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Sports Bulletin Vol.4, 2008

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements

II. Other News


Junior badminton team wins 3 medals at the Dutch Junior International

The Hong Kong junior badminton team won 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Dutch Junior International held on 27 February - 2 March in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Athlete Event Medal
Chan Tsz-ka Women's Singles Bronze medal
Chan Hung-yung, Chan Tsz-ka Women's Doubles Bronze medal
Chan Tsz-ka, Wong Wing-ki Mixed Doubles Silver medal

 

Junior badminton athlete Wong Wing-ki wins a silver medal at the German Junior

Junior badminton athlete Wong Wing-ki won a silver medal in the Men¡¦s Singles at the German Junior held on 6-9 March in Bottrop, Germany.

Table tennis team wins 2 medals at the 49th World Table Tennis Team Championships

The Hong Kong table tennis team won 2 bronze medals at the 49th World Table Tennis Team Championships held on 24 February - 2 March in Guangzhou, China.
Athlete Event Medal
Jiang Hua-jun, Lau Sui-fei,
Lin Ling, Tie Yana , Zhang Rui 		Women's Team Bronze medal
Cheung Yuk, Ko Lai-chak,
Leung Chu-yan, Li Ching, Tang Peng 		Men's Team Bronze medal


Tenpin bowling athlete Tsang Pak-kei wins a bronze medal at the 31st Malaysian International Open

Tenpin bowling athlete Tsang Pak-kei won a bronze medal in Boy's Open Masters at the 31st Malaysian International Open held on 18 - 29 March in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


Elite results roundup (15 January ¡V 14 February)

Name Event Position /
No. of Entries
Badminton
Proton Malaysia Open Super Series 2008 Wang Chen Women's Singles 5th / 60
(15/1/2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
 
Yonex Korea Super Series 2008 Wang Chen Women's Singles 5th / 60
(22/1/2008, Seoul, Korea)
Njoto Albertus Susanto Men's Doubles 5th / 36
Wiratama Yohan Hadikusumo
 
Squash
Buler Squash Challenge Cup 2008 Chiu Wing-yin Women's Singles 1st / 28
(16/1/2008, Hong Kong)
Mak Pui-hin Women's Singles 2nd / 28
 
Hangzhou Open 2008 Chiu Wing-yin Women's Singles 1st / 16
(23/1/2008, Hangzhou, China)
Mak Pui-hin Women's Singles 2nd / 16
 
14th Asian Squash Championships Ng Jia-yunn Women's Singles 5th / 31
(13/2/2008, Kuwait)
Kwong Yu-shun Men's Team 5th / 13
Lau Siu-wai
Lee Ho-yin
Wong Wai-hang
 
Swimming
Good Luck Beijing 2008 Swimming China Open Chan Yu-ning Women's 50m Freestyle 7th / 23
(31/1/2008, Beijing, China)

The Hongkong Bank Foundation Continuing Coach Education Programme (CCEP)

A CCEP seminar on ¡§Acupressure¡¨ organised by the Hong Kong Coaching Committee was held on 29 March at the Olympic House. Xu Zheng-zheng, HKSI Chinese Medicine Coordinator, introduced common injuries on legs and lower back. More than 110 coaches attended.

Coaches nominated for prestigious awards

Over 120 nominations were received from National Sports Associations and community sports clubs for the 2007 Hongkong Bank Foundation Coaching Awards. The Awards Scheme is the only territory-wide programme that recognises the contributions of coaches, who are the driving force behind every successful athlete in the sporting arena. Awards in six categories of excellence will be conferred at the Awards Presentation Ceremony to be held on 20 April at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. For details of the nomination list, please visit www.hkcoaching.com.

HKSI quarterly magazine Sports Excellence Volume 2 published

The HKSI quarterly magazine Sports Excellence Volume 2 was published on 4 March as a supplement of Ming Pao Daily. The new issue continues to bring news of local elite sports and the work of the HKSI to the public.

Readers are also welcome to browse the online edition (Chinese only) available in the HKSI website.

Volume 3 of Sports Excellence will be published in June.


Li Ching and Yu Chui-yee speak at corporate functions

Two elite athletes widely recognised by the community for their achievements, were invited to speak at corporate functions. Table tennis athlete Li Ching was invited to speak at the ¡§2008 Annual Agency Meeting¡¨ organised by Integrity Agency of Prudential Assurance. He shared his sporting life and success stories with the participants. Having delivered a speech for Fortis Insurance Asia in February, wheelchair fencer Yu Chui-yee was also invited to speak at the American International Assurance Company¡¦s ¡§Olympic Champion Round Table Kick-off Meeting¡¨ on 10 March. She shared key factors of being an elite performer with over 600 top insurance agents.

Elite athletes are invited to promote the Derby

The Hong Kong Jockey Club recently invited seven elite athletes to promote its annual event ¡§Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby 2008¡¨ with TV and other media advertising. Cyclist Wong Kam-po was the Derby Ambassador and the other six athletes were table tennis duo Ko Lai-chak and Li Ching, badminton athlete Wang Chen and Yip Pui-yin, squash athlete Chiu Wing-yin and swimmer Sze Hang-yu.

Sports Authority of Thailand representatives visit HKSI

A nine-member delegation from the Sports Authority of Thailand visited the HKSI on 17 March. The delegation exchanged views with the HKSI management on elite training and support services, and toured the HKSI's elite sports training facilities at Wu Kwai Sha.

New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Current diagnosis & treatment in sports medicine
(SIC call no.: RC1211 .C87 2007)

Edited by Patrick J. McMahon, and published by McGraw-Hill Companies in 2007, this is an authoritative guide book which covers evaluation, treatment, and management of all common sports injuries; with chapters organised by body parts from lower extremity to the upper extremity and spine. It also covers materials in respect to youth athletes, female athletes and rehabilitation principles. With numerous figures and tables for easy understanding, sports medicine professionals, physical therapists and athlete trainers may find it useful.