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Sports Bulletin Vol.12, 2016

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I. Monthly Highlights
Ng Ka-long made history by becoming the first local man to win the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships in the tournament's 34-year history … More



First Medal for Hong Kong Women at Squash Team Worlds
Hong Kong took home the bronze medal with their best ever result at Women's World Team Squash Championship in France …
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Two Golds for Table Tennis Juniors
Hong Kong won the junior girls' singles and team titles at the Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open, among four medals for Hong Kong at the event …
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More Golds for Wushu Team
Hong Kong's wushu athletes continued their impressive form of recent months, winning 5 gold medals and 3 silvers at the 1st Wushu Taolu World Cup held from 15 to 20 November in Fuzhou, China …
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II. Sporting Achievements (1 ‑ 30 November)
Badminton team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) wins 2 medals at the BWF Asian Para-Badminton Championships
Cycling team wins 3 medals at the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup - Apeldoorn
Karatedo team wins 2 medals at the 15th AKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships
Swimming athlete Chan Kin-lok wins 1 silver medal at the 10th Asian Swimming Championships
Tennis team wins 2 bronze medals at the Qatar Asian Junior Championship
Wheelchair fencing athlete Fan Pui-shan (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) wins 1 gold medal at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup - Italy
Elite results roundup (1 ‑ 31 October)

III. Other News
The 24th Jockey Club Elite Coaches Conference: From Experience in Rio Olympics to Gearing Up for Tokyo
Sports for Hope Foundation and Hong Kong Sports Institute Recognise 25 Outstanding Junior Athletes
Elite athletes share at youth forum
Lee Wai-sze interacts with university students
Visit and Exchange
     ‑ Sport Singapore delegation visits HKSI
New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Two new books on sport performance analysis and athletic training are now available at the SIC.
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Ng Ka-long Makes History at Hong Kong Open
Ng Ka-long made history by becoming the first local man to win the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships in the tournament's 34-year history.

Ng, 22, beat India's Sameer Verma in the final 21-14, 10-21, 21-11 to send the 6,000 fans packed into the Hong Kong Coliseum into delight.

"I used to watch the Hong Kong Open when I was a little kid and dreamed of one day being part of it in the future," said Ng. "I am so happy it has come true as winning the Hong Kong Open is a big moment in my career."

"In fact, someone was joking to me before asking if I would like to win the All England or the home tournament. I had no hesitation in saying the Hong Kong Open because it would be in front of the home crowd, which is important to the sport here."

Ng had lost to Verma in the World and Asian Youth Championships before and admitted that played on his mind before he got on court and won revenge.

"After knowing we will meet again in the final, I feared it might be the same result," he said. "But once the match started, I didn't think too much about it. I wasn't even thinking about creating another milestone for Hong Kong badminton, I was simply focused on the game."

Ng, who reached the last 16 at the Rio Olympics, hopes the win is just the start as he looks to get better and better.

"Long term, I want to reach the world's top five and make regular appearances in the big tournaments and win them," he added.

Hu Yun reached the semis of men's singles, and there were bronze medals also for Cheung Ngan-yi in the women's singles and Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet in the mixed doubles.

Tang and Tse continued their good form into the following week's tournament, the Macau Open, where they reached the final and finished second place. Cheung also reached the semis of the women's singles in Macau, as did Lee Chun-hei and Chau Hoi-wah in the mixed doubles.
Athlete Event Medal
YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships - MetLife BWF World Superseries / 22 - 27 November / Hong Kong
Ng Ka-long Men's Singles Gold
Hu Yun Men's Singles Bronze
Cheung Ngan-yi Women's Singles Bronze
Tang Chun-man, Tse Ying-suet Mixed Doubles Bronze
Macau Open Badminton - BWF Grand Prix Gold Series / 29 November - 4 December / Macau, China
Tang Chun-man, Tse Ying-suet Mixed Doubles Silver
Cheung Ngan-yi Women's Singles Bronze
Chau Hoi-wah, Lee Chun-hei Mixed Doubles Bronze
 
  Ng Ka-long
Hu Yun Cheung Ngan-yi
(Photos provided by the Hong Kong Badminton Association)

First Medal for Hong Kong Women at Squash Team Worlds
Hong Kong took home the bronze medal with their best ever result at Women's World Team Squash Championships in France.

Au Wing-chi, Chan Ho-ling, Liu Tsz-ling and Tong Tsz-wing had a terrific win over Malaysia in the quarter-final, but England denied them a place in the final, with Au losing to Laura Massaro and Liu to Sarah-Jane Perry in the semis.

Among other medals obtained earlier in the month, Tong took silver at the Amman Open in Jordan and Chu Man-yee bronze; there were also semi-final spots for Au Chun-ming and Ho Tze-lok at events in Pakistan and Australia respectively.

From left: Liu Tsz-ling, Chan Ho-ling, Au Wing-chi, Tong Tsz-wing
Athlete Event Medal
Pacific Toyota Cairns Squash International / 4 - 6 November / Cairns, Australia
Ho Tze-lok Women's Singles Bronze
Amman Squash Open / 5 - 8 November / Amman, Jordan
Tong Tsz-wing Women's Singles Silver
Chu Man-yee Women's Singles Bronze
Serena Hotels CAS International Squash Championship / 18 - 21 November / Islamabad, Pakistan
Au Chun-ming Men's Singles Bronze
WSF Women's World Team Championship / 28 November - 3 December / Paris, France
Au Wing-chi, Chan Ho-ling, Liu Tsz-ling, Tong Tsz-wing Women's Team Bronze

Two Golds for Table Tennis Juniors
Hong Kong won the junior girls' singles and team titles at the Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open, among four medals for Hong Kong at the event.

Soo Wai-yam won her second title in 2016 by beating Japanese top seed Maki Shiomi in six games. "My target was to be the champion and
I thought it was possible but it was difficult, because every match was different," said Soo. "Today was a very tiring day, very exhausting, because I played seven matches. It was a matter of spirit and self-determination."

And two days later Mak Tze-wing took centre stage as Hong Kong won the junior girls' team crown. She won all her matches as the team - also featuring Soo and Liu Qi - saw off top seed Japan in the final.

"We truly believed that we had a chance to beat Japan; everyone in our team has ability," said Mak. "Many of the best players from the world took part here, so we had a great chance to improve and learn from our mistakes as well. It was very useful."

Wong Chin-yau reached the final of the cadet girls' singles and Mak and Soo the semis of the junior girls' doubles.

Elsewhere, Doo Hoi-kem reached the final of the U21 women's singles at the Austrian Open, and teamed up with Lee Ho-ching to reach the semis of the women's doubles.
Athlete Event Medal
Hungarian Junior & Cadet Open - ITTF Premium Junior Circuit / 2 - 6 November / Szombathely, Hungary
Soo Wai-yam Junior Girls’ Singles Gold
Liu Qi, Mak Tze-wing, Soo Wai-yam Junior Girls’ Team Gold
Wong Chin-yau Cadet Girls' Singles Silver
Mak Tze-wing, Soo Wai-yam Junior Girls' Doubles Bronze
ITTF World Tour Hybiome Austrian Open, Major Series / 9 - 13 November / Linz, Austria
Doo Hoi-kem Women's Singles (U21) Silver
Doo Hoi-kem, Lee Ho-ching Women's Doubles Bronze
Doo Hoi-kem From left: Mak Tze-wing, Soo Wai-yam, Liu Qi, Wong Chin-yau
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association)

More Golds for Wushu Team
Hong Kong's wushu athletes continued their impressive form of recent months, winning 5 gold medals and 3 silvers at the 1st Wushu Taolu World Cup held from 15 to 20 November in Fuzhou, China.

Liu Xuxu starred, winning the women's changquan, daoshu and gunshu titles. Chen Suijin delivered the other two golds with victory in the women's taijijian and taijiquan. There were silvers for Hui Tak-yan (men's taijijian), Zhuang Jiahong (men's taijiquan) and Yuen Ka-ying (women's nanquan).
Athlete Event Medal
Liu Xuxu Women's Changquan Gold
Liu Xuxu Women's Daoshu Gold
Liu Xuxu Women's Gunshu Gold
Chen Suijin Women's Taijijian Gold
Chen Suijin Women's Taijiquan Gold
Hui Tak-yan Men's Taijijian Silver
Zhuang Jiahong Men's Taijiquan Silver
Yuen Ka-ying Women's Nanquan Silver
Liu Xuxu From left: Yuen Ka-ying, Zheng Tianhui, Liu Xuxu, Zhuang Jiahong, Hui Tak-yan
(Photos provided by the Hong Kong Wushu Union)

Badminton team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)
wins 2 medals at the BWF Asian Para-Badminton Championships
The Hong Kong badminton team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) won a silver and a bronze medal at the BWF Asian Para-Badminton Championships held on 22 - 27 November in Beijing, China.
Athlete Event Medal
Wong Chun-yim SS6 Men's Singles Silver
Chan Ho-yuen WH2 Men's Singles Bronze

Cycling team wins 3 medals at the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup - Apeldoorn
The Hong Kong cycling team won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Cup - Apeldoorn held on 11 - 13 November in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Athlete Event Medal
Lee Wai-sze Women's Sprint Gold
Lee Wai-sze Women's 500m Time Trial Silver
Lee Wai-sze Women's Keirin Bronze
Left: Lee Wai-sze Middle: Lee Wai-sze

Karatedo team wins 2 medals at the 15th AKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships
The Hong Kong karatedo team won a silver and a bronze medal at the 15th AKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships held on 21 - 27 November in Makassar City, Indonesia.
Athlete Event Medal
Chau Ka-him Junior Male Individual Kumite -55kg Silver
Chow Hei-wood Cadet Female Individual Kumite +54kg Bronze

Swimming athlete Chan Kin-lok wins 1 silver medal at the 10th Asian Swimming Championships
Swimming athlete Chan Kin-lok won a silver medal in the Women's 100m Butterfly event at the 10th Asian Swimming Championships held on
14 - 20 November in Tokyo, Japan.

Tennis team wins 2 bronze medals at the Qatar Asian Junior Championship
The Hong Kong tennis team won 2 bronze medals at the Qatar Asian Junior Championship held on 19 - 26 November in Doha, Qatar.
Athlete Event Medal
Chan Man-san Boys' Singles (Under 14) Bronze
Chan Man-san, Tim Thomas Gauntlett Boys' Doubles (Under 14) Bronze

Wheelchair fencing athlete Fan Pui-shan (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)
wins 1 gold medal at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup - Italy
Wheelchair fencing athlete Fan Pui-shan (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) won a gold medal in the Women's Individual Foil (Cat. A) event at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup - Italy held on 11 - 13 November in Pisa, Italy.
2nd from left: Fan Pui-shan
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)

Elite results roundup (1 ‑ 31 October)
Sport Name Event Position /
No. Of Entries
Badminton
SCG Thailand Open Tang Chun-man, Tse Ying-suet Mixed Doubles 2nd/44
(4-9/10/2016, Bangkok, Thailand) Lee Cheuk-yiu Men's Singles 3rd/88
 
Blibli.com Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships Ko Shing-hei, Lui Lok-lok Mixed Doubles (U15) 1st/19
(5-9/10/2016, Kudus, Indonesia) Ko Shing-hei Men's Singles (U15) 3rd/44
 
Chinese Taipei Masters Tang Chun-man, Tse Ying-suet Mixed Doubles 1st/28
(11-16/10/2016, Taipei, Chinese Taipei)
 
YONEX Denmark Open Cheung Ngan-yi Women's Singles 3rd/42
(18-23/10/2016, Odense, Denmark)
 
YONEX French Open Ng Ka-long Men's Singles 3rd/46
(25-30/10/2016, Paris, France)
 
Billiard sports
LITEtask UK Ladies Championship Ng On-yee Individual 3rd/26
(8-9/10/2016, Leeds, England)
 
Cycling
ACC Track Asia Cup Leung Chun-wing 1km Time Trial, Men Elite 1st/8
(7-9/10/2016, Bangkok, Thailand) Leung Chun-wing 4km Individual Pursuit, Men Elite 1st/7
Leung Chun-wing Point Race, Men Elite 1st/15
Ko Siu-wai, Law Kwun-wa,
Leung Ka-yu, Mow Ching-yin
Team Pursuit, Men Elite 1st/7
Leung Chun-wing Scratch, Men Elite 2nd/16
Li Yin-yin Sprint, Women Elite 2nd/12
Meng Zhaojuan Sprint, Women Elite 3rd/12
 
Equestrian
LONGINES FEI World Cup Jumping, China League Patrick Lam Final Ranking 1st/25
(4-7/10/2016, Beijing, China) Cheng Man-kit Final Ranking 3rd/25
 
Fencing
Men's Foil Junior World Cup Cheung Ka-long Men's Foil 1st/47
(8-9/10/2016, Bangkok, Thailand) Cheung Ka-long, Choi Chun-yin, Lee Yat-long, O Chun-yee Men's Foil, Team 1st/8
 
5th Asian Under 23 Fencing Championships
(25-30/10/2016, Tokyo, Japan)
Choi Chun-yin,
Nicholas Edward Choi,
Lee Yat-long, O Chun-yee
Men's Foil, Team 1st/9
Nicholas Edward Choi Men's Foil 2nd/41
Hsieh Sin-yan Women's Epee 2nd/35
Fong Kiu Men's Epee 3rd/40
Kimberley Vanessa Cheung Women's Foil 3rd/33
 
Sports Climbing
CMA Climbing Championship - Gaobeidian, Hebei Chan Cheung-chi Men's Boulder 1st/40
(7-9/10/2016, Hebei, China)
 
Rowing
Asian Rowing Junior Championships Chan Chi-fung Junior Men's Single 1st/20
(24-27/10/2016, Pattaya, Thailand) Chan Chi-fung, Lam San-tung Junior Men's Double 1st/13
Chau Yee-ping, Wong Wai-chun Junior Men's Pair 1st/7
 
Rugby sevens
Asia Rugby Sevens Series, 3rd leg
(10-11/10/2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Jack Alfie Capon,
Michael Coverdale,
Jason Scott Jeyam,
Lee Ross Jones,
Tomasi Lawa, Lee Ka-to,
Christopher Russell Maize,
Ryan Meacheam,
Benjamin Rimene, Rowan Varty, Max John Woodward,
Yiu Kam-shing
Men's 7-a-side 1st/8
 
Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Final Ranking
(10-11/10/2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Jack Alfie Capon,
Michael Coverdale,
James Cunningham,
Jason Scott Jeyam,
Lee Ross Jones,
Tomasi Lawa, Lee Ka-to,
Christopher Russell Maize,
Alexander Robert Mcqueen,
Thomas William Mcqueen,
Ryan Meacheam,
Benjamin Rimene, Rowan Varty, Max John Woodward,
Mark Edward Wright,
Yiu Kam-shing
Men's 7-a-side 1st/8
 
Asia Rugby Sevens Series, Final Ranking
(10-11/10/2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Cheng Ka-chi, Cheng Tsz-ting,
Chong Ka-yan,
Adrienne Donna Garvey,
Kwong Sau-yan, Li Nim-yan,
Nam Ka-man,
Natasha Shangwe Olson-Thorne,
Poon Pak-yan,
Amelie Odile Marie Seure,
Sham Wai-sum,
Colleen Jenny Tjosvold,
Lindsay Varty, Yuen Lok-yee
Women's 7-a-side 3rd/10
 
Squash
Malaysian Squash Tour Leg 4 Ho Tze-lok Women's Singles 3rd/28
(5-7/10/2016, Penang, Malaysia)
 
Malaysian Squash Tour Leg 5 Chu Man-yee Women's Singles 2nd/19
(10-12/10/2016, Kangar, Malaysia)
 
Table tennis
LIEBHERR Men's World Cup Wong Chun-ting Men's Singles 3rd/20
(1-3/10/2016, Saarbrücken, Germany)
 
ITTF World Cadet Challenge Lee Ka-yee Cadet Girls' Singles 2nd/31
(21-29/10/2016, Shanghai, China)
 
Slovak Cadet Open - ITTF Junior Circuit Wong Chin-yau Cadet Girls' Singles 1st/50
(29-31/10/2016, Bratislava, Slovakia)
 
Tennis
Asian 14 & Under Colombo week 1 Tim Thomas Gauntlett Boys’ Singles 14 3rd/32
(31/10-6/11/2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
 
ITF Seogwipo Asia/Oceania Closed Junior
Championships (B1)
Lam Ching, Sou Ming-chun Boy's Doubles 2nd/32
(31/10-6/11/2016, Jeju, South Korea)
 
Tenpin bowling
China International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships Mak Cheuk-yin Men’s Open Events 3rd/68
(1-12/10/2016, Shanghai, China)
 
ABF Tour - China Chan Shuk-han Women's Event 3rd/16
(13/10/2016, Shanghai, China)
 
Triathlon
Hong Kong Life ASTC Sprint Triathlon Asian Cup Wong Tsz-to Male Elite Junior 3rd/21
(15-16/10/2016, Hong Kong)
 
Windsurfing
Techno 293 World Championship Mak Cheuk-wing Techno 293 (Girls U15) 1st/64
(22-29/10/2016, Lake Garda, Italy)
 
Wushu
2nd World Taijiquan Championships
(14-20/10/2016, Warsaw, Poland)
Sat Pak-long Men's Group A Simplified 32 Movements Taijijian 1st/4
  Hui Tak-yan Men's Group A&B New Chen Style Taijijian 1st/14
Zhuang Jiahong Men's Group B Chen Style Taijiquan (56 Movements) 1st/6
Debbie Yeung Women's Group A 3rd Set Taijijian 1st/5
Chen Suijin Women's Group B 42 Movements Taijijian 1st/11
Tan Jiayi Women's Group A 3rd Set Taijiquan 1st/6
Debbie Yeung Women's Group A New Yang Style Taijiquan 1st/4
Hui Tak-yan Men's Group B Optional Taijijian 2nd/11
Sat Pak-long Men's Group A&B 3rd Set Taijijian 2nd/10
Hui Tak-yan Men's Group A&B New Yang Style Taijijian 2nd/11
Yeung Chung-hei Men's Group B New Yang Style Taijiquan 2nd/10
Sat Pak-long Men's Group A&B 3rd Set Taijiquan 2nd/12
Zhuang Jiahong Men's Group A&B Optional Taijiquan 2nd/12
Mok Uen-ying Women's Group A&B New Yang Style Taijijian 2nd/19
Mok Uen-ying Women's Group A&B Optional Taijijian 2nd/8
Debbie Yeung Women's Group A 3rd Set Taijiquan 2nd/6
Tan Jiayi Women's Group A Simplified 24 Movements Taijiquan 2nd/7
Chen Suijin Women's Group B Optional Taijiquan 2nd/8
 

Elite athletes share at youth forum
Co-organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, and supported by the Hong Kong Sports Institute, the "Creating tomorrow ‧ Building your future" Youth Forum was held on 21 November. Elite athletes including cyclist Lee Wai-sze, swimmer Au Hoi-shun and long-jumper Chan Ming-tai were invited to share how they persistently pursue their dreams at the forum.
  2nd from left: Au Hoi-shun, Lee Wai-sze, Chan Ming-tai
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council)

Lee Wai-sze interacts with university students
Cyclist Lee Wai-sze was invited to share at a lecture series named "Hall of Wisdom", which was jointly produced by RTHK and the General Education Unit of the Hong Kong University, on 16 November. Together with boxer Tso Sing-yu, Lee told the participants her story of becoming a local sport icon and encouraged the youngsters to embrace their dreams.
  1st from left: Lee Wai-sze

Sport Singapore delegation visits HKSI
A 5-member delegation led by Mr. Lim Teck-yin, Chief Executive Officer of Sport Singapore, visited the HKSI during 28-29 November. The group met with the management team of the HKSI and exchanged views on enhancing high performance training system. The delegation was also introduced a range of sports science and medicine services as well as training facilities.
From left: Mr Ron Lee (Director, Community Relations and Marketing, HKSI), Ms Margaret Siu (Director, High Performance Management, HKSI), Mr Richard Gordon (Deputy Director, High Performance Sports, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore), Dr Trisha Leahy BBS (Chief Executive, HKSI), Mr Lim Teck Yin (CEO, Sport Singapore), Mr Toh Boon Yi (Chief, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore), Dr Su Chun Wei (Deputy Director, Business Planning, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore), Ms Ning Li (Senior Manager, Business Planning, Singapore Sports Institute, Sport Singapore), Mr Godwin Fung (Director, Corporate Services, HKSI) , Dr Raymond So (Director, Elite Training Science & Technology, HKSI)

New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
An introduction to performance analysis of sport
(Call No.: RC1235 .O36 2015)
Performance analysis techniques are vital for coaches, athletes and sport science practitioners. This book explores the latest scientific research into performance analysis, bridging the gap between theory and practice in sport. It further helps devise a more effective strategy for fine-tuning the training programme and ultimately improving athletic performance. Readers will be able to gain a thorough understanding of sport performance. The book also features easy-to-interpret illustrations and charts. The essential reference is presented in a particularly focused, practical and concise manner. It is a valuable resource for coaches, athletes, sport science practitioners and academic researchers.
 
Functional strength for triathletes: exercises for top performance
(Call No.: GV1060.73 .M545 2012)
This book explains what functional strength training is and why it is the key to improving sport performance for every athlete. It also provides the information about those injuries that are typically found in triathletes, giving readers some ideas on prevention and appropriate treatment. A ready-made and customised programme with lots of pictures in this book will help athletes incorporate the functional strength training into existing training plan. Triathlon coaches, triathletes and sports scientists who work with triathletes may find this reference particularly useful.