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Sports Bulletin Vol.5, 2013

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements (1 - 30 April)

II. Other News


Badminton team wins a bronze medal at the YONEX Badminton Asia Championships

The Hong Kong badminton team won a bronze medal at the YONEX Badminton Asia Championships held on 16 - 21 April in Taipei, Taiwan.

Athlete Event Medal
Chau Hoi-wah, Lee Chun-hei Mixed Doubles Bronze

Billiard sports team wins 2 bronze medals at the WLBSA World Ladies Championships

The Hong Kong billiard sports team won 2 bronze medals at the WLBSA World Ladies Championships held on 12 - 15 April in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Athlete Event Medal
Ng On-yee Individual Bronze
Yu Ching-ching Individual Bronze
Right: Ng On-yee Right: Yu Ching-ching

Cycling athlete Choi Ki-ho wins a gold medal at the Tour of Thailand

Cycling athlete Choi Ki-ho won a gold medal in the Individual General Classification event at the Tour of Thailand held on 1 - 6 April in Phuket, Thailand.


Cycling athlete Lee Wai-sze wins a gold medal at the China National Track Race, Series 1

Cycling athlete Lee Wai-sze won a gold medal in the 500m Time Trial, Women event at the China National Track Race, Series 1 held on 16 - 19 April in Chongxing, China.


Fencing athlete Chang Ngai-hing wins a gold medal at the World Cadet and Junior Fencing Championships

Fencing athlete Chang Ngai-hing won a gold medal in the Women's Sabre (Cadet) event at the World Cadet and Junior Fencing Championships held on 6 - 15 April in Porec, Croatia.


Karatedo team wins 2 medals at the Karate1 Premier League - Tyumen

The Hong Kong karatedo team won a gold and a bronze medal at the Karate1 Premier League - Tyumen held on 13 - 14 April in Tyumen, Russia.

Athlete Event Medal
Li Pui-ki Senior Female Individual Kata Gold
Lau Chi-ming Senior Male Individual Kata Bronze

Squash athlete Siu Ka-man wins a bronze medal at the NSC - SRAM Series No. 2

Squash athlete Siu Ka-man won a bronze medal in the Women's Singles event at the NSC - SRAM Series No. 2 held on 24 - 28 April in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


Table tennis athlete Lee Ho-ching wins two bronze medals at the ITTF World Tour, Korean Air Korea Open, Major Series

Table tennis athlete Lee Ho-ching won two bronze medals at the ITTF World Tour, Korean Air Korea Open, Major Series held on 3 - 7 April in Incheon City, Korea.

Athlete Event Medal
Lee Ho-ching Women's Singles Bronze
Lee Ho-ching Women's Singles (U21) Bronze

Tenpin bowling athlete Mak Cheuk-yin wins a bronze medal at the 39th MWA Thailand International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships

Tenpin bowling athlete Mak Cheuk-yin won a bronze medal in the Men's Open Masters event at the 39th MWA Thailand International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships held on 16 - 22 April in Bangkok, Thailand.

Mak Cheuk-yin

Triathlon team wins 2 medals at the Subic Bay ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships

The Hong Kong Triathlon team won a silver and a bronze medal at the Subic Bay ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships held on 27 - 29 April in Subic Bay, Philippines.

Athlete Event Medal
Perry Wong Junior Men Silver
Kok Yu-hang, Tang Ho-fai, Perry Wong Junior Male Team Bronze

Wheelchair fencing team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) wins 5 medals at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix

The Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled) won 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix held on 26 - 28 April in Montreal, Canada.

Athlete Event Medal
Fan Pui-shan Women's Epee (Cat. A) Bronze
Fan Pui-shan Women's Foil (Cat. A) Bronze
Chan Wing-kin Men's Foil (Cat. A) Gold
Cheong Meng-chai Men's Foil (Cat. A) Bronze
Cheong Meng-chai Men's Sabre (Cat. A) Silver
2nd from left: Chan Wing-kin
1st from right: Cheong Meng-chai

(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)

Swimming team (Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) wins 6 medals at the British International Disability Swimming Championships

The Hong Kong swimming team (Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped) won 2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal at the British International Disability Swimming Championships held on 25 - 28 April in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Athlete Event Medal
Choi Wa-kit 100m Backstroke (Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age) Silver
Li Ka-man 100m Backstroke (Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age) Bronze
Choi Wa-kit 100m Breaststroke (Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age) Gold
Li Ka-man 100m Breaststroke (Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age) Silver
Choi Wa-kit 200m Individual Medley (Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age) Gold
Li Ka-man 200m Individual Medley (Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age) Silver
(Photo provided by the Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped)

Elite results roundup (1 - 30 April)
  Name Event Position / No. Of Entries
Badminton
YONEX Badminton Asia Championships  Chau Hoi-wah,
Lee Chun-hei
Mixed Doubles 3rd/ 44
(19/4/2013, Taipei, Taiwan)  
   
Billiard Sports   
WLBSA World Ladies Championships Ng On-yee Individual 3rd/ 20
(12/4/2013, Cambridge, United Kingdom)  
  Yu Ching-ching Individual 3rd/ 20
   
Cycling  
Tour of Thailand Choi Ki-ho  General Classification 1st/ 109
(1/4/2013, Phuket,Thailand)  
   
China National Track Race, Series 1   Lee Wai-sze 500m Time Trial, Women 1st/ 19
(16/4/2013, Chongxing, China)  
   
Fencing  
World Cadet and Junior Fencing Championships Chang Ngai-hing  Women's Sabre (Cadet) 1st/ 64
(6/4/2013, Porec, Croatia)       
   
Karatedo  
Karate1 Premier League - Tyumen Li Pui-ki Senior Female Individual Kata 1st/ 24
(9/4/2013, Tyumen, Russia)  
  Lau Chi-ming Senior Male Individual Kata 3rd/ 27
 
Squash
NSC - SRAM Series No. 2 Siu Ka-man Women's Singles 3rd/ 28
(24/4/2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
   
Swimming
(Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped)
British International Disability Swimming Championships Li Ka-man
100m Backstroke
(Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age)
3rd/ 21
(25/04/2013, Sheffield, United Kingdom) Choi Wa-kit
100m Backstroke
(Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age)
2nd/ 21
  Li Ka-man
100m Breaststroke
(Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age)
2nd/ 18
  Choi Wa-kit
100m Breaststroke
(Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age)
1st/18
  Li Ka-man
200m Individual Medley
(Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age)
2nd/ 20
  Choi Wa-kit
200m Individual Medley
(Multi-Disability 16 Years/Under Age)
1st/ 20
 
Table Tennis  
ITTF World Tour, Korean Air Korea Open, Major Series Lee Ho-ching Women's Singles (U21) 3rd/ 52
(3/4/2013, Incheon City, Korea)  
  Lee Ho-ching Women's Singles 3rd/ 86
   
Tenpin Bowling  
39th MWA Thailand International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships Mak Cheuk-yin Men's Open Masters 3rd/ 39
(12/4/2013, Bangkok, Thailand)  
   
Triathlon  
Subic Bay ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships Perry Wong Junior Men 2nd/ 46
(27/4/2013, Subic Bay, Philippines)  
  Kok Yu-hang,
Tang Ho-fai,
Perry Wong
Junior Male Team 3rd/ 9
 
Wheelchair Fencing (Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled)
IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Grand Prix  Fan Pui-shan Women's Epee (Cat. A) 3rd/ 9
(26/04/2013, Montreal, Canada) Fan Pui-shan
Women's Foil (Cat. A)
3rd/ 9
  Chan Wing-kin
Men's Foil (Cat. A)
1st/16
  Cheong Meng-chai
Men's Foil (Cat. A)
3rd/ 16
  Cheong Meng-chai
Men's Sabre (Cat. A)
2nd/ 16

Rugby sevens joins ranks of HKSI elite sports

On the advice of the Sports Commission, the sport of rugby sevens has joined the ranks of sports that receive ¡§Tier A¡¨ support from the Elite Training Programme run by the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) for the four-year elite sport funding cycle up to 2017. It gives athletes in the sport regular access to training, facilities and sports science and medicine support at the institute.

Another 13 sports currently receiving high level support at the HKSI, namely athletics, badminton, billiard sports, cycling, fencing, karatedo, rowing, squash, swimming, table tennis, tenpin bowling, windsurfing and wushu, will also receive ¡§Tier A¡¨ support up to 2017.

The sports of gymnastics and triathlon, which currently receive high level support from the HKSI, will receive ¡§Tier A¡¨ support for a further two years, after which their continued status will be reviewed in the light of their athletes¡¦ performances during the period from 2013 to 2015.

A further 10 sports, namely dance sports, equestrianism, judo, lawn bowls, mountaineering, orienteering, roller sports, sailing, skating and tennis, will receive ¡§Tier B¡¨ support from the HKSI.


Bachelor of Education in Sports Training, Beijing Sport University for 2013 Intake

The five-year, part-time degree programme, orgainsed by the Beijing Sport University and administered by the HKSI, provides local coaches with an opportunity to gain an academic qualification as well as acquire sport-general and sport-specific knowledge.

The 2013 new intake is now accepting application. Enrolment deadline is 28 June (Friday). The programme briefing session will be held on 15 June (Saturday), please click HERE for details. (Chinese version only)

Brochure (Chinese version only)

Application Form (Chinese version only)

For enquiries, please contact Ms Renee So of the Coach Education Department (Tel: 2681 6352 ; email: renees@hksi.org.hk).


Continuing Coach Education Programme

In order to further enrich the anti-doping knowledge among coaches and other athlete support personnel, a seminar on ¡§Anti-doping¡¨ was held on 30 April at the Olympic House. The seminar, hosted by the Hong Kong Anti-Doping Committee and supported by the Hong Kong Coaching Committee, included two sessions delivered respectively by a medical doctor and an anti-doping expert, and attracted 300 audience to attend.


Minister of Tourism, Sports and Recreation, Government of South Australia visits HKSI

Hon Leon Bignell MP, Minister of Tourism, Sports and Recreation, Government of South Australia, visited the HKSI on 15 April, during which he met the HKSI Management and toured the HKSI¡¦s facilities to gain an understanding of Hong Kong¡¦s elite training system.

From left: Dr Trisha Leahy (Chief Executive, HKSI), Hon Leon Bignell MP (Minister of Tourism, Sports and Recreation, Government of South Australia)

Yu Chui-yee shares life experience

Wheelchair fencer Yu Chui-yee was invited to share with different organisations, including an event for secondary students co-organised by City University of Hong Kong and Ming Pao Group on 20 April, and a staff annual event of Prudential Hong Kong on 3 May. Despite the difference in business nature, all participants benefited from the fencer¡¦s experience in achieving success through adversity.

Front row, 1st from left: Yu Chui-yee

Lee Wai-sze promotes community projects

Cyclist Lee Wai-sze attended the grand opening of the 4th Hong Kong Games held on 27 April organised by the Leisure & Cultural Services Department to encourage all citizens to exercise regularly. She was also invited to officiate at the launch ceremony of Hong Kong¡¦s first-ever bike and bike tools lending service initiated by The Link on 30 April to promote green living.

2nd from left: Lee Wai-sze
Lee Wai-sze promotes bike lending service by The Link.

Wong Kam-po officiates at Dah Sing Life annual event

Recently retired cyclist Wong Kam-po is still active in community and commercial activities. As the brand endorser of Dah Sing Life, he officiated at its annual event held on 9 May, where he shared new life experience with all participants after becoming a coach.

5th from right: Wong Kam-po

New titles at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)
Nordic elite sport : same ambitions, different tracks
(Call no. : GV625 .N67 2012)
The book takes a closer look at the elite sport system in four Nordic countries. Through the collaborative effort of 14 researchers, the success stories in each country were further analysed and evaluated. The comparison presented in the book highlights differences and similarities between the stories about Danish track cycling, Finnish men's ice hockey, Norwegian women's handball, as well as Swedish golf and tennis. It helps deepen our knowledge and understanding on the elite sport operation and development. This is a valuable reference tool for everyone interested in, or actively involved in elite sports.
 
Performance nutrition: applying the science of nutrient timing
(Call no. : TX361.A8 A97 2011)

This book is written by two nutrition experts, who are also respectively a physiologist and a triathlon coach. The book applies the science of nutrient timing to help nutritionists design individualised nutrition plans for athletes to improve training, performance and recovery. The authors share their extensive practical experience and provide recommendations for a wide range of sport types, including strength and power, endurance and team sports. The book also includes information on using nutrient timing theory to counteract altitude, heat and humidity, cold exposure, and air pollution. This is a very useful reference for nutritionists, athletes and coaches.