/index.html. For enquiries, please contact the Symposium Secretariat on 2681 6130 or by email at iss@hksi.org.hk.  Register before 2 January 2015 to enjoy the discounted Early Bird registration rate. 

For conference sponsorship and promotion opportunities, please contact Ms Chung, Public Affairs & Marketing Department, on 2681 6532.


New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
The swim coaching bible. Volume II
(Call no.: GV837.65 .S96 2012)

The book features authoritative, expert advice from 25 high caliber swimming coaches. This updated edition is a complete revision of the original work which published a decade ago. It is organised into five main thematic sections, from refining different stroke techniques, building a winning programme to applying scientific principles into the training programme as well as dealing with motivation for swimmers. This useful resource is a must-have for most aquatic professionals.

 
Stretching anatomy
(Call no.: QM151 .N45 2014)

The book is written by two well-known scholars in exercise science. It is a visual guide to over 80 stretches for increasing range of motion, muscular strength, stamina, posture, and flexibility. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform each stretch. It has a chapter on dynamic stretches which covers the most effective exercises for athletic warm-ups, and another chapter on how to customise a programme based on individual needs. The book suits practitioners in exercise science and physical therapy, coaches and athletes.