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Organised by the HKSI, title sponsored by Shine Tak Foundation, sponsored by the Sports for Hope Foundation (SFHF) and supported by the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) and the Hong Kong Sports Press Association (HKSPA), the 1^st quarter awards presentation ceremony of the Outstanding Junior Athletes Awards (OJAA) 2023 was held today to recognise the athletes’ achievements and to mark the beginning of the 2023 edition.

Mrs Amy Xiao He Yuanfeng, Vice Chairlady of Hong Kong Shine Tak Foundation; Mr Alfred Choi and Dr Charlie Ip Ka-wai, Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Shine Tak Foundation; Mr Wong Po-kee MH, Honorary Deputy Secretary General of the SF&OC; Mr Raymond Chiu, Chairman of the HKSPA; Ms Faye Chui, Vice-Chairman of the HKSPA; Ms Tong Ka-po, Executive Committee Member of SFHF and Mr Tony Choi MH, Deputy Chief Executive of the HKSI attended the ceremony.

6 Q1 Awardees and 4 Athletes Received Certificate of Merit

A total of six junior athletes from three sports were crowned OJAA title in the 1^st quarter. They are Chen Hailin and Wong Shun-yat (Fencing), Cheung Tsun-lok and Chui Ho-bon (HKSAPID-Swimming), Mak Hiu-tung and Emily Polson (Sailing).

Chen Hailin

Gold Medal, Women's Epee Individual (Cadet), Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships 2023

“The 2022-2023 fencing season is challenging, it’s amazing that my hard work has paid off. I will continue to work hard targeting to participate in the Asian Games and the Olympic Games.”

Wong Shun-yat

Silver Medal, Women's Foil Individual (Cadet), Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships 2023

“I’ve never expected to get the OJAA title, which made me very surprised. In the future, I will strengthen my fitness training and skills aiming to participate in the World Cup as well as the Asian and World Junior Championships.”

Cheung Tsun-lok

Gold Medal, 200m Freestyle; Silver Medal, 100m Butterfly, Multi-Disability Youth Group, Lignano Sabbiadoro 2023 Citi Para Swimming World Series

“Thanks to the guidance of the coach which has helped us achieve the results. There will be two important competitions in the second half of the year and we aim to reach the qualifying time for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.”

Chui Ho-bon

Bronze Medal, 200m Freestyle, Multi-Disability Youth Group, Lignano Sabbiadoro 2023 Citi Para Swimming World Series

“It is the affirmation of my hard work to achieve this result in my first international competition, thanks to my coach and family. My future goal is to break my personal best at the Asian Para Games.”

Mak Hiu-tung

Gold Medal, 29er, 2023 29er Asian Championship

“I am grateful and honoured for being awarded, this is just the beginning of our sporting career. Thanks to all the coaches and my parents for their support. I will go Europe for competitions this summer and the last stop is the 29er World Championships in the United Kingdom.”

In addition, four athletes were awarded the Certificate of Merit for this quarter, including Lee Tsz-wai and Yuen Sum-lok (Table Tennis), Chan Yui-fung and Pauline Courret (Triathlon), in recognition of their hard work.

The OJAA recognises the achievements of outstanding local junior athletes under the age of 19 on a quarterly basis. Each winner is presented with a cash prize of HK$5,000, a sports voucher worth HK$2,500 and a certificate. For teams, they will receive a cash award of HK$20,000, a sport voucher worth HK$10,000 and certificates.

Being the Government’s designated organisation to provide the high performance training system for eligible sports, the HKSI is committed to providing an environment in which sports talent can be identified, nurtured, and developed to pursue excellence in the international sporting arena and to inspire potential athletes to pursue a full-time sports career.