Cyclist Wong Kam-po wins a gold medal at the UCI Track World Cup Classics

Hong Kong cyclist Wong Kam-po won a gold medal in the Men's Scratch Race at the UCI Track World Cup Classics held on 18-20 January 2008 in Los Angeles, USA.

Cycling team wins 4 gold medals at the Hong Kong Track Championships

The Hong Kong cycling team wins 4 gold medals at the Hong Kong Track Championships held on 26 January 2008.

Wheelchair fencing team wins 9 medals at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team won 4 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup held on 17-21 January 2008 in Malchow, Germany.

Swimming athlete Au Hoi-shun sets a new Hong Kong record at the Division 1 (Part 2) Short Course Competition

Hong Kong swimming athlete Au Hoi-shun set a new Hong Kong record for Women's 400m Freestyle at 4:13.93 at the Division 1 (Part 2) Short Course Competition held on 13 January 2008 in Hong Kong. The previous Hong Kong record was 4:15.28.

Squash team wins 2 medals at the WISPA Hangzhou Open

The Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold and 1 silver medal at the WISPA (Women's International Squash Players Association) Hangzhou Open held on 23-25 January 2008 in Hangzhou, China.

Squash team wins 5 medals at the Buler Squash Challenge Cup

The Hong Kong squash team won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Buler Squash Challenge Cup held on 16-20 January 2008 in Hong Kong.

Squash athlete Au Wing-chi wins a silver medal at the British Junior Open

Table tennis player Li Ching wins a silver medal at the ITTF Pro Tour Slovenian Open

Hong Kong table tennis player Li Ching won a silver medal in the Men's Singles Event at the ITTF Pro Tour Slovenian Open held on 15-19 January 2008 in Velenje, Slovenia.

Tenpin bowling athlete Chan Shuk-han wins a gold medal in the ABF Tour Tournament of Championships

Hong Kong tenpin bowling athlete Chan Shuk-han won a gold medal in the Women's Events at the ABF Tour Tournament of Championships held on 10-13 January 2008 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Tenpin bowling athlete Wu Siu-hong wins a silver medal at the 8^th Milo International Junior All Stars Invitational Bowling Tournament

Elite results roundup (15 November - 14 December 2007)

Monthly wallpaper calendar featuring athletes available for download

To boost youngsters' interest in sports and local athletes, the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) has collaborated with the RTHK Teen Power to produce an electronic monthly wallpaper calendar for 2008. The calendar features athletes of 11 elite and two disabled sports as well as the RTHK Teen Power web-Js. New wallpapers featuring different athletes will be uploaded to the RTHK Teen Power website each month for the public to download.

The calendar for February 2008 is now available for download at http://www.teenpower.rthk.org.hk/teenspecial/2008wallpaper, in which you can view the champion table tennis duo Li Ching and Ko Lai-chak.

NOW News Channel interviews athletes on their preparation for the Olympics

NOW News Channel featured four elite athletes on their preparation for the Olympics in its "Hong Kong Athletes Series" in "NNC Magazine". They were Tang Wang-yip, Mak So-ning, Ko Lai-chak and Chow Tsz-ki. The live interviews were broadcast from 10:30am to 11:00am on 2, 3, 4 and 15 January respectively.

HKSI New Year Luncheon

The 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralymic Games are close, the HKSI believes that it will be a challenging year for the sports sector. To start the new year, the HKSI Board of Directors hosted a New Year Luncheon on 28 January 2008 to get together with officials of elite and disabled sports National Sports Associations (NSAs), and to exchange ideas on sports development and athlete training. At the luncheon, Dr Eric Li, Chairman of the HKSI, thanked the Government and NSAs for their tremendous support to the HKSI and athletes over the year, and wished continuous collaboration for a better preparation of elite athletes to achieve excellence in the international sporting arena.

New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Fundamentals of high performance wushu: taolu jumps and spins
(SIC call no.: GV1114.7 .W873 2007)

Written by Raymond Wu, and published by HighPerformanceWushu.com in 2007, this book explains the fundamental concepts and mechanics of jumping and spinning in taolu. Each technique is described in detail, including key aspects, approaches, step-by-step instructions, common errors and training exercises. Materials presented in this book are applicable not only to wushu, but also to all sports involving jumping and/ or spinning, such as taekwondo, karatedo and gymnastics. Coaches, athletes and readers who are interested in wushu will find it useful.

Triathlon for women: a mind-body-spirit approach for female athletes
(SIC call no.: GV1060.7 .L96 2007)

Written by Lisa Lynam and published by Meyer & Meyer Sport in 2007, the author educates and guides women of any level on how to get optimum result in triathlon racing. This book includes aspects of fitness and skill development, smart nutrition choices, strength training, race planning, and mental aspects in triathlon. It is an ideal reference for triathlon coaches and athletes, especially for female athletes.

International Scientific Symposium -
Elite young athletes: biopsychosocial approaches to sporting excellence

The HKSI is organising a 2-day International Scientific Symposium (ISS) to be held on 15-16 March 2008 in Hong Kong, with the main theme being "Elite young athletes: biopsychosocial approaches to sporting excellence".

The 2-day event will bring together international and local experts to share the latest knowledge on evidence-based best practice in nurturing and empowering young gifted athletes to excel through systematic programmes geared toward their specific developmental needs.

In addition to keynote lectures, there will be a symposium on preventing burnout in elite young athletes, workshops, and free papers presented by participants. We cordially invite you to join us.

For registration and free paper submission, please visit the ISS website: http://www.hksi.org.hk/iss, or contact the Symposium Secretariat at 2681 6130, by email: iss@hksi.org.hk

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ms Chung, Public Affairs & Marketing Department at 2681 6532.