Sports Bulletin Vol.11, 2009

Sports Bulletin Vol.11, 2009

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements

Hong Kong delegation achieves a historic result of 7 medals at the 11^th National Games
Badminton athletes Poon Lok-yan and Tse Ying-suet win a bronze medal at the Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Junior Championships
Cycling team wins 12 medals at the ACC Track Asia Cup
Cycling athlete Steven Wong wins a gold medal at the 4^th Asian BMX Championships
Squash team wins 2 medals at the Bailian New Era Mall China Open
Tenpin bowling team wins 2 medals at the ABF Tour-Hong Kong
Tenpin bowling team wins 2 medals at the 2^nd Ancol Bowl International Open Championships
Tenpin bowling team wins 4 medals at the 35^th Hong Kong International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship
Tenpin bowling athlete Fung Suet-yee wins a bronze medal at the ABF Tour-Indonesia
Wheelchair fencing team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) wins 10 medals at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup
Wushu team wins 12 medals at the 10^th World Wushu Championships
Elite results roundup (1 - 30 September 2009)

II. Other News

Hang Seng Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme offers over HK$1 million cash awards to 11^th National Games medallists
BSU and HKSI sports training part-time degree course continues to receive scholarships from the Hongkong Bank Foundation
Hongkong Bank Foundation Continuing Coach Education Programme (CCEP)
Poon Kin-lui, one of the recipients of the Coach of the Year Awards in 2002, presented in a seminar his tips in training So Wa-wai, a Beijing Paralympic Games gold medallist, and the cues in talent identification.
Sports Excellence, Volume 7 available online
Seven Scholarship Athletes invited to Microsoft Windows 7 charity event
World Wushu Champion Cheng Ka-ho wins the title of The Ten Outstanding Young Persons
New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Two new books on sports psychology and sports nutrition are now available at the SIC.

Hong Kong delegation achieves a historic result of 7 medals at the 11^th National Games

Congratulations to the Hong Kong delegation on winning 2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals, its best ever National Games result, at the 11^th National Games held on 16 - 28 October in Shandong, China. Over 200 athletes represented Hong Kong in 25 events at the Games.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Alex John Hunter	Men's BMX Event (Cycling)	Bronze
Wong Kam-po	Men’s Individual Road Race (Cycling)	Gold
Chan Chun-hing	Men’s Mountain Bike Cross Country Event (Cycling)	Silver
Cheng Man-kit	Jumping Individual Event (Equestrian)	Bronze
Patrick Lam	Jumping Individual Event (Equestrian)	Gold
Lai Jing-man, Samantha Lam, Cheng Man-kit, Patrick Lam	Jumping Team Event (Equestrian)	Bronze
Lee Chi-wo	Men’s Individual (Triathlon)	Bronze

Chan Chun-hing

Right: John Alex Hunter

From left: Patrick Lam, Lai Jing-man , Samantha Lam, Cheng Man-kit

Centre: Wong Kam-po

Right: Lee Chi-wo

(Photos provided by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department)

Badminton athletes Poon Lok-yan and Tse Ying-suet win a bronze medal at the Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Junior Championships

Hong Kong badminton athletes Poon Lok-yan and Tse Ying-suet won a bronze medal in Women’s Doubles at the Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Junior Championships held on 23 October - 1 November in Kedah, Malaysia.

Cycling team wins 12 medals at the ACC Track Asia Cup

The Hong Kong cycling team won 7 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals at the ACC Track Asia Cup held on 10 - 11 October in Bangkok, Thailand.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Wong Wan-yiu	Women’s 3km Individual Pursuit	Silver
Wong Wan-yiu	Women’s 16km Points Race	Gold
Wong Wan-yiu	Women’s Scratch 20 Laps	Gold
Lee Wai-sze	Women’s Sprint	Gold
Lee Wai-sze	Women’s Keirin	Gold
Lee Wai-sze	Women’s 500m Time Trial	Gold
Wong Wan-yiu	Women’s Team Pursuit	Silver
Lee Wai-sze	Women’s Team Sprint	Gold
Cheung King-lok	Men’s 4km Individual Pursuit	Bronze
Cheung King-wai	Men’s 30km Points Race	Silver
Cheung King-lok, Kwok Ho-ting	Men’s 40km Madison	Gold
Cheung King-lok, Cheung King-wai, Kwok Ho-ting, Yuen Chi-ho	Men’s Team Pursuit	Bronze

Cycling athlete Steven Wong wins a gold medal at the 4^th Asian BMX Championships

Hong Kong cycling athlete Steven Wong won a gold medal in Men Elite at the 4^th Asian BMX Championships held on 29 October - 1 November in Hong Kong.

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

The Hong Kong squash team wins 2 bronze medals at the Bailian New Era Mall China Open held on 27 October - 1 November in Shanghai, China.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Lau Siu-wai	Men’s Singles	Bronze
Lee Ho-yin	Men’s Singles	Bronze

Tenpin bowling team wins 2 medals at the ABF Tour-Hong Kong

The Hong Kong tenpin bowling team won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the ABF Tour-Hong Kong held on 4 October in Hong Kong.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Wu Siu-hong	Men’s Division	Silver
Yeung Wai-ki	Men’s Division	Bronze

Tenpin bowling team wins 2 medals at the 2^nd Ancol Bowl International Open Championships

The Hong Kong tenpin bowling team won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal at the 2^nd Ancol Bowl International Open Championships held on 8 - 17 October in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Fung Suet-yee	Women Open Masters	Bronze
Mak Cheuk-yin	Youth Boys Under-21 Masters	Gold

Right: Fung Suet-yee

Middle: Mak Cheuk-yin

Tenpin bowling team wins 4 medals at the 35^th Hong Kong International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship

The Hong Kong tenpin bowling team won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 35^th Hong Kong International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship held on 24 September - 3 October in Hong Kong.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Chan Shuk-han	Women Open Masters	Gold
Fung Suet-yee	Women Open Masters	Silver
Lau Kwun-ho	Youth Masters	Gold
Wong Kwan-yuen	Youth Masters	Bronze

From left: Fung Suet-yee, Purvis James Granger
(HKSI Head Tenpin Bowling Coach), Chan Shuk-han

Middle: Lau Kwun-ho; Right: Wong Kwan-yuen

Tenpin bowling athlete Fung Suet-yee wins a bronze medal at the ABF Tour-Indonesia

Hong Kong tenpin bowling athlete Fung Suet-yee won a bronze medal in Women’s Division at the ABF Tour-Indonesia held on 18 October in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Wheelchair fencing team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) wins 10 medals at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team won 5 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup held on 9 - 11 October in Warsaw, Poland.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Fan Pui-shan	Women's Epee Individual (Cat.A)	Silver
Yu Chui-yee	Women's Epee Individual (Cat.A)	Gold
Chan Yui-chong	Women's Epee Individual (Cat.B)	Gold
Fan Pui-shan	Women's Foil Individual (Cat.A)	Bronze
Yu Chui-yee	Women's Foil Individual (Cat.A)	Gold
Chan Yui-chong	Women's Foil Individual (Cat.B)	Bronze
Chan Yui-chong, Yu Chui-yee, Fan Pui-shan, Justine Charissa Ng	Women's Foil Team	Gold
Tam Chik-sum	Men's Epee Individual (Cat.B)	Bronze
Chan Wing-kin	Men's Foil Individual (Cat.A)	Gold
Chung Ting-ching	Men's Foil Individual (Cat.B)	Silver

Wushu team wins 12 medals at the 10^th World Wushu Championships

The Hong Kong wushu team won 3 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals at the 10^th World Wushu Championships held on 24 - 29 October in Toronto, Canada.

Athlete	Event	Medal
Zheng Tianhui	Women’s Changquan	Bronze
Geng Xiaoling	Women’s Daoshu	Gold
Zheng Tianhui	Women’s Jianshu	Silver
Geng Xiaoling	Women’s Gunshu	Silver
Yuen Ka-ying	Women’s Nandao	Silver
Yuen Ka-ying	Women’s Nanquan	Silver
Zheng Tianhui	Women’s Qiangshu	Gold
Zheng Tianhui, Yuen Ka-ying, Kwan Ning-wai	Women’s Dual Events	Silver
He Jingde	Men’s Nandao	Bronze
He Jingde	Men’s Nangun	Gold
He Jingde	Men’s Nanquan	Silver
Cheng Chung-hang, Tang Siu-kong, Leung Ka-wai	Men’s Dual Events	Bronze

Elite results roundup (1 - 30 September 2009)

	Name	Event	Position / No. Of Entries

Karatedo
9^th AKF Senior Karatedo Championships 2009	Cheng Tsz-man	Male Kata	3^rd/ 18
(25/9/2009, Foshan, China)
	Lee Ka-wai	Male Kumite -75kg	3^rd/ 21

	Li Pui-ki, Sit Wun-ting, Wong Hoi-ching	Female Team Kata	3^rd/ 9

Tenpin Bowling
ABF Tour 2009 - Macau	Tsang Pak-kei	Men's Events	1^st/ 16
(6/9/2009, Macau)

35^th Hong Kong International Open Tenpin Bowling Champs.	Lau Kwun-ho	Youth Open Masters	1^st/ 14
(24/9/2009, Hong Kong)
	Wong Kwan-yuen	Youth Open Masters	3^rd/ 14

	Chan Shuk-han	Women's Open Masters	1^st/ 28

	Fung Suet-yee	Women's Open Masters	2^nd/ 28

Triathlon
2009 I-Lan Triathlon Asian Cup Series	Lau Ching-yin	Men's Elite	2^nd/ 43
(12/9/2009, I-lan, Taiwan)

Hongkong Bank Foundation Continuing Coach Education Programme (CCEP)
A CCEP seminar on “Tips and Cues from Elite Coaches” organised by the Hong Kong Coaching Committee was held on 29 October at the Olympic House. Poon Kin-lui, one of the recipients of the Coach of the Year Awards in 2002, shared his tips in training So Wa-wai, the gold medallist in the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, and the cues in talent identification. Around 140 coaches attended the seminar.

Sports Excellence, Volume 7 available online

The latest issue of HKSI publication Sports Excellence was published on 10 November as a supplement of Ming Pao Daily, bringing news of local elite sports and the work of the HKSI to the public. An online edition (in Chinese only) is now available at the HKSI website; please click here to read it.

Seven Scholarship Athletes invited to Microsoft Windows 7 charity event
	To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 in Hong Kong, Microsoft Hong Kong invited seven Scholarship Athletes, including Mong Kwan-yi (badminton), Cheng Yuk-han and Yeung Chui-ling (fencing), Yu Chui-yee (wheelchair fencing), Law Hiu-fung and Lee Ka-man (rowing), and Fung Wing-see (wushu), to the “Windows 7 Charity Offer Day” on 24 October. The sale proceeds for 400 sets of Windows 7 Ultimate, which were given out at HK$377 minimum donation, would be donated to the HKSI in support of local athletes in information technology discipline. Accompanied by these seven athletes, Margaret Siu, Head of Coaching Support Services, represented the HKSI to receive the donation at the event.
Back row from third left: Margaret Siu (Head of Coaching Support Services, HKSI), Yu Chui-yee, Law Hiu-fung, Mong Kwan-yi and Fung Wing-see Front row from left: Yeung Chui-ling, Cheng Yuk-han and Lee Ka-man

World Wushu Champion Cheng Ka-ho wins the title of The Ten Outstanding Young Persons

The HKSI would like to congratulate former wushu athlete Cheng Ka-ho for being selected as an awardee of “The Ten Outstanding Young Persons Selection 2009”. Cheng won the World Wushu Championships thrice in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and also grabbed the bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan. Over the years, he had made exemplary efforts in the promotion of youth development in Hong Kong.

New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Psychology of champions: how to win at sports and life with the focus edge of super-athletes
(SIC call no.: GV706.4 .B36 2008)

The book was published by Greenwood Publishing Group, and authored by James J. Barrell and David Ryback, who are experienced researcher and consultant in sports psychology. The book provides insightful information on helping readers to become a champion not only in sports, but also in daily life or at work. Through interviews with sports legends and super-athletes, the authors share with readers the essential factors in self-improvement and personal growth, and that the key to success lies in motivation, confidence, and concentration. The book takes a straightforward approach, and is an ideal reference for athletes, amateurs, and professionals.

Food for fitness (3^rd edition)
(SIC call no.: TX361 .A8 B44 2007)

The book was published by A & C Black in 2007, and authored by Anita Bean, a registered sports nutritionist highly respected in the UK. The new edition includes a lot of fact boxes and useful tips from leading sportspeople and athletes, as well as high quality photographs. Content is presented in three sections: Section 1: Exercise and nutrition - detailed guidelines on eating, including eating for competition; Section 2: Meal plans - design meal plan, including ready-made meal plans for a range of sports and calorie intake; Section 3: Recipes. All in all, this is a perfect guidebook for anyone who is serious about sport, health and fitness.