The Hong Kong team achieves a historic result of 154 medals at the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games

Congratulations to the Hong Kong team which won 67 gold, 50 silver and 37 bronze medals, its best ever result, at the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games held on 2-11 October in Shanghai, China. A total of 111 athletes represented Hong Kong in 10 events at the Games.

Hammer thrower Leung Yee-mei wins a gold medal at the Thailand Open Track and Field Championships

Hong Kong hammer thrower Leung Yee-mei took the Women's Open Hammer Throw title at the Thailand Open Track and Field Championship held on 5-8 October in Bangkok, Thailand.

Athletics team (HKSAM) wins 3 medals at the 6th INAS-FID Athletics World Championships

From left: Cheung Che-wai, Tang Cheuk-man, Wong Mau-hom, Chow Chiu-keung

Badminton athlete Wang Chen wins a gold medal at the YONEX Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold

Hong Kong badminton athlete Wang Chen won the Women's Singles title at the YONEX Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold held on 18-23 September in Taipei, Taiwan. A total of 60 entries from 18 countries participated in the event.

Wheelchair fencing team wins 5 medals at the IWAS World Wheelchair & Amputee Games

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team won 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the IWAS World Wheelchair & Amputee Games held on 13-16 September in Taipei, Taiwan.

Table tennis team wins 5 medals at the 18th Asian Table Tennis Championships

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 1 silver and 4 bronze medals at the 18th Asian Table Tennis Championships held on 17-23 September in Yangzhou, China.

Table tennis team wins 2 medals at the World Team Cup

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 1 silver and 1 bronze medal at the World Team Cup held on 5-7 October in Magdeburg, Germany.

Men's Team
From left: Leung Chu-yan, Li Ching, Chan Kong-wah (HKSI Table Tennis Coach), Cheung Yuk, Ko Lai-chak

Tenpin bowler Chan Shuk-han wins a bronze medal at the 9th Chinese Taipei International Open

Hong Kong tenpin bowler Chan Shuk-han won a bronze medal in the Women's Open Finals of the 9th Chinese Taipei International Open held on 6-13 October in Taipei, Taiwan.

Tenpin bowler Tsang Pak-kei wins a bronze medal at the ABF Tour Hong Kong

Hong Kong tenpin bowler Tsang Pak-kei won a bronze medal in the Men's Event of the ABF Tour Hong Kong held on 23 September in Hong Kong.

Tenpin bowling team wins 2 medals at the 33rd Hong Kong International Open Bowling Championships

The Hong Kong tenpin bowling team won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal at the 33rd Hong Kong International Open Bowling Championships held on 14-22 September in Hong Kong.

Wu Siu-hong

Elite results roundup (15 August - 14 September)

International Scientific Symposium - Elite young athletes: biopsychosocial approaches to sporting excellence

The Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) is organising a two-day International Scientific Symposium (ISS) to be held on 15-16 March 2008 in Hong Kong, with the main theme being "Elite young athletes: biopsychosocial approaches to sporting excellence ".

The two-day event will bring together international and local experts to share the latest knowledge on evidence-based best practice in nurturing and empowering young gifted athletes to excel through systematic programmes geared toward their specific developmental needs.

In addition to keynote lectures, there will be a symposium on preventing burnout in elite young athletes, workshops, and free papers presented by participants. We cordially invite you to join us.

For registration free and papers submission, please visit the ISS website: http://www.hksi.org.hk/iss , or contact the Symposium Secretariat at 2681 6130, by email at iss@hksi.org.hk .

For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ms Chung, Public Affairs & Marketing Department at 2681 6532.

New series of "Our Home Our Country IV" television commercials highlight Hong Kong athletes' sporting spirit

The Government television announcement in the public interests "Our Home Our Country IV" is featuring local athletes in the latest episode "Sporting Achievements of Hong Kong". The episode highlights how hard Hong Kong athletes train and do their best to bring medal honours to Hong Kong and contribute to the country's increasing reputation in elite sports.

Disney magazine features athletes

The HKSI is collaborating with the Family Learning Association monthly magazine Disney Magazine - The magazine for wits and fun to portray our elite and promising junior athletes from the 13 elite sports and the 2 disabled sports in a special sport feature series starting from June 2007. The Feature aims to highlight Hong Kong athletes, demonstrating their positive attitude towards life, coping with challenges and overcoming difficulties, thus enhancing the interests of public especially that of youngsters towards our athletes and Hong Kong sport.

The Disney Magazine - The magazine for wits and fun has a circulation of 100,000, targeting local kindergarten, primary and secondary school students. Interviews of athletes including table tennis players Ko Lai-chak and Ng Wing-nam, windsurfers Chan King-yin and Chan Hei-man, wushu athletes Angie Tsang and Fung Wing-see, as well as tenpin bowlers Wu Siu-hong and Tsang Pak-kei have been published, and coverage on the remaining sports and athletes are under progress. Apart from the special sport features, the magazine has initiated a number of activities for readers, such as the recruitment of young sport reporters and the 2008 HKSI slogan competition, to let them have a better understanding on athletes' training lives and bring cheer to the athletes.

A new TV series covers athletes' preparation for the Olympics

Athletes are becoming the focal point of the media and the public during the countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. East Asia Television (broadcast on NOW channel 536 /HK Broadband channel 9) has specially presented a 13-episode series, "Road to Olympics", to cover athletes' training and preparation for the Games. It has been broadcast in the programme, "Hong Kong Today", every Wednesday from 9:00pm to 10:30pm since 26 September.

Cyclist Wong Kam-po and Wheelchair fencer Yu Chui-yee win the title of The Ten Outstanding Young Persons

Wheelchair fencer Yu Chui-yee was invited as guest-of-honour of Ladies' Purse Day race

Wheelchair fencer, Yu Chui-yee, awardee of "The 35th Ten Outstanding Young Persons Selection" and a 4-gold medallist at the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games in women's wheelchair fencing, was invited by the Hong Kong Jockey Club as a guest-of-honour to present the trophy at the Sa Sa Ladies' Purse Day on 14 October.

Cyclist Lee Wai-sze participates in a promotion event

New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Fitness cycling
(SIC call no.: GV1041 .B37 2006)

Written by Dede Demet Barry, Michael Barry and Shannon Sovndal, and published by Human Kinetics in 2006, this training guide covers the essentials of cycling, including equipment, workouts and programmes, and fitness assessment. The first part of the book covers the basics: choosing equipment, ways to individualise training programme and prevent injuries. The second and third parts describe workouts and training programmes which help improve cyclists' physical conditioning and performance. Cycling coaches, trainers and athletes will find it useful.

Tendinopathy in athletes
(SIC call no.: RD688 .T45 2007)

Edited by Savio L-Y. Woo, Per A.F.H. Renstorm and Steven P. Arnoczky, and published by Blackwell in 2007, this book collects papers and research findings on tendinopathy written by scientists and clinicians from different countries. This book covers both the basic science and clinical applications of tendinopathy. The authors discuss the full range of treatment modalities, including new molecular and biological approaches, plus surgical and alternative approaches to tendinopathy. Future research directions are suggested at the end of each chapter. Clinicians and people who investigate tendon injuries may find it useful.