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Sports Bulletin Vol.11, 2012

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements (1 – 31 October)

II. Other News


Badminton team wins a gold medal at the YONEX BWF World Junior Championships

The Hong Kong badminton team won a gold medal at the YONEX BWF World Junior Championships held on 25 October - 3 November in Chiba, Japan.

Athlete Event Medal
Lee Chun-hei, Ng Ka-long Men's Doubles Gold

Badminton team wins 2 medals at the YONEX Chinese Taipei Open

The Hong Kong badminton team won a silver and a bronze medal at the YONEX Chinese Taipei Open held on 2 - 7 October in Taipei, Taiwan.

Athlete Event Medal
Yip Pui-yin Women's Singles Bronze
Chau Hoi-wah, Lee Chun-hei Mixed Doubles Silver

Badminton athlete Lee Cheuk-yiu wins a bronze medal at the Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships

Badminton athlete Lee Cheuk-yiu won a bronze medal in the Boys' Singles (Under 17) event at the Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships held on 10 - 14 October in Dongguan, China.


Cycling team wins a bronze medal at the Asia Track Cup

The Hong Kong cycling team won a bronze medal at the Asia Track Cup held on 20 - 22 October in Tehran, Iran.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Yat-wai, Leung Chun-wing Madison, Men Bronze

Cycling athlete Lee Wai-sze wins a gold medal at the World Track Cup, Series 1

Cycling athlete Lee Wai-sze won a gold medal in the Sprint, Women event at the World Track Cup, series 1 held on 11 - 13 October in Cali, Columbia.


Karatedo team wins 2 medals at the Karate1 World Cup - Athens

The Hong Kong karatedo team won a silver and a bronze medal at the Karate1 World Cup - Athens held on 13 - 14 October in Athens, Greece.

Athlete Event Medal
Choi Ngai-ching Senior Female Individual Kumite -50kg Bronze
Lee Ting-ting Women's Singles Bronze

Squash team wins 2 bronze medals at the IJM Land Penang Women's Open

The Hong Kong squash team won 2 bronze medals at the IJM Land Penang Women's Open held on 23 - 27 October in Penang, Malaysia.

Athlete Event Medal
Lee Ka-man Women's Singles Bronze
Tong Tsz-wing Women's Singles Bronze

Swimming athlete Sze Hang-yu wins 3 medals at the FINA /ARENA Swimming World Cup - Dubai Station

Swimming athlete Sze Hang-yu won a silver and 2 bronze medals at the FINA /ARENA Swimming World Cup - Dubai Station held on 2 - 3 October in Dubai, UAE.

Athlete Event Medal
Sze Hang-yu Womenˇ¦s 50m Butterfly Bronze
Sze Hang-yu Womenˇ¦s 100m Freestyle Bronze
Sze Hang-yu Womenˇ¦s 200m Freestyle Silver

 

 

  Sze Hang-yu

Tenpin bowling athlete Tsang Pak-kei wins a silver medal at the ABF Tour - Indonesia

Tenpin bowling athlete Tsang Pak-kei won a silver medal in the Men's event at the ABF Tour - Indonesia held on 8 October in Jakarta, Indonesia.


Table tennis team wins 4 medals at the GAC Group ITTF World Tour, German Open

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the GAC Group ITTF World Tour, German Open held on 31 October - 4 November in Bremen, Germany.

Athlete Event Medal
Lee Ho-ching Women's Singles (U21) Bronze
Jiang Huajun Women's Singles Bronze
Jiang Huajun,
Lee Ho-ching
Women's Doubles Silver
Jiang Tianyi,
Wong Chun-ting
Men's Doubles Gold
From left : Jiang Tianyi, Wong Chun-ting

(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association)

Table tennis team wins 3 gold medals at the Scotiabank Canada Junior & Cadet Open

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 3 gold medals at the Scotiabank Canada Junior & Cadet Open held on 2 - 6 October in Markham, Canada.

Athlete Event Medal
Hung Ka-tak Cadet Boys' Singles Gold
Chu Hoi-man,
Hung Ka-tak
Cadet Boys' Team Gold
Lam Yee-lok Junior Girls' Singles Gold

 

  Lam Yee-lok

(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association)

Table tennis athlete Hung Ka-tak wins a bronze medal at the ITTF Guam World Cadet Challenge

Table tennis athlete Hung Ka-tak won a bronze medal in the Cadet Boys' Singles event at the ITTF Guam World Cadet Challenge held on 27 October - 4 November in Mangilao, Guam.

  Hung Ka-tak

(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association)

Elite results roundup (1 - 30 September)
  Name Event Position / No. Of Entries
 
Badminton
Li Ning China Masters Hu Yun Men's Singles 2nd/ 43
(11/9/2012, Changzhou, China)  
   
Maybank Malaysia International Youth U19 Badminton Championships  Ng Ka-long Men's Singles 3rd/ 64
(11/9/2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)  
  Lee Chun-hei, Ng Ka-long Men's Doubles 3rd/ 50
   
   
YONEX Open Japan Hu Yun Men's Singles 3rd/ 44
(18/9/2012, Toyko, Japan)  
  Poon Lok-yan, Tse Ying-suet Women's Doubles 1st/ 21
   
   
Billiard Sports  
Player Tour Championships Event 3  Fu Ka-chun Individual 2nd/ 100
(5/9/2012, Gloucester, U.K.)  
   
WLBSA Ladies Ranking Event 2 (Northern Championship) Ip Wan-in Individual 3rd/ 13
(26/9/2012, Derby, U.K.)  
  Ng On-yee Individual 1st/ 13
   
Cycling  
China National Track Championships Lee Wai-sze 500m Time Trial, Women 2nd/ 16
(13/9/2012, Taiyuan, China)  
   
Fencing  
Asian Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships Chu Ka-mong Women's Epee (Cadet) 1st/ 42
(30/9/2012, Bali, Indonesia)  
  Ho Cheuk-suen Women's Epee (Junior) 2nd/ 52
   
  Fong Kiu Men's Epee (Junior) 2nd/ 76
   
  Cheng Hiu-wai Women's Foil (Cadet) 3rd/ 50
   
  Choi Chun-yin Men's Foil (Cadet) 1st/ 60
   
  Nicholas Edward Choi Men's Foil (Junior) 1st/ 61
   
  Leung Sing-ho Men's Foil (Cadet) 3rd/ 60
   
  Chang Ngai-hing Women's Sabre (Cadet) 3rd/ 30
   
  Ho Chau-yu Women's Sabre (Cadet) 2nd/ 30
   
  Chu Ka-mong, Ho Cheuk-suen,
Lin Yik-hei, Tam Pui-ying
Women's Epee, Team (Cadet) 1st/ 9
   
  Cheung Suet-yi, Chu Ka-mong,
Ho Cheuk-suen, Lin Yik-hei
Women's Epee, Team (Junior) 1st/ 12
   
  Cheng Pak-hang, Fong Kiu,
Ng Ho-tin, Yau Shun-him 
Men's Epee, Team (Junior) 1st/ 17
   
  Chow Tsz-hei, Ho Sze-hou,
Ng Ho-tin, Wong Tsz-ho
Men's Epee, Team (Cadet) 1st/ 13
   
  Cheng Hiu-lam, Cheng Hiu-wai,
Ho Long-sze, Law Hei-tung
Women's Foil, Team (Cadet) 2nd/ 12
   
  Cheng Hiu-lam, Cheng Hiu-wai,
Kimberley Vanessa Cheung,
Ho Long-sze
Women's Foil, Team (Junior) 3rd/ 11
   
  Choi Chun-yin, Leung Sing-ho,
O Chun-yee, Tang Pui-ting
Men's Foil, Team (Cadet) 2nd/ 14
   
  Cheung Ka-long, Nicholas Edward  Choi, Tam Yuk-wang, Yeung Chi-ka Men's Foil, Team (Junior) 1st/ 15
   
  Chang Ngai-hing, Ho Chau-yu,
Xie Dongyi, Yeung Sum-yee*
(*Non-HKSI Scholarship Athlete)
Women's Sabre, Team (Cadet) 1st/ 7
   
  Chang Ngai-hing, Lam Yee-fei,
Wan Pui-yin, Yuen Ki-yan
Women's Sabre, Team (Junior) 3rd/ 11
   
  Chan Kwong-kiu, Ho Sze-long,
Tsang Tsz-hin, Li Lok-hin*
(*Non-HKSI Scholarship Athlete)
Men's Sabre, Team (Cadet) 3rd/ 13
   
  Chang Chi-hin, Chow Chak-man,
Low Ho-tin, Yan Hon-pan
Men's Sabre, Team (Junior) 2nd/ 17
   
Rowing  
18th Asian Junior  Rowing Championships Fung Tik-lam, Hui Wing-ki Junior Women Doubles 2nd/ 7
(13/9/2012, Nanchang, China)  
   
Squash  
Atlantis Open  Chan Ho-ling Women's Singles 2nd/ 28
(17/9/2012, Alexandria, Egypt)  
   
Tenpin Bowling  
22nd Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships Chow Hoi-leung, Mak Cheuk-yinl,
Tsang Pak-kei, Tseng Tak-hin,
Wu Siu-hong, Yeung Wai-ki
Men's Team of Five 1st/ 21
(4/9/2012, Hong Kong, China)  
   
Triathlon  
Yilan ITU Triathlon Asian Cup Cheung Ting-yan Elite Women 2nd/ 9
(21/9/2012, Yilan, Taiwan)  
  Michael Lam Men's M16 Sprint 1st/ 46
   
  Lau Tsun-ling Men's M16 Sprint 2nd/ 46
   
  Wong Hui-wai Men's M16 Sprint 3rd/ 46
   
Table Tennis  
Chinese Taipei Junior & Cadet Open Hung Ka-tak Cadet Boys' Singles 3rd/ 38
(12/9/2012, Taipei, Taiwan)  
  Hung Ka-tak, Lee Yat-hin Cadet Boys' Team 3rd/ 11
   
Wushu  
4th World Junior Wushu Championships Chan Cheuk-lam Women's 24 Forms Taijiquan B 2nd/ 9
(20/9/2012, Macau, China)  
  Chan Cheuk-lam Women's 32 Forms Taijijian B 1st/ 9
   
  Wong Ho-yi Women's Daoshu A 1st/ 14
   
  Chui Yee Women's Gunshu C 2nd/ 11
   
  Sham Hui-yu Women's Qiangquan C 2nd/ 10
   
  Hui Tak-yan Men's 24 Forms Taijiquan B 2nd/ 9
   
  Hui Tak-yan Men's 32 Forms Taijijian B 2nd/ 8
   
  Lam Ka-kin Men's Changquan A 3rd/ 27
   
  Lau Chi-lung Men's Changquan C 1st/ 39
   
  Leung Yat-sing Men's Changquan C 3rd/ 39
   
  Lam Ka-kin Men's Gunshu A 3rd/ 23
   
  Leung Yat-sing Men's Jianshu C 1st/ 7
   
  Hui Tak-yan Men's Qiangshu B 2nd/ 14
   
  Lau Chi-lung Men's Qiangshu C 2nd/ 6

Hongkong Bank Foundation Continuing Coach Education Programme

The seminar on "The Importance of Team Management in Sportsˇ¨ was organised by the Hong Kong Coaching Committee on 5 October at the Heung Yee Kuk Building. Coach Dick Leung, winner of Coach of the Year Awards (Junior athletes, team event) at the Hongkong Bank Foundation Coaching Awards 2011, shared his experience and strategies with more than 300 coaches on how to enhance sporting performance by maintaining the stability of young athletesˇ¦ good performance, elevating their initiative during competition, and strengthening their team spirits.

Another seminar on "Child Protection in Sports Organisationsˇ¨ was held on 30 October at the Heung Yee Kuk Building. Mr. Nick Slinn, Senior Consultant England, Child Protection in Sport Unit, National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, shared his experience with 180 coaches and administrators on the provision of child protection advice to sports organisations to ensure that young athletes are offered a safe training environment and safeguarded from harm.


International Scientific Symposium 2013 - Emerging technologies for sports performance enhancement

The annual International Scientific Symposium organised by the HKSI will be held on 15 - 16 March 2013 (Friday and Saturday) at the HKSI, with the aim to examine, exchange ideas and stimulate discussion on the development and application of technologies in enhancing sports performance.

For details and registration, please visit http://www.hksi.org.hk/iss or contact the Symposium Secretariat on 2681 6130. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact HKSI Public Affairs & Marketing Department on 2681 6532.

Deadline for Early-Bird Registration: 22 February 2013


Five elite athletes receive ELLE Style Awards

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, ELLE Hong Kong magazine identified five elite athletes and paid tribute to their perseverance in pursuing sporting excellence by presenting them with the ˇ§ELLE Sports Awardˇ¨. The recipients included cyclist Lee Wai-sze, shuttler Yip Pui-yin, gymnast Wong Hiu-ying, Paralympic athletes Yu Chui-yee and So Wa-wai. The presentation ceremony was held on 7 November, where three of the athletes ˇV Lee, Yip and So ˇV received the award in person.

  From left : So Wa-wai, Ip Pui-yin, Lee Wai-sze

New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
A guide to sports and injury management
(SIC call no.: RC1210 .B76 2010)
The book gives an overview of sports medicine from assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation post injury to injury prevention. There are chapters on training and conditioning, nutrition, medications and special concerns to various illnesses that would contribute to sport injury management. This book comes with photographs, drawings, and 60 narrated video-clips in the accompanying DVD, highlighting various tests and exercise demonstrations. This easy-to-read reference is tremendously useful to clinicians, such as sports medicine practitioners, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, and sports masseurs, as well as athletes.
 
Modern saber fencing
(SIC call no.: GV 1147 .B68 2009)
The book features in the break down of all complex technical and tactical actions in fencing with scientific research backup. It comes with photo illustrations throughout the book, supplemented with a high quality complimentary DVD, to visually demonstrate the mentioned motions to the readers. There are three sections to this book: part one is an overview of historical information, technical rules and regulations; part two provides training advice and technique-based exercise plans, as well as diet recommendations for fencers; part three focuses on talent identification and research findings in fencing. It is a practical guide for saber fencers and fencing coaches, especially in evaluating their training.