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Youngsters Doo Hoi-kem and Lee Ho-ching had a timely confidence booster ahead of their inclusion in Hong Kong¡¦s Olympic table tennis team¡K
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Impressive bronze for Kong Man-wai in Italy
Kong Man-wai continued her preparation for the Games with her second medal of the Fencing World Cup season, winning bronze in Legnano, Italy¡K
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HK men¡¦s squash team wins silver at Asian Championships
Hong Kong¡¦s men reached the final at the 18th Asian Squash Team Championships, but couldn¡¦t see off all-conquering Pakistan to lift the gold in Taipei¡K
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Another bronze for Chan at Asian MTB Champ
Veteran Chan Chun-hing prepared for another tilt at the Olympics with bronze at the 22nd Asian Mountain Bike Championships in Chainat, Thailand¡K
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| II. Sporting Achievements (1 - 31 May)
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Doo and Lee get confidence boosting win in Croatia ahead of Olympics
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Youngsters Doo Hoi-kem and Lee Ho-ching had a timely confidence booster ahead of their inclusion in Hong Kong’s Olympic table tennis team as they won the doubles at the Zagreb Open in Croatia.
They stunned the top seeds, South Korea’s Jeon Jihee and Yang Haeun in a gruelling five-game final (3-11, 14-12, 14-12, 4-11, 11-9).
It was sweet revenge for Doo, who (with Tie Yana) had lost to the Korean pair in the final of the Czech Open last year.
And victory was all the more impressive as it was the first time Jeon and Yang had lost all year. “After I lost the final in Czech Republic, finally we won a tournament. This is the first tournament victory for us. We had good preparation for this tournament and this final match. We also spent a lot of time together,” said Doo.
It was a first win for Doo and Lee in only their second appearance in a World Tour final, and should give them plenty of confidence for Rio 2016 after they were named along with Tie in the team.
Ho Kwan-kit, who is also Brazil-bound, had an impressive tournament too, reaching the semi-finals of the men’s singles.
In the junior ranks, there was an impressive four gold medals outcome for Hong Kong at the Thailand Junior and Cadet Open.
Mak Tze-wing won the junior girls’ singles, Lee Ka-yee the cadet girls’, and the junior boys and cadet girls won team titles. |
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Event |
Medal |
| ITTF World Tour - Zagreb (Croatia) Open (Challenge) / 24 - 28 May / Zagreb, Croatia |
| Doo Hoi-kem, Lee Ho-ching |
Women's Doubles |
Gold |
| Ho Kwan-kit |
Men's Singles |
Bronze |
| SET Thailand Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Golden Series Junior Circuit / 11 - 15 May / Bangkok, Thailand |
| Lee Ka-yee |
Cadet Girls' Singles |
Gold |
| Lee Ka-yee, Leung Ka-wan, Wong Chin-yau |
Cadet Girls' Team |
Gold |
| Kwan Man-ho, Ng Pak-nam, Wong Ho-hin |
Junior Boys' Team |
Gold |
| Mak Tze-wing |
Junior Girls' Singles |
Gold |
| Tsang Tsz-tsun |
Cadet Boys' Singles |
Bronze |
| Chau Wing-sze |
Cadet Girls' Singles |
Bronze |
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| From left: Lee Ho-ching, Doo Hoi-kem |
Form left: Kwan Man-ho, Ng Pak-nam, Wong Ho-hin |
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Form left: Lee Ka-yee, Wong Chin-yau, Leung Ka-wan
(Photos provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association) |
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Impressive bronze for Kong Man-wai in Italy
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Kong Man-wai continued her preparation for the Olympic Games with her second medal of the Fencing World Cup season, winning bronze in Legnano, Italy on 20 - 22 May.
Kong, who also won a bronze at a satellite in Bulgaria in March, topped her group and made it to the semis before being beaten by the world No.134 from Spain, Dora Kiskapusi, who went on to win.
Kong will be heading to Rio with Cheung Ka-long and Lin Po-heung and said she hoped to relax and put up a good fight after sealing her place. |
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1st from right: Kong Man-wai |
HK men¡¦s squash team wins silver at Asian Championships
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Hong Kong’s men reached the final at the 18th Asian Squash Team Championships held on 11 - 15 May, but couldn’t see off all-conquering Pakistan to lift the gold in Taipei.
Lee Ho-yin narrowly lost a five-game encounter to Farhan Zaman, and Tang Ming-hong went down 3-0 to Farhan Mehboob in the best-of-three-matches final.
It was the fourth time in a row Pakistan had won the title at the biennial event. It was also the third time a Hong Kong team has won a silver at the event (previously in 1992 and 1996).
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From left: Lee Ho-yin, Yip Tsz-fung, Tang Ming-hong,
Au Chun-ming
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Squash)
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Medal |
| Au Chun-ming, Lee Ho-yin,
Tang Ming-hong, Yip Tsz-fung
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Men's Team |
Silver |
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Another bronze for Chan at Asian MTB Champ
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Veteran Chan Chun-hing prepared for another tilt at the Olympics with bronze at the 22nd Asian Mountain Bike Championships held on 4 - 8 May in Chainat, Thailand.
He finished the course in 1:13:09, behind Japan’s Kohei Yamamoto (1:11:51) and Kazakhstan’s Kirill Kazantsev (1:12:29).
The 35-year-old, who competed at London 2012 and was a silver medallist at the last Asian Games, looked set to retire and go into coaching before finishing third at last year’s Asian Championships convinced him to continue. |
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Chan Chun-hing
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Mountaineering athlete Chan Cheung-chi wins 1 silver medal at the
IFSC Climbing Worldcup - Nanjing
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Mountaineering athlete Chan Cheung-chi won a silver medal in the Men's Boulder (Master) event at the IFSC Climbing Worldcup - Nanjing held on 7 - 8 May in Nanjing, China.
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1st from left: Chan Cheung-chi
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Mountaineering athlete Chan Cheung-chi wins 1 gold medal at the
CMA Climbing Competition Series - Yang Shuo, Guang Xi
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Mountaineering athlete Chan Cheung-chi won a gold medal in the Men's Boulder event at the CMA Climbing Competition Series - Yang Shuo, Guang Xi held on 20 - 22 May in Guang Xi, China. |
Tennis athlete Anthony Jackie Tang wins 2nd runner-up at the
Asian B1 ITF Pune Open Junior Tennis Championship
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Tennis athlete Anthony Jackie Tang won 2nd runner-up in the Boys' Singles event at the Asian B1 ITF Pune Open Junior Tennis Championship held on 2 - 7 May in Pune, India. |
Elite results roundup (1 - 30 April)
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Event |
Position /
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| Badminton |
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OUE Singapore Open
(12/4/2016, Singapore) |
Ng Ka-long |
Men's Singles |
3rd/44 |
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Betfred World Snooker Championship
(6/4/2016, Sheffield, England) |
Fu Ka-chun |
Individual |
3rd/144 |
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| Little Swan Asian Fencing Championships |
Cheung Ka-long |
Men's Foil |
1st/63 |
| (13/4/2016, Wuxi, China) |
Cheung Ka-long, Cheung Siu-lun,
Nicholas Edward Choi,
Yeung Chi-ka |
Men's Foil, Team |
3rd/15 |
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Chang Chi-hin, Ho Sze-long,
Lam Hin-chung, Low Ho-tin |
Men's Sabre, Team |
3rd/14 |
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Chu Ka-mong, Ho Tik-lam,
Kong Man-wai, Lin Yik-hei |
Women's Epee, Team |
3rd/12 |
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Kimberley Vanessa Cheung,
Lau Cheuk-yu, Lin Po-heung,
Liu Yan-wai |
Women's Foil, Team |
3rd/14 |
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WKF Karate1 Premier League - Dubai
(5/4/2016, Dubai, United Arab Emirates) |
Cheng Tsz-man, Hung Ho-wai,
Lau Chi-ming |
Male Team Kata |
2nd/17 |
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Lau Mo-sheung |
Female Individual Kata |
3rd/52 |
WKF Karate1 Premier League - Salzburg
(16/4/2016, Salzburg, Austria) |
Cheng Tsz-man, Lau Chi-ming,
Yu Ho-cheung |
Male Team Kata |
1st/8 |
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FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta
(22/4/2016, Chung-ju, Korea) |
Chiu Hin-chun, Tang Chiu-mang |
Men's Lightweight Double Scull |
3rd/11 |
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Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens - World Series Qualifier
(8/4/2016, Hong Kong) |
Michael Coverdale,
James Cunningham,
Toby Fenn, James Paul Hood, |
Men’s 7-a-side |
2nd/12 |
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Lee Ross Jones,
Lee Ka-to,
Christopher Russell Maize,
Alexander Robert McQueen, |
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Benjamin Rimene,
Rowan Varty,
Max John Woodward,
Yiu Kam-shing |
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ASAF Youth Sailing Cup Finals
(5/4/2016, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) |
Nicolle Scholer |
Optimist Girls
(Overall Series Results) |
1st/46 |
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Preston Paul Yung Tso |
Laser 4.7 (Overall Series Results) |
2nd/35 |
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Jasmine Scholer |
Optimist Girls
(Overall Series Results) |
2nd/46 |
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Duncan Euan Gregor |
Optimist Boys
(Overall Series Results) |
3rd47 |
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Thomas James Murfin Norton |
Laser 4.7 (Overall Series Results) |
3rd/35 |
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Wong Yuen-yuen |
Optimist Girls
(Overall Series Results) |
3rd/46 |
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Malaysian Squash Tour III
(18/4/2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) |
Chu Man-yee |
Women's Singles |
2nd/28 |
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ITTF World Tour Polish Open, Major Series
(20/4/2016, Warsaw, Poland) |
Ho Kwan-kit |
Men’s Singles (U21) |
3rd/56 |
ITTF Nakheel Asian Cup
(28/4/2016, Dubai, United Arab Emirates) |
Wong Chun-ting |
Men's Singles |
3rd/16 |
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| China Junior 6 Chengdu - Grade 3 |
Wong Hong-kit |
Boys’ Singles |
1st/32 |
| (29/3/2016, Chengdu, China) |
Anthony Jackie Tang |
Boys’ Singles |
3rd/32 |
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Anthony Jackie Tang,
Wong Hong-kit |
Boys’ Doubles |
3rd/16 |
| Fed Cup Asia/ Oceania Zone Group II |
Ng Man-ying, Sher Chun-wing |
Team |
3rd/11 |
| (11/4/2016, Hua Hin, Thailand) |
Wu Ho-ching, Zhang Ling |
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ITF World Junior Tennis - Asia/Oceania Final Qualifying
(12/4/2016, Bangkok, Thailand) |
Lin Wing-ka, Wong Hoi-ki,
Wong Hong-yi |
Girls (G14) |
1st/16 |
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| Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships |
Tan Ming-fai |
Junior Men |
1st/43 |
| (29/4/2016, Hiroshima, Japan) |
Michael Lam |
Junior Men |
2nd/43 |
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Yu Shing-him |
Junior Men |
3rd/43 |
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Choi Yan-yin, Oscar Coggins,
Camden Avery Richter,
Wong Hui-wai |
4x Mixed Relay |
3rd/9 |
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| Wheelchair fencing (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) |
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IWAS Asian Wheelchair Fencing Championships
(7/4/2016, Hong Kong) |
Chan Yui-chong |
Women's Foil Individual (Cat. B) |
1st/7 |
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Tam Chik-sum |
Men's Epee Individual (Cat. B) |
2nd/12 |
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Tam Chik-sum |
Men's Sabre Individual (Cat. B) |
2nd/7 |
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Wong Tang-tat |
Men's Epee Individual (Cat. A) |
3rd/11 |
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Chung Ting-ching |
Men's Epee Individual (Cat. B) |
3rd/12 |
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Chan Wing-kin |
Men's Foil Individual (Cat. A) |
3rd/15 |
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Ng Chi-fung |
Men's Sabre Individual (Cat. A) |
3rd/12 |
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Yu Chui-yee |
Women's Foil Individual (Cat. A) |
3rd/9 |
IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup - Canada
(28/4/2016, Laval, Canada) |
Chan Yui-chong |
Women's Epee Individual (Cat. B) |
3rd/19 |
Elite athletes meet the media
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Rowing, cycling and windsurfing coaches / athletes held the ¡§Meet the Media¡¨ sessions on 1, 8 and 14 June respectively, before heading to Rio, Brazil. |
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| Cycling |
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| Windsurfing |
HKSI greets non-sports media
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To enhance the understanding of non-sports media to Hong Kong elite sports, two media events were organised on 30 May and 2 June, with the sharing of the latest development and the future plans of the HKSI. |
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HKSI takes part in TV filming for promoting sportsmanship
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HKSI Head Swimming Coach Chan Jianhong and Swimming Coach Chen Qin, together with swimmers Sze Hang-yu, Cheng Camille Lily Mei and Cheung Kin-tat, were featured in ¡§Hong Kong Heroes¡¨ produced by Television Broadcasts (TVB) Limited. The programme aims to remind the public about the contribution of Hong Kong athletes and sportsmen to the society. |
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| Cheung Kin-tat |
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| Cheng Camille Lily Mei |
Lo Sin-lam shares at A.S. Watson Group HK Student Sports Awards 2015-16 Presentation
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The A.S. Watson Group Hong Kong Student Sports Awards (HKSSA) is celebrating its 11th anniversary and a presentation ceremony took place on 15 May to recognise 943 student sports elites who are nominated by their own schools. Windsurfer Lo Sin-lam shared at the ceremony on her elite training life.
Launched in 2005, HKSSA is the first of its kinds in Hong Kong which opens to all local schools to commend one sports talent from each school every year. |
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| Lo Sin-lam (2nd right) |
New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
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Mental toughness : the mindset behind sporting achievement (Second edition)
(Call No.: GV706.4 .S45 2013)
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This updated second edition is intended to give a comprehensive overview for readers to understand the concept of mental toughness and its relationship to sporting success. It helps readers fine-tune their mentality in order to improve confidence and performance. They will also be able to further efficiently and effectively respond to stress, pressure and challenge. Ultimately, mentally tough athletes can accomplish growth and success in both sport and in life. This practical reference is an essential resource for athletes, coaches and sport psychology studies students.
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Training for speed, agility, & quickness (Third edition)
(Call No.: GV711.5 .T72 2015)
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This book is written for individuals of all levels and backgrounds to enhance athletic performance and increase the ability to design sport-specific training programs. This third edition added new material on mental skills training as well as individual sport-specific training programs, and provide online access to demonstration of exercises and drills to support learning. It is a very useful reference for athletes and coaches, and those who want to improve their athletic performance.
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