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Sports Bulletin Jul 2007

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements

II. Other News



Athletics team wins 3 medals at the National Athletics Junior Championships

The Hong Kong athletics team won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals at the National Athletics Junior Championships held on 25 - 31 July in Heilongjiang, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Fong Yee-pui,
Hui Man-ling,
Leung Hau-sze,
Wong Hiu-yan
Women's 4x100m relay Gold medal
Au Lok-yiu,
Hui Man-ling,
Kwok Ching-yin,
Lo Wing-hei
Women's 4x400m relay Bronze medal
Wong Hiu-yan Women's long jump Bronze medal
  First right: Wong Hiu-yan


Badminton athlete Wang Chen wins historic silver at the World Championships

Hong Kong badminton athlete Wang Chen won a historic silver medal in the women's singles at the World Championships held on 13 - 19 August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


Cycling team wins 2 gold medals at the National Track Cycling Championships

The Hong Kong cycling team won 2 gold medals at the National Track Cycling Championships held on 21 - 25 July in Beijing, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Wong Kam-po Men's 40km point race Gold medal
Cheung King-wai, Wong Kam-po Men's Madison 20km Gold medal

 



Cycling team wins 2 silver medals at the Tour of Hong Kong-Shanghai

Cycling team wins 2 silver medals at the Tour of Hong Kong-Shanghai The Hong Kong cycling team won 2 silver medals at the Tour of Hong Kong-Shanghai held on 27 July - 4 August in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Wong Kam-po 64km Criterium ( Hong Kong leg) Silver medal
Lam Kai-tsun 178km Criterium ( Nanchang leg) Silver medal

 



Cycling team wins 2 bronze medals at the Asian Mountain Bike Championships

The Hong Kong cycling team won 2 bronze medals at the 13th Asian Mountain Bike Championships held on 2-6 August in Suzhou, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Chun-hing Cross country Bronze medal
Tsui King-man Downhill Bronze medal

 



Cyclist Chan Chun-hing wins a bronze medal at the National Mountain Bike Championships

Hong Kong cyclist Chan Chun-hing won a bronze medal at the National Mountain Bike Championships held on 7 August in Suzhou, China.



Squash team wins 6 gold medals at the Hong Kong Junior Squash Open

Hong Kong triathlete Lee Chi-wo won a bronze medal in the male elite event at the Shichigahama ITU Triathlon Asian Cup held on 1 July in Shichigahama, Japan.

Athlete Event Medal
Ho Ka-po Girls under 13 Gold medal
Tong Tsz-wing Girls under 15 Gold medal
Liu Tsz-ling Girls under 17 Gold medal
Au Wing-chi Girls under 19 Gold medal
Wong King-ngo Boys under 15 Gold medal
Chan Kai-chi Boys under 17 Gold medal
Front row from left: Tong Tsz-wing, Liu Tsz-ling, Au Wing-chi


Squash player Au Wing-chi wins a bronze medal at the World Junior Women's Squash Championships

Hong Kong squash player Au Wing-chi won a bronze medal in the Individual event at the World Junior Womenˇ¦s Squash Championships held on 1-11 August in Hong Kong.

Back row second right: Au Wing-chi

 


Junior tennis team wins 2 gold medals at the China Nike Junior Tour Grand Masters

The Hong Kong junior tennis team won 2 gold medals at the China Nike Junior Tour Grand Masters held on 7-13 August in Beijing, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Wong Chun-hun Boys' singles under 12 Gold medal
Wong Chun-hun,
Yeung Pak-long
Boys' doubles under 12 Gold medal

 

From left: Wong Chun-hun, Yeung Pak-long
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Tennis Association)


Triathlete Lee Chi-wo wins a silver medal at the ITU Triathlon Asian Cup

Hong Kong triathlete Lee Chi-wo won a silver medal in the Elite Men category of the ITU Triathlon Asian Cup held on 28 - 29 July in Singapore.



Wheelchair fencing team wins 7 medals at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team won 4 gold 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup held on 19-24 July in Warsaw, Poland.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Yui-chong Women's individual epee (Cat. B) Silver medal
Chan Yui-chong Women's individual foil (Cat. B) Gold medal
Fan Pui-shan Women's individual foil (Cat. A) Bronze medal
Yu Chui-yee Women's individual epee (Cat. A) Gold medal
Yu Chui-yee Women's individual foil (Cat. A) Gold medal
Hui Charn-hung Men's individual foil (Cat. B) Silver medal
Chan Yui-chong, Fan Pui-shan,
Justine Ng, Yu Chui-yee
Women's team epee Gold medal

 

First left: Hui Charn-hung Second left: Yu Chui-yee, Third left: Fan Pui-shan



Elite results roundup (15 June - 14 July)

Name Event Position/
No. of Entries
Badminton
SCG Thailand Open 2007 Zhou Mi Women's Singles 2nd/ 88
(3/7/2007, Bangkok, Thailand)
Ng Wei Men's Singles 3rd/ 88
 
Aviva-cofco China Master 2007 Yip Pui-yin Women's Singles 3rd/ 44
(10/7/2007, Chengdu City, China)
 
Squash
Central Open 2007 Mak Pui-hin Women's Single 3rd/ 18
(15/6/2007, Adelaide, Australia)
 
NSC Satellite no.4 2007 Au Wing-chi Women's Single 3rd/ 16
(26/6/2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Mak Pui-hin 3rd/ 16
 
NSC Super Satellite no. 2 Au Wing-chi Women's Single 3rd/ 20
(30/6/2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Chiu Wing-yin 1st/ 20
 
Table Tennis
2007 Volkswagen Open - Chiba, Japan Jiang Hua-jun Women's Singles 3rd/ 93
(21/6/2007, Chiba, Japan) Tie Yana 5th/ 93
 
Lau Sui-fei Women's Doubles 3rd/ 46
Lin Ling
 
Li Ching Men's Singles 5th/ 96
Tang Peng 5th/ 96
 
Ko Lai-chak Men's Doubles 5th/ 48
Li Ching
 
Yu Kwok-see Women's Singles (U21) 5th/ 25
 
2007 Volkswagen Open - China Tie Yana Women's Doubles 5th/ 30
(28/6/2007, Nanjing, China) Zhang Rui
 
Tenpin Bowling
Emir Cup 2007 Wu Siu-hong Men's Single 2nd/ 72
(24/6/2007, Doha, Qatar)
 
Triathlon
2007 Sokcho City ITU Triathlon Asian Cup Mak So-ning Elite Women & U23 3rd/ 12
(24/6/2007, Korea, Sokcho)
 
2007 Shichigahama ITU Triathlon Asian Cup Lee Chi-wo Elite Men 3rd/ 42
(1/7/2007, Japan, Shichigahama)
 
Wushu
4th Asian Junior Wushu Championships Kwan Ning-wai Group A Women's Daoshu 3rd/ 6
(26/6/2007, Korea, Yeongju) Group A Women's Gunshu 2nd/ 6
 
Chow Man-ting Group A Women's Nangun 4th/ 12
 
Pui Lei Group B Women's Compulsory Nanquan 2nd/ 15
Group B Women's Elementary Daoshu 2nd/ 12
 
Fung Wing-see Group B Women's Compulsory Changquan 5th/ 18
Group B Women's Elementary Jianshu 1st/ 22
Group B Women's Elementary Qiangshu 4th/ 17
 
Lai Tsz-tsun Group A Men's Nangun 6th/ 18
Group A Men's Nanquan 4th/ 19
 
Leung Cheuk-hei Group A Men's Qiangshu 3rd/ 7
 
Lai Tsz-tsun Group A Men's Dual events 2nd/ 5
Leung Cheuk-hei
 
Fung Wing-yin Group B Men's Elementary Daoshu 6th/ 25
 
Yeung Yin-kei Group B Men's Elementary Gunshu 6th/ 25
 
Chan Pak-hei Group B Men's Elementary Jianshu 1st/ 12
Group B Men's 24 Forms Taijiquan 3rd/ 9
 
Fung Wing-yin Group B Men's Compulsory Changquan 2nd/ 24
Yeung Yin-kei 3rd/ 24


Promoting athletic images

As you tour around Wanchai and Central districts recently, you may have seen two large-scale outdoor advertising billboards bearing an athlete's image. The Bank of China (Hong Kong) has adopted the competitive sporting spirit to promote the bank's products and invited world champion cyclist Wong Kam-po to appear in its newly-launched promotional campaign of the RMB Bond Service. The campaign which commenced in late June, includes TV, website and newspaper advertising as well as displaying large-scale outdoor billboards at high traffic districts.



HKSI publishes highlights on elite sports performance research studies

It is one of HKSI's objectives to facilitate and sponsor elite sport-related research and studies, and to disseminate knowledge and advice to the sports community for the enhancement of elite performance sports. HKSI has recently published three applied research summaries on:

Highlights and Reports on completed research studies are available on the HKSI website. We welcome any comments or suggestions, please contact us via email at rsi@hksi.org.hk or by phone at 2681 6334.



New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Human anatomy & physiology (7th edition)
(SIC call no.: QP36 .M37 2007)

Written by Elaine N. Marieb and Katja Hoehn, and published by Pearson Education in 2007, this book is one of the more popular references of its kind. The units are organised around three themes: interrelationships of body organ systems; homeostasis; and complementarity of structure and function. It adopts a clear writing style and makes use of numerous large colour illustrations. The latest edition updates the text and figures throughout the book based on current research findings. The accompanying CD-ROM offers tutorials on materials covered in the book. Sports physiologists and other sports science professionals will find it useful.

Facilitated stretching (3rd edition)
(SIC call no.: RA781.63 .M32 2007)

Written by Robert E.McAtee and Jeff Charland and published by Human Kinetics in 2007, this new edition adds new chapter on stretching routines for many sports, including running, throwing and racketing sports, cycling, golf, swimming. It also contains numerous examples on strength training work using stability balls and elastic bands. It is accompanied by a DVD which demonstrates live stretching techniques. This book is useful for sport therapists, sport physicians, athletic trainers and athletes.