Sports Bulletin Vol.2, 2013
Contents
I. Sporting Achievements (1 - 31 January 2013)
II. Other News
Badminton athlete Wong Wing-ki wins a bronze medal at the VICTOR Korea Open
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Badminton athlete Wong Wing-ki won a bronze medal in the Men's Singles event at the
VICTOR Korea Open held on 8 - 13 January 2013 in Seoul, South Korea.
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Billiard sports athlete Fu Ka-chun wins a silver medal at the Betfair German Masters
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Billiard sports athlete Fu Ka-chun won a silver medal in the Individual event at the Betfair German Masters held on 30 January - 3 February 2013 in Berlin, Germany. |
Cycling athlete Lee Wai-sze wins a bronze medal at the World Track Cup - Series 3
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Cycling athlete Lee Wai-sze won a bronze medal in the Sprint, Women event at the
World Track Cup - Series 3 held on 17 - 19 January 2013 in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
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Karatedo athlete Ma Man-sum wins a bronze medal at the Karate1 Premiere League - Paris
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Karatedo athlete Ma Man-sum won a bronze medal in the Senior Female Individual Kumite -55kg event at the Karate1 Premiere League - Paris held on 19 - 20 January 2013 in Paris, France. |
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1st from right : Ma Man-sum
(Photo provided by JKFan Karate Magazine) |
Squash athlete Chan Ho-ling wins a silver medal at the Meadowood Pharmacy Open
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Squash athlete Chan Ho-ling won a silver medal in the Women's Singles event at the
Meadowood Pharmacy Open held on 29 January - 3 February 2013 in Winnipeg, Canada.
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Table tennis team wins 4 medals at the ITTF World Tour, Spanish Open, Euro Africa Challenge Series
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The Hong Kong table tennis team won 2 gold and 2 bronze medals at the ITTF World Tour, Spanish Open, Euro Africa Challenge Series held on 17 - 20 January 2013 in Almeria, Spain.
| Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
| Jiang Huajun |
Women's Singles |
Gold |
| Ng Wing-nam |
Women's Singles (U21) |
Gold |
| Lee Ho-ching |
Women's Singles |
Bronze |
| Lee Ho-ching |
Women's Singles (U21) |
Bronze |
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Table tennis athlete Li Ching-wan wins a bronze medal at the ITTF Global Junior Circuit Finals
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Table tennis athlete Li Ching-wan won a bronze medal in the Junior Girls' Singles event at the ITTF Global Junior Circuit Finals held on 25 - 27 January 2013 in Guatemala. |
Elite results roundup (1 - 31 December 2012)
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| All China Youth Championship |
Chan Ming-tung |
Under 15 event |
1st/ 19 |
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| Karate1 - Salzburg |
Tung Yee-yin |
Senior Female Individual Kata |
3rd/ 37 |
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Wu Lok-man |
Senior Female Individual Kata |
3rd/ 37 |
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Yip Mut-yiu |
Senior Female Individual Kumite -50kg |
3rd/ 12 |
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Lee Ka-wai |
Senior Male Individual Kumite -75kg |
3rd/ 25 |
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Volkswagen World Junior Table Tennis
Championships |
Doo Hoi-kem, Lam Yee-lok,
Li Ching-wan, Soo Wai-yam |
Junior Girls' Team |
3rd/ 20 |
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| ABF Tour - Saudi Arabia |
Chow Hoi-leung |
Men's Events |
3rd/ 16 |
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HKSI¡¦s latest Annual Report available online
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The Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) has published its Annual Report for 2011-12, which provides a comprehensive account of its sporting achievements and work over the period. To view the report, please click here. |
OUHK delegation visits HKSI
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A delegation of The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK), led by President Professor Leong Chi-yan, visited the HKSI on 8 January 2013. During the visit, they met with the HKSI Management to exchange on athlete education, and toured the facilities to gain an understanding of Hong Kong¡¦s elite training system. |
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| 3rd to 5th from right: Dr Trisha Leahy (Chief Executive, HKSI), Professor Leong Chi-yan (President, OUHK), Professor Wong Shek-nam (Vice President (Academic), OUHK) |
Lee Wai-sze attends youth mentorship programme of Equal Opportunities Commission
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Cyclist Lee Wai-sze was invited to share her sporting story at the ¡§Career Challenge¡¨ youth mentorship programme organised by The Equal Opportunities Commission on 24 January 2013. The programme attracts hundreds of students every year and underlines the importance of breaking down stereotypes which often limit the life choices for young people. |
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2nd from left : Lee Wai-sze |
New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
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Security management for sports and special events: an interagency approach to creating safe facilities
(Call no. : GV401 .S44 2012) |
This book focuses on explaining the safety and security measures and concerns for major sport events, specifically to deal with catastrophic events such as natural disasters, terrorism, unexpected crowd control problems, and other large-scale threats. The content not only presents the essential steps involved in the risk assessment, emergency management, staff training, and conducting exercises to test plans and procedures, but also discusses the importance of multi-agency collaboration and the role of a sport or event manager plays in the coordination. Each chapter comes with a real-world scenario case study which should be helpful to all sport facility executives, and event managers in the sports field. |
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A man's guide to muscle and strength
(Call no. : GV546 .C34 2012) |
This book provides a comprehensive guide in designing a six-week strength and conditioning programme with an emphasis on muscle building and endurance/agility enhancement. It also includes the background knowledge on the training techniques, scheduling of workouts and nutrition information to optimise training success. There are over 140 different exercise programmes illustrated with over 300 associated photos in this book. It is a practical reference for bodybuilding and fitness performance.
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