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Sports Bulletin Vol.11, 2008

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements

II. Other News


Hong Kong team wins 8 medals at the 1st Asian Beach Games

The Hong Kong team won 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 1st Asian Beach Games held on 18 - 26 October in Bali, Indonesia.

Athlete Event Medal
Tang Wing-yung Marathon swimming¡V5km Women Gold
Tang Wing-yung Marathon swimming¡V10km Women Bronze
Lam Che-ming, Tong Yui-shing Sailing-Hobie 16 Silver
Lee Chi-wo Triathlon-Men Gold
Andrew Wright Triathlon-Men Bronze
Chan Wai-kei Windsurfing-IMCO Women Silver
Cheng Kwok-fai Windsurfing-IMCO Men (Light Weight) Gold
Ho Chi-ho Windsurfing-RS:X Men Silver

Back row first left: Chan Wai-kei (Windsurfing athlete)

Back row middle: Ho Chi-ho (Windsurfing athlete)
 

From left: Tang Wing-yung (Swimming athlete), Chung Yuen (Coach, Hong Kong Swimming Team, 1st Asian Beach Games)

(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association)
 

Badminton team wins 3 medals at the Macau Open Badminton Championships

The Hong Kong badminton team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Macau Open Badminton Championships held on 30 September - 5 October in Macau, China.

Athlete

Event

Medal

Yip Pui-yin

Women¡¦s Singles

Bronze

Zhou Mi

Women's Singles

Gold

Chau Hoi-wah,
Wiratama Yohan Hadikusumo

Mixed Doubles

Silver

 

From left: Chan Chi-choi (Head Badminton Coach, HKSI), Zhou Mi, Yip Pui-yin, Wiratama Yohan Hadikusumo, Chau Hoi-wah

 
   
(Photo provided by Apple Daily)  

Badminton team wins 2 medals at the Tangkas Alfamart Open Badminton Championships

The Hong Kong badminton team won 2 gold medals at the Tangkas Alfamart Open Badminton Championships held on 7 - 12 October in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Athlete

Event

Medal

Chan Tsz-ka

Women¡¦s Singles

Gold

Wong Wing-ki

Men¡¦s Singles

Gold

 

 

From left: Chan Tsz-ka, Liu Zhiheng, (Badminton Coach, HKSI), Wong Wing-ki


Cycling team wins 2 medals at the 3rd Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai

The Hong Kong cycling team won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal at the 3rd Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai held on 17 - 25 October in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Wu Kin-san General Individual Classification Bronze
Cheung King-wai, Chui Chi-sek, Ko Siu-wai,
Wu Kin-san, Yeung Ying-hon.
General Team Classification Gold


Fencing team wins 8 medals at the Asian Juniors and Cadets Championships

The Hong Kong fencing team won 1 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals at the Asian Juniors and Cadets Championships held on 24 - 30 October in Yanggu, Korea.

Athlete Event Medal
Kong Man-wai Women¡¦s Epee (Cadets) Gold
Ho Siu-in Women¡¦s Sabre (Cadets) Silver
Lam Hin-wai Women¡¦s Sabre (Cadets) Bronze
Chan Sin-yan, Cheung Sik-lui, Ma Cheuk-kwan, Yeung Hiu-kwan Women¡¦s Team Epee Silver
Kimberley Cheung, Lau Hiu-wai, Liu Yan-wai, Ma Hoi-ling Women¡¦s Team Foil Bronze
Fong Yi-tak, Ho Siu-in, Lam Hin-wai, Lau Hiu-man Women¡¦s Team Sabre Bronze
Yeung Ka-hei Men¡¦s Foil (Cadets) Bronze
Kyle Chan, Chan Lik-heng, Chu Wing-hei, Leung Wing-fai Men¡¦s Team Foil Bronze
 

Women¡¦s epee team and Men¡¦s foil team

Back row from left: Zhou Yongcheng (Visiting Fencing Coach, HKSI), Leung Wing-fai, Chan Lik-heng, Chan Kyle, Chu Wing-hei
Front row from left: Yeung Hiu-kwan, Ma Cheuk-kwan, Cheung Sik-lui, Chan Sin-yan, He Tai-Shun (Coach, Hong Kong Fencing Association)



Squash team wins 2 medals at the Bailian New Era Mall China Open

The Hong Kong squash team won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Bailian New Era Mall China Open held on 16 - 19 October in Shanghai, China.

Athlete Event Medal
Mak Pui-hin Women¡¦s Singles Bronze
Lee Ho-yin Men¡¦s Singles Silver


Table tennis team (Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) wins 13 medals at the 4th INAS-FID Open European Table Tennis Championships

The Hong Kong table tennis team (Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) won 5 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals at the 4th INAS-FID Open European Table Tennis Championships held on 21 - 25 October in Valencia, Spain.

Athlete Event Medal
Lai Wai-ling Women¡¦s Singles Gold
Wong Ka-man Women¡¦s Singles Silver
Yeung Chi-ka Women¡¦s Singles Bronze
Lai Wai-ling, Wong Ka-man Women¡¦s Doubles Gold
Yeung Chi-ka Women¡¦s Doubles Silver
Lai Wai-ling, Wong Ka-man, Yeung Chi-ka Women¡¦s Team Gold
Lam Hiu-kong Men¡¦s Singles Bronze
Lam Hiu-kong, Mok Chi-sing Men¡¦s Doubles Gold
So King-kwok, Wan Kwok-ho Men¡¦s Doubles Bronze
Lam Hiu-kong, Mok Chi-sing, So King-kwok,
Wan Kwok-ho
Men¡¦s Team Silver
Lai Wai-ling, Lam Hiu-kong Mixed Doubles Gold
Wong Ka-man, So King-kwok Mixed Doubles Silver
Yeung Chi-ka, Mok Chi-sing Mixed Doubles Bronze

From left Wong Ka-man, Yeung Chi-ka, Lai Wai-ling, Cui Xiaoyan (Coach, Women¡¦s Team, Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) From second left: Leung Kam-yau (Coach, Men¡¦s Team, Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped),
Lam Hiu-kong, So King-kwok, Mok Chi-sing, Wan Kwok-ho
(Photos provided by Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped)


Tenpin bowling team wins 3 medals at the 7th Guam International Open

The Hong Kong tenpin bowling team won 2 gold and 1 bronze medal at the 7th Guam International Open held on 1 - 12 October in Tamuning, Guam.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Shuk-han Women¡¦s Masters Gold
Tseng Tak-hin Men¡¦s Masters Bronze
Wu Siu-hong Men¡¦s Masters Gold
Chan Shuk-han Tseng Tak-hin
First right: Wu Siu-hong


Wheelchair fencing team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) wins 2 medals at the 1st Master of Epee

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal at the 1st Master of Epee held on 25 October in Milan, Italy.

Athlete Event Medal
Fan Pui-shan Women¡¦s Individual Epee Bronze
Yu Chui-yee Women¡¦s Individual Epee Gold

Second and third left: Yu Chui-yee, Fan Pui-shan

(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)



Windsurfing team wins 5 medals at the 13th Asian Sailing Championships

The Hong Kong windsurfing team won 1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 13th Asian Sailing Championships held on 7 - 13 October in Bali, Indonesia.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Wai-kei IMCO Women Silver
Lo Sin-lam RS:X Women Bronze
Cheng Kwok-fai IMCO Men (Light Weight) Silver
Leung Ho-tsun IMCO Men (Heavy Weight) Bronze
Ho Chi-ho RS:X Men Gold



Elite results roundup (15 August - 14 September)

Name Event Position/
No. Of Entries
Athletics (HKPC&SAPD)
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games So Wa-wai Men's 100 m - T36 3rd/ 9
(6/9/2008, Beijing, China) Men's 200 m - T36 1st/ 8
Boccia (HKPC&SAPD)
Beijing Paralympic Games Kwok Hoi-ying Women's Singles - BC2 1st/ 42
(6/9/2008, Beijing, China)
Leung Yuk-wing Men's Singles - BC4 2nd/ 24
Rowing
Asian Cup Rowing Championships Lee Yuen-yin Women Lightweight Singles 2nd/ 7
(22/8/2008, Singapore) Women Open Singles 2nd/ 8
Tong Siu-man Women Open Singles 1st/ 8
Wong Jing Women Lightweight Singles 1st/ 7
Lam Tin-yi Women's Four 1st/ 4
Law Ching-yan
Shiu Ho-yan
Yip Lok-ting
Kwan Ki-cheong Men's Open Singles 2nd/ 6
Lo Ting-wai Men's Lightweight Singles 1st/ 6
Men's Open Singles 1st/ 6
Leung Chun-shek Men's Open Doubles 1st/ 6
Lok Kwan-hoi
Squash
Taiwan Open 2008 Au Wing-chi Women's Singles 1st/ 17
(7/9/2008, Taipei, Taiwan)
Chan Ho-ling Women's Singles 3rd/ 17
Lau Siu-wai Men's Singles 3rd/ 22
Swimming (HKSAM)
4th INAS-FID Open European Swimming Championships Chow Yuen-ying Women's 50m Freestyle 2nd/ 23
(21/8/2008, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland) Women's 100m Freestyle 2nd/ 18
Women's 200m Freestyle 2nd/ 11
Women's 400m Freestyle 1st/ 12
women's 800m Freestyle 1st/ 7
Women's 200m Individual Medley 2nd/ 12
Tang Suk-man Women's 100m Backstroke 2nd/ 13
Tang Chui-fan Women's 50m Butterfly 2nd/ 20
Chow Yuen-ying Women's 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 1st/ 4
Leung Shu-hang
Tang Chui-fan
Tang Suk-Man
Chow Yuen-ying Women's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 1st/ 5
Leung Shu-hang
Tang Chui-fan
Tang Suk-Man
Chow Yuen-ying Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 1st/ 4
Leung Shu-hang
Tang Chui-fan
Tang Suk-Man
Chow Yuen-ying Women's 4 x 50m Medley Relay 1st/ 4
Leung Shu-hang
Tang Chui-fan
Tang Suk-Man
Chow Yuen-ying Women's 4 x 100m Medley Relay 1st/ 4
Leung Shu-hang
Tang Chui-fan
Tang Suk-Man
Lee Tsun-sang Men's 200m Backstroke 3rd/ 16
Men's 1500m Freestyle 3rd/ 10
Wong Ka-chung Men's 200m Breaststroke 3rd/ 13
Lee Tsun-sang Men's 4 x 50m Medley Relay 2nd/ 7
Tan Kai-Hung
Wong Ka-chung
Yeung Chi-sum
Lee Tsun-sang Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay 2nd/ 7
Tan Kai-Hung
Wong Ka-chung
Yeung Chi-sum
Table Tennis
2008 Volkswagen Women's World Cup Tie Yana Women's Singles 2nd/ 16
(6/9/2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Panasonic China Grand Prix Table Tennis Championships 2008 Jiang Hua-jun Women's Doubles 1st/ 23
(11/9/2008, Shanghai, China) Tie Yana
Wheelchair Fencing (HKPC&SAPD)
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games Chan Yui-chong Women's Individual Epee - Cat B 1st/ 12
(6/9/2008, Beijing, China) Women's Individual Foil - Cat B 1st/ 12
Fan Pui-shan Women's Individual Epee - Cat A 3rd/ 12
Women's Individual Foil - Cat A 3rd/ 12
Yu Chui-yee Women's Individual Epee - Cat A 2nd/ 12
Women's Individual Foil - Cat A 1st/ 12
Hui Charn-hung Men's Individual Sabre - Cat B 2nd/ 18
Wushu
Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008 Geng Xiaoling Women's Daoshu & Gunshu Combined 1st/ 7
(23/8/2008, Beijing, China)
Cheng Chung-hang Men's Daoshu & Gunshu Combined 3rd/ 10
Hei Zhi-hong Men's Taijiquan & Taijijian Combined 2nd/ 8
Liu Yang Men's Jianshu & Qiangshu Combined 1st/ 10


Hongkong Bank Foundation Continuing Coach Education Programme (CCEP)

A seminar on ¡§Success through fitness training¡¨ organised by the Hong Kong Coaching Committee was held on 11 October at the Olympic House. Chiu Kung-cheng from Taiwan revealed his training strategies adopted for the 2004 Athens Olympic gold medallist (Taekwondo ¡V 58kg Men), Chu Mu-yen. Around 130 coaches attended the seminar.

  From left: Chiu Kung-cheng, Avia Chan (Coach Education Manager, Hong Kong Sports Institute)


Central Coast Academy of Sport Managing Director visits HKSI

Ian Robilliard, Managing Director of the Central Coast Academy of Sport, New South Wales, Australia, visited the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) on 31 October. He exchanged views with the HKSI management on elite training and support services, and toured the HKSI¡¦s elite sports training facilities at its temporary headquarters in Wu Kwai Sha.

From left: Ian Robilliard (Managing Director, Central Coast Academy of Sport), Dr Trisha Leahy (Chief Executive, Hong Kong Sports Institute) Second and third left: Raymond So (Sports Science and Medicine Coordinator), Ian Robilliard (Managing Director, Central Coast Academy of Sport)


Wong Kam-po promotes Polar's new products

Cyclist Wong Kam-po, the long-term brand endorser of Polar (Hong Kong) since 2002, attended a press conference on 8 October to promote newly-designed heart-rate monitor products. Wong praised the accuracy and all-round features of the heart-rate monitor products and cited them as being one of the essential pieces of equipment to monitor and enhance his sporting performance.
Middle: Wong Kam-po  


Mak So-ning participates in the TISSOT Stylis-T launch event

To tie in with the new product series promotion, Swiss TISSOT organised a prize presentation and performance show on 14 October. Local triathlete Mak So-ning was invited to represent the sports sector to receive one of the Stylis-T awards ¡V sports category. Besides the awardees, Barbie Xu, the first endorser of Greater China Region of TISSOT, as well as models, celebrities, and artists were present at the event.
  First right: Mak So-ning


New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Motor learning and performance: a situation-based learning approach (4th edition)
(SIC call no.: BF 295.S249 2008)

Written by Richard A. Schmidt and Craig A. Wrisberg and published by the Human Kinetics in 2008, the text outlines key principles of motor performance and learning, and provides supporting literature and current research results. The new edition has an online student study guide to help readers comprehend and apply the principles. Besides, each chapter contains a content outline, study objectives, an opening case, research highlight boxes, and a running glossary. All in all, this is a readable text for coaches, sport scientists, biomechanists and students in physical education.

Stretching Therapy
(SIC call no. RA781.63.Y55 2008)

Published by Elsevier in 2008 and authored by Jari Ylinen, who is the Head of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine at the Jyvaskyla Central Hospital in Finland, the text contains essential knowledge on sports therapy and other manual therapy practice, with full-coloured pictures showing the respective position of the patient and the therapist, and dual-coloured anatomical pictures showing muscles involved in each stretching. As the text examines the principles and the application of stretching theory, it is a very handy reference for sports medicine professionals.