New Hong Kong records set at the Hong Kong Inter-City Athletic Challenge
Congratulations to Hong Kong track and field athletes for setting new Hong Kong records at the Hong Kong Inter-City Athletic Challenge held on 1-2 July in Hong Kong.
Athlete
Event
New HK record (previous HK record)
Leung Yee-mei
Women's hammer throw
48.72m (48.68m)
Lin Wan-nei
Women's pole vault
3.10m (3.05m)
Ng Hon-ming
Men's javelin
54.48m (54.10m)
Yu Chi-siu
Men's junior javelin
54.20m (50.92m)
Cyclist Wong Kin-chung wins 2 medals at the Sultan Azlan Shah ACC Track Asia Cup Championships (Malaysia leg)
Hong Kong cyclist Wong Kin-chung won a silver medal in the Men’s Sprint event and a bronze medal in the Men’s Keirin event at the Sultan Azlan Shah ACC Track Asia Cup Championships held on 7-9 July in Ipoh, Malaysia.
Prize presentation ceremony for the Men's Keirin event
Table tennis player Tie Yana moves up the world ranking list
Congratulations to Hong Kong table tennis player Tie Yana who has moved up the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world ranking list from No.6 to No. 3, the highest world ranking she has ever attained in her career. This is also the highest world ranking ever attained by any Hong Kong table tennis player.
Table tennis team wins 3 medals at the China Table Tennis Open
The Hong Kong table tennis team won 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the China Table Tennis Open held on 18 June in Jiangsu Province, China.
Athlete
Event
Medal
Jiang Tian-yi
Men's singles (Under 21)
Silver medal
Tie Yana , Zhang Rui
Women's doubles
Bronze medal
Cheung Yuk
Men's singles
Bronze medal
Tenpin bowling team wins 4 medals at the East Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships
The Hong Kong tenpin bowling team won 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal at the 21st East Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships held on 22-29 June in Hong Kong.
14th International Junior Tournament of Offenbach/Main, G1
Chan Wing -yau
Girls ' Doubles
2nd / 32
(13/06/2006, Germany)
Triathlon
2006 Yicheng ITU Asian Cup Triathlon
Hui Wai -sum
Junior Sprint Women
3rd / 6
(27/05/2006, Yicheng)
Chan Ye -ko
Junior Sprint Men
1st / 10
Ho King -fun
3rd / 10
Lee Chi -wo
Elite Male
2nd / 42
2006 Korea Tongyeong Asian Cup Triathlon
Szeto Shiu -yan
Elite Junior Female
3rd / 8
(03/06/2006, Tongyeong)
Windsurfing
2006 Mistral Open European Championship
Chan Wai - kei
IMCO Women
1st / 21
(19/05/2006, Doha, Mondello)
Ma Kwok -po
IMCO Men (Junior)
1st / 6
Cheng Kwok -fai
IMCO Men
1st / 39
Chan King -yin
2nd / 39
Ho Chi -ho
3rd / 39
Yu Wing -ho
4th / 39
ISAF World Sailing Games 2006
Chan Wai -man
RS : X Women
6th / 27
(20/05/2006, Lake Neusiedl)
Honours achieved by sports personnel
Congratulations to the following sports officials and athletes who have been honoured on the Hong Kong SAR Government 2006 Honours list as recognition of their contribution to the community and sports development.
Gold Bauhinia Star
Mr Chau How-chen GBS JP Chairman of the Community Sports Committee
Bronze Bauhinia Star
Mrs Fung Ma Kit-han BBS Chairman of the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled
Dr Lam Tai-fai BBS JP Honorary President of the Handball Association of Hong Kong , China
Medal of Honour
Mr Shen Jinkang MH Hong Kong Sports Institute Head Cycling Coach
Ms Li Fai MH Wushu athlete
Chief Executive's Commendation for Community Service
Mr Hui Jun Hong Kong Sports Institute Head Table Tennis Coach
Miss Leung Shu-hang Swimming athlete (Intellectual Disability)
Mr To Yu-hang Wushu athlete
Justices of the Peace
Mr Carlson Tong Ka-shing JP Hong Kong Sports Institute Board director
New Reference at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
A practical guide to sports first aid
Written by Wayne Gill and published by Lotus Publishing in 2005, this book teaches sports first aid practitioners the essential skills required to deal with all medical emergencies they may encounter. It covers relevant skills to diagnose and treat injuries to a professional standard, with illustrations and detailed instructions for using first aid devices. It also has a chapter on first aid for athletes with disabilities. Coaches and therapists will find it useful.
Coaching champions: developing young sportspeople
Written by Tony Gummerson and published by A & C Black in 2005, this book is a comprehensive coaching manual to help identify, nurture and develop sporting talent for young people. Topics covered include: how to identify potential talents, ages for stages of skill development, sport-specific training, fitness and conditioning, assessing performance and safe coaching. This book is useful for coaches or instructors for training young athletes.
