Sports Bulletin Vol.8, 2009
Contents
I. Sporting Achievements
II. Other News
Hong Kong team wins 18 medals at the 1st Asian Youth Games
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Congratulations to the Hong Kong team for winning 5 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze medals ¡V ranking 5th on the medal tally ¡V at the 1st Asian Youth Games held on 27 June ¡V 7 July in Singapore.
A total of 46 young athletes (aged 18 or below) represented Hong Kong in 6 sports: athletics, bowling, football, swimming, table tennis and windsurfing. Athletes who achieved medals at the Games were awarded scholarships at a presentation ceremony held on 29 July at the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI). The ceremony was officiated by Victor Hui SBS JP, Chef de Mission of the Hong Kong Delegation and Jonathan McKinley, Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs.
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Hong Kong team (Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) wins 28 medals at the 2nd Global Games
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Congratulations to the Hong Kong team (Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) for winning 10 gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze medals ¡V ranking 4th on the medal tally ¡V at the 2nd Global Games held on 5 ¡V 13 July in Liberec, Czech Republic. Both the total number of medals and gold medals had exceeded that achieved in the 1st Global Games: 26 medals and 7 gold medals.
A total of 26 athletes represented Hong Kong in 3 sports: athletics, swimming and table tennis. |
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Badminton team wins 3 medals at the Gold Grand Prix Badminton Championships
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The Hong Kong badminton team won 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Gold Grand Prix Badminton Championship held on 1 ¡V 5 July in Manila, The Philippines.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Zhou Mi |
Women's Singles |
Silver |
Chan Hung-yung, Chau Hoi-wah |
Women's Doubles |
Bronze |
Hu Yun |
Men's Singles |
Silver |
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Men's Singles silver medallist Hu Yun |
Badminton team wins 3 medals at the Australian Open Grand Prix
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The Hong Kong badminton team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Australian Open Grand Prix held on 22 ¡V 26 July in Melbourne, Australia.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Yip Pui-yin |
Women's Singles |
Silver |
Chan Yan-kit |
Men's Singles |
Bronze |
Chau Hoi-wah, Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama |
Mixed Doubles |
Gold |
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Cycling team wins 3 medals at the China National Junior Road Championships
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The Hong Kong cycling team won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals at the China National Junior Road Championships held on 8 ¡V 12 July in Changchun, China.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Leung Bo-yee |
Women's 10km Individual Time Trial |
Bronze |
Cheung King-lok |
Men's 30km Individual Time Trial |
Gold |
Burr Ho |
Men's 30km Individual Time Trial |
Bronze |
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Leung Bo-yee
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Fencing team wins 13 medals at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships
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The Hong Kong fencing team won 1 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze medals at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships held on 16 ¡V 21 July in Singapore.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Au Sin-ying |
Women¡¦s Sabre (Junior) |
Silver |
Ho Siu-in |
Women¡¦s Sabre (Junior) |
Bronze |
Fong Yi-tak |
Women¡¦s Sabre (Junior) |
Bronze |
Cheung Sik-lui, Natasha Erica Choi, Ma Cheuk-kwan, Yeung Hiu-kwan |
Ladies¡¦ Epee Team |
Bronze |
Liu Yan-wai, Ma Hoi-ling, Yeung Hee-ming, Lau Hiu-wai |
Ladies¡¦ Foil Team |
Silver |
Au Sin-ying, Fong Yi-tak, Ho Siu-in, Lam Hin-wai |
Ladies¡¦ Sabre Team |
Silver |
Nicholas Edward Choi |
Men¡¦s Foil (Junior) |
Bronze |
Low Ho-tin |
Men¡¦s Sabre (Junior) |
Silver |
Nicholas Edward Choi |
Men¡¦s Foil (Cadet) |
Bronze |
Chang Chi-hin |
Men¡¦s Sabre (Cadet) |
Silver |
Jackson Wang |
Men¡¦s Sabre (Cadet) |
Bronze |
Nicholas Edward Choi, Chu Wing-hei, Yeung Chi-ka, Yeung Ka-hei |
Men¡¦s Foil Team |
Bronze |
Chow Chak-man, Low Ho-tin, Jackson Wang, Yan Hon-pan
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Men¡¦s Sabre Team |
Gold |
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Squash team wins 6 medals at the Crocodile Squash Challenge Cup
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The Hong Kong squash team won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medal at the Crocodile Squash Challenge Cup held on 8 - 12 July in Hong Kong.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Au Wing-chi |
Women's Singles |
Gold |
Chan Ho-ling |
Women's Singles |
Bronze |
Chiu Wing-yin |
Women's Singles |
Silver |
Au Chun-ming |
Men¡¦s Singles |
Silver |
Lau Siu-wai |
Men¡¦s Singles |
Gold |
Lee Ho-yin |
Men¡¦s Singles |
Bronze |
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First left: Au Wing-chi ; Fourth right: Lau Siu-wai |
Squash team wins 2 medals at the Dutch Junior Open
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The Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal at the Dutch Junior Open held on 9 - 12 July in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Ho Ka-po |
Girls' Under 15 |
Silver |
Ho Tze-lok |
Girls' Under 15 |
Bronze |
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Squash team wins 2 medals at the Pioneer Junior Cup
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The Hong Kong squash team won 1 gold and 1 silver medal at the Pioneer Junior Cup held on 3 - 6 July in Cologne, Germany.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Ho Ka-po |
Girls¡¦ Under 15 |
Gold |
Tong Tsz-wing |
Girls¡¦ Under 17 |
Silver |
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Squash athlete Au Wing-chi wins a silver medal at the Clare Valley Australian Open
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Hong Kong squash athlete Au Wing-chi won a silver medal in Women's Singles at the Clare Valley Australian Open held on 13 - 20 July in Clare, Australia. |
Swimmer Hannah Wilson wins 2 gold medals at the 25th World University Games
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Hong Kong swimmer Hannah Wilson won Hong Kong¡¦s first ever gold at the 25th World University Games held on 1 ¡V 12 July in Belgrade, Serbia. Her gold medal performances in the Women's 100m Freestyle and Women's 100m Butterfly also resulted in two Games records.
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Table tennis team wins 3 medals at the 15th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships
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The Hong Kong table tennis team won 3 bronze medals at the 15th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championships held on 22 - 26 July in Jaipur, India.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Chiu Chung-hei |
Cadet Boys¡¦ Singles |
Bronze |
Guan Mengyuan, Lee Ho-ching |
Junior Girls¡¦ Doubles |
Bronze |
Guan Mengyuan, Lee Ho-ching, Mo Hei-shim, Ng Wing-nam |
Junior Girls¡¦ Team |
Bronze |
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Tennis athlete Lam Siu-fai wins a bronze medal at the Amman ITF Jr. Circuit (Grade 5)
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Hong Kong tennis athlete Lam Siu-fai won a bronze medal in Boys¡¦ Doubles at the Amman ITF Jr. Circuit (Grade 5) held on 20 - 24 July in Amman, Jordan.
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Tennis athlete Lam Siu-fai wins a silver medal at the 25th Damascus International Junior Tournament (Grade 4)
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Hong Kong tennis athlete Lam Siu-fai won a silver medal in Boy¡¦s Doubles at the 25th Damascus International Junior Tournament (Grade 4) held on 13 - 17 July in Damascus, Syria.
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Tennis athlete Yang Zijun wins a bronze medal at the 10K Shenzhen
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Hong Kong tennis athlete Yang Zijun won a bronze medal in Women's Singles at the 10K Shenzhen held on 7 - 12 July in Shenzhen, China.
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Tennis athlete Yau Long-fung wins a bronze medal at the Amman ITF Jr Circuit 2 (Grade 4)
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Hong Kong tennis athlete Yau Long-fung won a bronze medal in Boys¡¦ Doubles at the Amman ITF Jr Circuit 2 (Grade 4) held on 27 - 31 July in Amman, Jordan.
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Tenpin bowler Wu Siu-hong wins a silver medal at The World Games
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Hong Kong tenpin bowler Wu Siu-hong won a silver medal in Men¡¦s Singles at The World Games held on 16 - 26 July in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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| First left: Wu Siu-hong
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Triathlon team wins 15 medals at the Port Dickson International Triathlon
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The Hong Kong triathlon team won 5 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medal at the Port Dickson International Triathlon held on 11 - 12 July in Port Dickson, Malaysia.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Choi Yan-yin |
Sprint - Junior Girls 14-16 years |
Silver |
Lam Sin-ching |
Sprint - Junior Girls 14-16 years |
Bronze |
Wai Chi-kwan |
Sprint - Junior Girls 14-16 years |
Gold |
Cheung Tsz-hei |
Sprint - Junior Boys 14-16 years |
Silver |
Perry Wong |
Sprint - Junior Boys 14-16 years |
Gold |
Wan Tsz-ching |
Super Sprint - Junior Girls 14-16 years (Special Group) |
Gold |
Wu Sum-yi |
Super Sprint - Junior Girls 14-16 years (Special Group) |
Silver |
Li Tsz-hei |
Super Sprint - Junior Boys 14-16 years (Special Group) |
Bronze |
Sam Brian Mitchelmore |
Super Sprint - Junior Boys 14-16 years (Special Group) |
Gold |
Ng Ka-lok |
Super Sprint - Junior Boys 14-16 years (Special Group) |
Silver |
Hsieh Chun-shing |
Sprint - Men 17-39 years |
Silver |
Hui Ka-cheong |
Sprint - Men 17-39 years |
Bronze |
Tam Joe Dick, Dickson |
Sprint - Men 17-39 years |
Gold |
Hsieh Chun-shing |
Olympic Distance- Men 16-29 years |
Silver |
Tam Joe Dick, Dickson |
Olympic Distance- Men 16-29 years |
Bronze |
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Windsurfing team wins 3 medals at the IMCO World Championships
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The Hong Kong windsurfing team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the IMCO World Championships held on 6 - 12 July in Warnemunde, Germany.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Heung Pak-san |
IMCO Men |
Gold |
Ma Yik-kau |
IMCO Men |
Silver |
Tang Kang-to |
IMCO Men |
Bronze |
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Windsurfer Chan Hei-man wins a gold medal at the 39th ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship
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Hong Kong windsurfer Chan Hei-man won a gold medal in RS:X Girls at the 39th ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship held on 9 ¡V 18 July in Búzios, Brazil. Chan is also the first Hong Kong athlete to win an ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship title.
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Windsurfer Lo Sin-lam wins a bronze medal at the RS:X Youth Windsurfing World Championships
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Hong Kong windsurfer Lo Sin-lam won a bronze medal in RS:X Youth Women at the RS:X Youth Windsurfing World Championships held on 25 July ¡V 1 August in Yalikavak, Turkey.
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| First right: Lo Sin-lam
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Wushu team wins 3 medals at The World Games
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The Hong Kong wushu team won 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at The World Games held on 16 - 26 July in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Athlete |
Event |
Medal |
Cheng Chung-hang |
Men¡¦s Daoshu & Gunshu Combined |
Silver |
Hei Zhihong |
Men¡¦s Taijiquan & Taijijian Combined |
Silver |
Yuen Ka-ying |
Women¡¦s Nanquan & Nandao Combined |
Bronze |
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Elite results roundup (15 May - 30 June 2009)
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Event |
Position / No. Of Entries |
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Badminton |
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Singapore Super Series 2009 |
Zhou Mi |
Women's Singles |
1st/ 44 |
(9/6/2009, Singapore) |
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Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold 2009 |
Hu Yun |
Men's Singles |
3rd/ 88 |
(23/6/2009, Johor Bharu, Malaysia) |
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Philippine Grand Prix Gold 2009 |
Zhou Mi |
Women's Singles |
2nd/ 44 |
(30/6/2009, Manila, Philippines) |
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Hu Yun |
Men's Singles |
2nd/ 64 |
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Chan Hung-yung, Chau Hoi-wah |
Women's Doubles |
3rd/ 32 |
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Cycling |
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ACC Track Asia Cup 2009 |
Lee Wai-sze |
Women's 500m Time Trial |
1st/ 7 |
(30/5/2009, Yokohama, Japan) |
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Wong Kam-po |
Men's Point Race |
1st/ 14 |
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Wong Kin-chung |
Men's 1km Time Trial |
3rd/ 9 |
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Cheung King-wai, Kwok Ho-ting |
Men's Madison |
1st/ 7 |
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China National Track Championships |
Kwok Ho-ting |
Point Race, Men |
2nd/ 17 |
(14/6/2009, Beijing, China) |
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Wong Kin-chung |
Keirin, Men |
1st/ 10 |
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Sprint, Men |
2nd/ 21 |
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Cheung King-wai, Kwok Ho-ting |
Men's Madison |
1st/ 9 |
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Squash |
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Milo All Star Junior Squash Championships 2009 |
Ho Ka-po |
Girls' Under 15 |
1st/ 50 |
(28/5/2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) |
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Lee Ka-yi |
Girls' Under 17 |
3rd/ 40 |
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Lo Cheuk-hin |
Boys' Under 15 |
3rd/ 104 |
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Fung Ngo-long |
Boys' Under 17 |
2nd/ 99 |
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Table Tennis |
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2009 China Junior Open |
Guan Meng-yuan |
Junior Girls' Singles |
2nd/ 40 |
(14/6/2009, Chengdu, China) |
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Doo Hoi-kem, Guan Meng-yuan |
Junior Girls' Doubles |
3rd/ 11 |
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Lee Ho-ching, Ng Wing-nam |
Junior Girls' Doubles |
3rd/ 11 |
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Chiu Chung-hei, Daryl Hung |
Cadet Boys' Doubles |
2nd/ 18 |
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Guan Meng-yuan, Lee Ho-ching, Ng Wing-nam |
Junior Girls' Team |
2nd/ 7 |
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Tenpin Bowling |
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42nd Singapore International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships |
Kam Siu-lun |
Youth Boys' Open Masters |
1st/ 24 |
(26/5/2009, Singaopre) |
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38th Philippines International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships |
Wu Siu-hong |
Men's Open Masters |
3rd/ 46 |
(30/5/2009, Manila, Philippines) |
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Triathlon |
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2009 ITU Subic Bay International Triathlon |
Cheung Tsz-hei |
Junior Sprint Male |
1st/ 14 |
(16/5/2009, Subic Bay, Philippines) |
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Law Leong-tim |
Junior Sprint Male |
2nd/ 14 |
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Lee Chi-wo |
Elite Men |
1st/ 21 |
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2009 Amakusa ITU Triathlon Premium Asian Cup |
Lee Chi-wo |
Elite Men |
1st/ 51 |
(24/5/2009, Amakusa, Japan) |
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Wheelchair Fencing |
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Lonato Wheelchair Fencing World Cup 2009 |
Fan Pui-shan |
Women's Foil (Ind) - Cat A |
3rd/ 22 |
(15/5/2009, Lonato, Italy) |
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Yu Chui-yee |
Women's Epee (Ind) - Cat A |
1st/ 20 |
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Women's Foil (Ind) - Cat A |
1st/ 22 |
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Chan Wing-kin |
Men's Foil (Ind.) - Cat A |
1st/ 35 |
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Men's Sabre (Ind) - Cat A |
3rd/ 22 |
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Chung Ting-ching |
Men's Foil (Ind) - Cat B |
2nd/ 19 |
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Wong Tang-tat |
Men's Foil (Ind) - Cat A |
3rd/ 35 |
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Fan Pui-shan, Justine Charissa Ng, Yu Chui-yee |
Women's Foil (Team) - Open |
1st/ 9 |
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Wushu |
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The 5th Asian Junior Wushu Championships |
Fung Wing-see |
Women's Changquan A |
2nd/ 7 |
(7/6/2009, Macau) |
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Wong Sze-lai |
Women's Daoshu C |
1st/ 6 |
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Liu Yee-yin |
Women's Qiangshu B |
1st/ 7 |
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Hsu Kam-lam |
Men's Daoshu A |
3rd/ 11 |
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Kwong Yuk-ming |
Men's Changquan C |
2nd/ 24 |
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Yeung Chung-hei |
Men's Jianshu C |
1st/ 7 |
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Wong Chun-wai |
Men's Nanquan B |
3rd/ 11 |
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Lo Chun-ming |
Men's Qiangshu B |
2nd/ 6 |
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Men's Taijijian B |
2nd/ 6 |
New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
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Sports and exercise nutrition 3rd edition
(SIC call no.: TX361.A8M38 2009) |
Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in 2009 and written by William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch and Victor L. Katch - experts in exercise science, nutrition and kinesiology - the book helps readers understand interactions between nutrition and exercise concepts and practical applications. The latest edition is updated with the latest research findings, and includes valuable information for readers¡¦ reference, for instance, dietary reference intakes, normative tables for overweight and obesity, and up-to-date indexes for monitoring changes in health status. This is a good reference for students, athletes and trainers. |
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Nancy Clark's sports nutrition guidebook 4th edition
(SIC call no.: TX361.A8C54 2008) |
The book was published by Human Kinetics in 2008 and written by Nancy Clark, an internationally known sports nutritionist and nutrition author. The latest edition has taken into account the new food choices/companies as well as the fad diets that have come along since the 2003 edition. It also helps teaching people how to fuel themselves for sports performance, good health and weight management and how to overcome eating disorders. The nutrition tips are useful to both competitive athletes as well as casual exercisers looking for a healthy lifestyle. The frequent use of charts and diagrams and her enthusiastic presentation make the book a winner. This surely is a good reference for health professionals and exercise enthusiasts. |
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