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Sports Bulletin Vol.9, 2009

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements

II. Other News


Junior badminton team wins 5 medals at the Asian Under-16 Championships

The Hong Kong junior badminton team won 4 gold and 1 silver medal at Asian Under-16 Championships held on 3 - 9 August in Colombo, Sri Lanka..

Athlete Event Medal
Lee Chun-hei Boys¡¦ Singles Silver
Ng Ka-long Boys¡¦ Singles Gold
Lee Chun-hei, Ng Ka-long Boys¡¦ Doubles Gold
Chang Tak-ching, Lee Chun-hei, Ng Ka-long Boys¡¦ Team Gold
Yuen Sin-ying, Ng Ka-long Mixed Doubles Gold

 

From left: Ng Ka-long, Chen Yang (Coach, Hong Kong Badminton Association), Chang Tak-ching, Lee Chun-hei
From left: Lee Chun-hei, Chen Yang (Coach, Hong Kong Badminton Association), Ng Ka-long From left: Yuen Sin-ying, Ng Ka-long

Badminton team wins 3 medals at the Australian Open Grand Prix

The Hong Kong badminton team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Australian Open Grand Prix held on 22 - 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

 

  Left: Yip Pui-yin
Third and fourth left: Chau Hoi-wah, Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama From left: Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama, Tse Ying-suet;
Chan Tsz-ka, Chau Hoi-wah, Yip Pui-yin, Wong Wing-ki,
Chan Yan-kit, Coach Liu Zhiheng (Badminton Coach, HKSI)

Badminton team wins 4 medals at the New Zealand Open Grand Prix

The Hong Kong badminton team won 1 gold and 3 silver medals at New Zealand Open Grand Prix held on 29 July - 2 August in Auckland, New Zealand.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Tsz-ka, Tse Ying-suet Women¡¦s Doubles Silver
Chan Yan-kit Men¡¦s Singles Gold
Wong Wing-ki Men's Singles Silver
Chau Hoi-wah, Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Mixed Doubles Silver
 

From left: Chau Hoi-wah, Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama

From left: Tse Ying-suet, Chan Tsz-ka From left: Wong Wing-ki, Chan Yan-kit

Badminton athletes Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama and Wong Wai-hong win a silver medal
at the Yonex Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold

Hong Kong badminton athletes Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama and Wong Wai-hong won a silver medal at the Yonex Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold held on 25 - 30 August in Taipei, Taiwan.

  From left: Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama, Wong Wai-hong

Badminton athlete Wang Chen wins a bronze medal at the Macau Open Grand Prix Badminton Championships

Hong Kong badminton athlete Wang Chen won a bronze medal in Women¡¦s Singles at the Macau Open Grand Prix Badminton Championships held on 18 - 23 August in Macau.


Cycling team wins 12 medals at the 29th Asian Cycling Championships and the 16th Asian Junior Cycling Championships

The Hong Kong cycling team won 6 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals at the 29th Asian Cycling Championships and the 16th Asian Junior Cycling Championships held on 14 - 20 August in Indonesia.

Athlete Event Medal
Lee Wai-sze Women¡¦s 500m Time Trial Silver
Wong Wan-yiu Women¡¦s Scratch Silver
Cheung King-lok Junior Men¡¦s 3km Individual Pursuit Gold
Cheung King-lok Junior Men¡¦s 20km Time Trial Gold
Cheung King-lok Junior Men¡¦s Scratch Gold
Choi Ki-ho Junior Men¡¦s Points Race Silver
Cheung King-lok, Choi Ki-ho Junior Men¡¦s Madison Gold
Wong Kam-po Men¡¦s Scratch Bronze
Kwok Ho-ting Men¡¦s Omnium Gold
Kwok Ho-ting Men¡¦s Points Race Bronze
Kwok Ho-ting, Wong Kam-po Men¡¦s Madison Gold
Wong Kin-chung Men¡¦s 1km Time Trial Bronze
Back row from third left: Kwok Ho-ting, Wong Kam-po, Wong Kin-chung

Middle row: Lee Wai-sze

Front row from left: Cheung Pak-ming (Sport Biomechanist, HKSI), Shen Jinkang (Head Cycling Coach, HKSI)
First right: Wong Wan-yiu

Karatedo team wins 22 medals at the 5th Korea Open International Karatedo Championships

The Hong Kong karatedo team won 5 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze medals at the 5th Korea Open International Karatedo Championship held on 21 - 23 August in Busan, Korea.

Athlete Event Medal
Kwong Yau-hei Female Junior (16-17 yrs) Ind. Kata Gold
Sit Wing-ki Female Senior (Above 18 yrs) Below 50kg Bronze
Lai Shuk-ling Female Senior (Above 18 yrs) Ind. Kata Bronze
Sit Wing-ki Female Senior (Above 18 yrs) Ind. Kata Silver
Yip Ching-yee Female Senior (Above 18 yrs) Ind. Kata Gold
Chan Ka-man Female Senior (Above 18 yrs) Kumite Below 61kg Silver
Choi Tung-yi Female Senior (Above 18 yrs) Kumite Below 68kg Silver
Yuen Siu-tsz Female Senior (Above 18 yrs) Over 68kg Bronze
Choi Ngai-ching, Sit Wing-ki, Yuen Siu-tsz Female Senior (Above 18 yrs) Team Kumite Bronze
Kwok Tsz-hin Male Cadet (14-15 yrs) Ind. Kata Silver
Wong Chak-ming Male Cadet (14-15 yrs) Ind. Kata Bronze
Chan Shu-ming Male Cadet (14-15 yrs) Kumite Below 63kg Silver
Wong Chak-ming Male Cadet (14-15 yrs) Kumite Below 63kg Gold
Cheung Tin-long Male Junior (16-17 yrs) Ind. Kata Gold
Hung Ho-wai Male Junior (16-17 yrs) Ind. Kata Silver
Cheung Tin-long Male Junior (16-17 yrs) Kumite Below 68kg Bronze
Hung Ho-wai Male Junior (16-17 yrs) Kumite Below 68kg Bronze
Lee Ka-wai, Liu Ming-hin, Pong Ka-wai, To Kwok-on,
Yu Shiu-lun
Male Senior (Above 18 yrs) Team Kumite Bronze
Lee Ka-wai Male Senior (Above 18 yrs) Below 75kg Silver
Yu Shiu-lun Male Senior (Above 18 yrs) Ind. Kata Gold
Lee Ka-wai Male Senior (Above 18 yrs) Ind. Kata Bronze
Chan Shu-ming, Cheung Tin-long, Hung Ho-wai,
Wong Chak-ming, Wong Hin-tsung, Yu Shiu-lun
Male Senior Team Kata Bronze

Karatedo team wins 13 medals at the China National Karate Tournament

The Hong Kong karatedo team won 3 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals at the China National Karate Tournament held on 12 - 17 August in Xi¡¦an, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Choi Ngai-ching Female Senior (Age 18 yrs) 55kg Silver
Kwong Yau-hei Female Senior (Age 18 yrs) Ind. Kata Bronze
Lau Mo-sheung Female Senior (Age 18 yrs) Ind. Kata Silver
Sit Wing-ki Female Senior (Age 18 yrs) Ind. Kata Gold
Hau Chun Male Cadet (Age 14-15 yrs) Ind. Kata Silver
Kwok Tsz-hin Male Cadet (Age 14-15 yrs) Ind. Kata Bronze
Nigvi Tam Male Cadet (Age 14-15 yrs) Ind. Kata Bronze
Hung Ho-wai Male Junior (Age 16-17 yrs) Ind. Kata Silver
Cheung Tin-long Male Junior (Age 16-17yrs) Ind. Kata Gold
Ho Yam-kuen Male Junior (Age 16-17yrs) Ind. Kata Bronze
Hon Yung-sing Male Senior (Age 18 yrs) 60kg Gold
Lee Chun-ho Male Senior (Age 18 yrs) 60kg Bronze
Lo Chik-wai Male Senior (Age 18 yrs) 75kg Silver

Junior squash team wins a silver medal at the World Junior Women¡¦s Championships

The Hong Kong junior women¡¦s squash team (Ho Ka-po, Lee Ka-man, Liu Tsz-ling and Tong Tsz-wing) won a silver medal at the World Junior Women¡¦s Championships held on 29 July - 9 August in Chennai, India.
Front row from left: Karl Mark (Executive Director, Hong Kong Squash), Jay Chau (Sport Physiotherapist, HKSI), Lee Ka-man,
Tong Tsz-wing, Tony Choi (Head Squash Coach, HKSI), Liu Tsz-ling, Ho Ka-po, Yan Tsz-keung (Assistant Squash Coach, HKSI)

Back row from left: Dick Leung (Squash Coach, HKSI), Heather Deayton (Vice-President, World Squash Federation)

Junior squash team wins 13 medals at the Hong Kong Junior Open

The Hong Kong junior squash team won 5 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals at the Hong Kong Junior Open held on 12 - 16 August in Hong Kong.

Athlete Event Medal
Chu Ka-hei Girls¡¦ Under 15 Silver
Ho Tze-lok Girls¡¦ Under 15 Gold
Ho Ka-po Girls¡¦ Under 17 Silver
Lee Ka-yi Girls¡¦ Under 17 Gold
Lee Ka-man Girls¡¦ Under 19 Bronze
Liu Tsz-ling Girls¡¦ Under 19 Silver
Tong Tsz-wing Girls¡¦ Under 19 Gold
Ma Tsz-hei Boys¡¦ Under 15 Bronze
Yeung Ho-wai Boys¡¦ Under 15 Gold
Yip Tsz-fung Boys¡¦ Under 17 Bronze
Chan Kai-chi Boys¡¦ Under 19 Gold
Choy Kit-lun Boys¡¦ Under 19 Silver
Fung Ngo-long Boys¡¦ Under 19 Bronze
Left: Chan Kai-chi Left: Tong Tsz-wing

Swimming team wins 58 medals at the 6th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships

The Hong Kong swimming team won 9 gold, 18 silver and 31 bronze medals at the 6th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships held on 8 - 13 August in Tokyo, Japan. Please click here for full results.


Junior table tennis team wins 5 medals at the ITTF Junior Circuit 1st Hong Kong Junior Open

The Hong Kong junior table tennis team won 3 silver and 2 bronze medals at the ITTF Junior Circuit 1st Hong Kong Junior Open held on 5 - 9 August.

Athlete Event Medal
Ng Wing-nam Junior Girls’ Singles Bronze
Doo Hoi-kem, Lee Ho-ching Junior Girls’ Doubles Bronze
Guan Mengyuan, Lee Ho Ching, Ng Wing-nam Junior Girls’ Team Silver
Chiu Chung-hei, Wong Chun-ting Junior Boys’ Doubles Silver
Cheung Yat-fung, Chiu Chung-hei, Wong Chun-ting Junior Boys’ Team Silver

Table tennis team wins 2 medals at the KAL Cup Korea Open

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 2 silver medals at the KAL Cup Korea Open held on 19 - 23 August in Seoul, Korea.

Athlete Event Medal
Jiang Huajun Women¡¦s Singles Silver
Jiang Huajun, Tie Yana Women¡¦s Doubles Silver

Table tennis athletes Jiang Huajun and Tie Yana wins a bronze medal at the China Open

Hong Kong table tennis athletes Jiang Huajun and Tie Yana won a bronze medal in Women¡¦s Doubles at the China Open held on 12 - 16 August in Tianjin, China.


Tenpin bowling team wins 3 medals at the 12th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic

The Hong Kong tenpin bowling team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at 12th PBAP Bevida-Storm International Classic held on 29 July - 2 August in Manila, The Philippines.

Athlete Event Medal
Mak Cheuk-yin Youth Masters Bronze
Tseng Tak-hin Youth Masters Silver
Wu Siu-hong Open Masters Gold

Tenpin bowler Tseng Tak-hin wins a gold medal at the 7th Indonesia International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship

The Hong Kong tenpin bowler Tseng Tak-hin won a gold medal in Youth Boys Under-22 Masters at the 7th Indonesia International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship held on 31 July - 15 August in Jakarta, Indonesia.


Junior triathlon team wins 6 medals at the World Kids¡¦ Triathlon

The Hong Kong junior triathlon team won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the World Kids¡¦ Triathlon held on 23 August in Yokohama, Japan.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Long-ching Women 14 Bronze
Choi Yan-yin Women 15 Silver
Lam Sin-ching Women 15 Bronze
Wai Chi-wan Women 15 Gold
Li Tsz-hei Men 14 Gold
Perry Wong Men 15 Silver

Junior triathlon team wins 8 medals at the OSIM Singapore International Triathlon

The Hong Kong junior triathlon team won 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at OSIM Singapore International Triathlon held on 1 - 2 August in Singapore.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Long-ching Kids Triathlon (13-14 Years) Girls Gold
Ng Ka-lok Kids Triathlon (13-14 Years) Boys Bronze
Perry Wong Mini Triathlon (Men) Gold
Chan On-ki Sprint Triathlon (Junior Girls) Gold
Lau Long-fung Sprint Triathlon (Junior Boys) Gold
Cheung Tsz-hei Sprint Triathlon (Junior Elite Boys) Bronze
Cheung Tsz-kit Sprint Triathlon (Junior Elite Boys) Silver
Law Leong-tim Sprint Triathlon (Junior Elite Boys) Gold


Elite results roundup (01 - 31 July 2009)
  Name Event Position / No. Of Entries 
  ¡@ ¡@ ¡@
Badminton ¡@ ¡@
Australian Open Grand Prix 2009 Yip Pui-yin Women's Singles 2nd/ 36
(22/7/2009, Melbourne, Australia)
  Chan Yan-kit Men's Singles 3rd/ 64
   
  Chau Hoi-wah, Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama  Mixed Doubles 1st/ 32
  ¡@  
New Zealand Open Grand Prix 2009 Chan Tsz-ka, Tse Ying-suet Women's Doubles 2nd/ 32
(28/7/2009, Auckland, New Zealand)
  Chan Yan-kit Men's Singles 1st/ 64
  ¡@  
  Wong Wing-ki  Men's Singles 2nd/ 64
 
  Chau Hoi-wah, Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama  Mixed Doubles 2nd/ 44
  ¡@  
Cycling  
China National Youth Road Championships Cheung King-lok 30km Individual Time Trial 1st/ 15
(8/7/2009, Changchun, China)  
  Burr Ho 30km Individual Time Trial, Junior Men 3rd/ 15
 
  Cheung King-lok 87.5km Individual Road Race, Junior Men 1st/ 114
  ¡@  
  Wong Chung-yan 87.5km Individual Road Race, Junior Men 3rd/ 114
   
Fencing  
Asian Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships Liu Yan-wai Women's Foil Team (Junior) 2nd/ 12
(16/7/2009, Singapore)
  Au Sin-ying Women's Sabre (Junior) 2nd/ 42
   
  Fong Yi-tak Women's Sabre (Junior) 3rd/ 42
   
  Ho Siu-in  Women's Sabre (Junior) 3rd/ 42
 
  Cheung Sik-lui, Natasha Erica Choi,
Ma Cheuk-kwan, Yeung Hiu-kwan
Women's Epee Team 3rd/ 10
 
  Au Sin-ying, Fong Yi-tak, Ho Siu-in,
Lam Hin-wai
Women's Sabre Team 2nd/ 9
 
  Nicholas Edward Choi Men's Foil (Junior) 3rd/ 65
 
  Low Ho-tin Men's Sabre (Junior) 2nd/ 52
 
  Nicholas Edward Choi Men's Foil (Cadet) 3rd/ 48
   
  Chang Chi-hin Men's Sabre (Cadet) 2nd/ 38
   
  Jackson Wang Men's Sabre (Cadet) 3rd/ 38
 
  Nicholas Edward Choi, Chu Wing-hei,
Yeung Chi-ka, Yeung Ka-hei
Men's Foil Team 3rd/ 15
   
  Chow Chak-man, Low Ho-tin, Jackson Wang,
Yan Hon-pan
Men's Sabre Team 1st/ 10
   
National Cadet Fencing Championships Chan Ho-yin Men's Foil 1st/ 84
(31/7/2009, Xuzhou, China)  
   
Gymnastics  
China National Gymnastics Champion Competition 2009 Shek Wai-hung Men Vault 3rd/ 57
(26/7/2009, Hubei, China)  
   
Squash  
Pioneer Junior Cup 2009 Ho Ka-po Girls' Under 15 2nd/ 46
(3/7/2009, Cologne, Germany)  
  Tong Tsz-wing Girls' Under 17 2nd/ 18
   
Crocodile Challenge Cup 2009 Au Wing-chi Women's Singles 2nd/ 21
(8/7/2009, Hong Kong)  
  Chan Ho-ling Women's Singles 3rd/ 21
   
  Chiu Wing-yin  Women's Singles 1st/ 21
   
Dutch Junior Open 2009 Ho Ka-po Girls' Under 15 1st/ 41
(9/7/2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands)  
  Ho Tze-lok Girls' Under 15 3rd/ 41
   
Clare Valley Australian Open 2009 Au Wing-chi Women's Singles 2nd/ 18
(16/7/2009, Clare, South Australia)  
   
World Junior Women's Championships 2009 Ho Ka-po, Lee Ka-man, Liu Tsz-ling,
Tong Tsz-wing
Girls' Team 2nd/ 16
(29/7/2009, Chennai, India)  
   
Swimming  
25th Universiade Wilson Hannah Women's 100m Butterfly 1st/ 36
(5/7/2009, Belgrade, Serbia)  
  Women's 100m Freestyle 1st/ 44
   
Windsurfing  
39th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships 2009 Chan Hei-man RS:X Girls 1st/ 15
(9/7/2009, Buzios, Brazil)  
   
RS:X Youth World Championships Lo Sin-lam RS:X Youth Women 3rd/ 31
(25/7/2009, Bodrum, Turkey)  
   
2009 IMCO World Championships Heung Pak-san IMCO Men 1st/ 9
(6/7/2009, Warnemuende, Germany)  
  Ma Yik-kau IMCO Men 2nd/ 9
   
  Tang Kang-to IMCO Men 3rd/ 9


Hongkong Bank Foundation Elite Athletes Support Scheme in Coach Education (EASS)

To support elite athletes to become accredited coaches, the Hong Kong Coaching Committee organised the “Hongkong Bank Foundation Elite Athletes Support Scheme in Coach Education” (EASS) for the second time during 20 August - 5 September.  A total of 15 athletes from rowing, karatedo, tenpin bowling, triathlon, and sports for athletes with disabilities joined the scheme this year. Upon recommendation from respective head coaches, athletes who have achieved a performance level at Point-3 or above according to the Elite Vote Scoring Table can participate in the EASS free of charge. Participating athletes with an attendance rate of at least 80% and successfully passing the examination will be granted a Certificate of Level Two Sports-General Theory (Part-A) Course.

The EASS was first held in 2007-08 with 17 athletes such as rowing athletes Law Hiu-fung, Lee Ka-man and Chow Kwong-wing; wushu athletes Yuen Ka-ying and Law Sum-yin; wheelchair fencing athlete Chan Wing-kin successfully completed the courses which would consider to be an effective channel for nurturing professional coaches locally.


Chan Ho-ling and Leung Cheuk-hei invited to Metro Radio¡¦s Children Sports Day

On 8 August, two young athletes Chan Ho-ling (squash) and Leung Cheuk-hei (wushu) were invited to demonstrate at the ¡§Children Sports Day¡¨, which was organised by Metroinfo and sponsored by Sun Life Financial. About 200 participants joined various sports activities, such as squash, wushu, table tennis, rock climbing and golf, inside the holiday camp, which aimed to encourage youngsters to strive for a healthy life, thus bring positive energy to the community.
  Left: Leung Cheuk-hei; Right: Chan Ho-ling

Athletes light the way to EAG through torch relay

The 100-day countdown and torch relay of the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games (EAG) was successfully held on 29 August. With the theme ¡§Light the Way to the EAG¡¨, the activity aimed to promote the habit of daily exercise to the public so that every one will be in good shape to welcome the prestigious international event. The relay started at Kowloon Park Piazza and ended at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai. Among the 65 torchbearers, 23 are scholarship athletes of the HKSI, including, in relay order, Wong Kam-po (Cycling), Tsai Hiu-wai (Swimming), Wu Siu-hong (Tenpin Bowling), Wang Chen (Badminton), Zhou Mi (Badminton), Fung Kwok-wai (Billiard Sports), Fung Wing-see (Wushu), Yu Weili (Weightlifting), Ma Hei-tung (Swimming), Kwok Ho-ting (Cycling), Tie Yana (Table Tennis), Wong Fai (Shooting), Li Ching (Table Tennis), Leung Ya-yuan (Swimming), Yau Ka-lam (Swimming), Jiang Huajun (Table Tennis), Chiu Chung-hei (Table Tennis), Chiu Wing-yin (Squash), Tsui Chi-ho (Athletics), Andres Tung (Swimming), Yu Wai-ting (Swimming), Au Wing-chi (Squash) and Ko Lai-chak (Table Tennis). Their participation helps bring athletes¡¦ sporting spirit to the community.

(Photo provided by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department)

New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Motivating people to be physically active (2nd edition)
(SIC call no.: RM725 .M373 2009)

Published by Human Kinetics in 2009 and authored by Bess Marcus and LeighAnn Forsyth, the book translates research, theories, and concepts of behavioral science into a useful handbook for health professionals involved in the planning, development, implementation, or evaluation of physical activity promotion programs.  The book contains practical tools to assist those who are planning on active living, for instance, case studies of successful programs, logs, and web-based intervention strategies. The skills, tools and strategies presented can be used in individual, group, workplace or community settings. This comprehensive reference is good for health and fitness professionals, exercise physiologists, health care professionals, physical educators, and physical activity researchers.
 
Merriman’s assessment of the lower limb (3rd edition)
(SIC call no.: RD779 .M47 2009)
The book is published by Elsevier in 2009, and edited by Ben Yates who is a hospital consultant in the UK. This book shows how to examine various parts of the lower limbs and evaluate different conditions. All chapters have been rewritten and updated; colour and graphics have been redesigned as well.  The accompanying DVD disc provides extensive videos of assessment techniques and illustrations.  This book is an invaluable reference for medical students, sports therapists and sports medicine trainees.