Athletics team wins 3 medals at the Hong Kong Inter-City Athletics Championships

The Hong Kong athletics team won 2 gold and 1 silver medal at the Hong Kong Inter-City Athletics Championships held on 5 - 6 July in Hong Kong.

Badminton team wins 3 medals at the Badminton Asia Youth Under-19 Championships

The Hong Kong badminton team won 3 bronze medals at the Badminton Asia Youth Under-19 Championships held on 13 - 20 July in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Bodybuilding athlete Chan Yun-to wins a gold medal at the Asian Bodybuilding And Fitness Championships

Bodybuilding athlete Chan Yun-to won a gold medal in Men 75kg at the Asian Bodybuilding And Fitness Championships held on 16 - 21 July in Hong Kong.

Judo athlete Cheung Chi-yip wins a silver medal at the 17^th Vietnam International Judo Tournament

Judo athlete Cheung Chi-yip wins a bronze medal at the Thailand International Judo North Bangkok College Championships

Squash athlete Au Wing-chi claims the Australian Open and the Chennai Open titles

Squash team wins 3 medals at the Pioneer Cup

The Hong Kong squash team won 3 bronze medals at the Pioneer Cup held on 4 - 7 July in Cologne, Germany.

Squash team wins 3 medals at the Dutch Junior Open

Swimming athlete Chan Kin-lok wins 3 medals at the 42^nd International Children’s Games

Swimming athlete Chan Kin-lok won 2 gold and 1 bronze medal at the 42^nd International Children’s Games held on 10 - 15 July in San Francisco, the United States.

Table tennis team wins a silver medal at the 14^th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships

Table tennis team wins 2 medals at the 22^nd Golden Racket International Table Tennis Tournament

The Hong Kong table tennis team won a gold and a bronze medal at the 22^nd Golden Racket International Table Tennis Tournament held on 16 - 20 July in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Tenpin bowling athlete Fung Suet-yee wins 2 medals at the 1^st Federation Tenpin Bowling Cup

Tenpin bowling team wins a gold medal at the 20^th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship

Triathlon team wins 8 medals at the Port Dickson International Triathlon

The Hong Kong triathlon team won 3 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals at the Port Dickson International Triathlon held on 19 - 20 July in Port Dickson, Malaysia.

Triathlon team wins 8 medals at the OSIM Singapore International Triathlon

The Hong Kong triathlon team won 4 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal at the OSIM Singapore International Triathlon held on 12 - 13 July in East Coast Park, Singapore.

Wheelchair fencing team wins 12 medals at the Warsaw Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

Elite results roundup (15 May – 14 June)

Honours awarded to 14 sports officials and athletes

Congratulations to the following sports officials, athletes and personnel who have been honoured on the Hong Kong SAR Government 2008 Honours List in recognition of their contribution to the community and sports development.

Paralympic gold medallist Yu Chui-yee shares experience with students

New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Essential readings in sports and exercise psychology
(SIC call no.: GV706.4 .E77 2007)

This book is published by Human Kinetics in 2007, and edited by Daniel Smith and Michael Bar-Eli. Smith has been a sport psychologist for 25 years and Bar-Eli is the senior vice president of Asian-South Pacific Association of Sport Psychology (ASPASP). Consisting of a collection of 50 readings, the book covers the historical foundation of sports psychology; factors that affect people’s understanding of sport and exercise behavior; factors that affect athletic behavior; importance of understanding group processes; concepts associated with performance enhancement; influence of psychological factors on health and wellness; relationship between psychology and sports and exercise participation; and various issues for sports psychologists. As a whole, this book is a useful supplementary text for psychology students and a valuable reference for sports psychologists.

This book is published by Human Kinetics in 2007 and authored by Stuart McGill, a world-renowned spine expert. McGill re-examines current clinical practices in the light of laboratory evidences and proposes a five-stage rehabilitation approach. This book is an authoritative reference for fitness trainers and sports therapists to develop optimal low back injury intervention, rehabilitation and prevention programme.