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Sports Bulletin January 2007

Removal Notice

The new address of the Hong Kong Sports Institute effective from 1 January 2007 is as follows:

2 On Chun Street
Ma On Shan,
Sha Tin, N.T.
Hong Kong

(Phone no., fax no., URL and email address remain unchanged)

Contents

I. Sporting Achievements

II. Other News



Junior squash team wins 3 medals at the Asian Junior Squash Championships

Hong Kong junior squash team won 2 gold and 1 silver medals at the Asian Junior Squash Championships held on 3-10 February 2007 in Hong Kong.

Au Wing-chi won for Hong Kong the second girls' singles title at the tournament since Chiu Wing-yin first won the title in 1997. It was also the first time two Hong Kong squash players had made it to the final.

Athlete

Event

Medal

Au Wing-chi

Girls' singles

Gold medal

Chan Ho-ling

Girls' singles

Silver medal

Au Wing-chi, Chan Ho-ling
Chiu Ka-kei, Leung Shin-nga

Girls' team

Gold medal

Second left: Chan Ho-ling; Third left: Leung Shin-nga
Second right: Chiu Ka-kei; Third right: Au Wing-chi



Table tennis women's pair wins a bronze medal at the ITTF Pro Tour Croatian Open

Hong Kong table tennis players Lau Sui-fei and Lin Ling won a bronze medal in the women's doubles event at the ITTF Pro Tour Croatian Open held on 16-20 January 2007 in Zagreb, Croatia.




Table tennis team wins 2 medals at the ITTF Pro Tour Slovenian Open

Hong Kong table tennis team won a silver and a bronze medal at the ITTF Pro Tour Slovenian Open held on 23-27 January 2007 in Velenje, Slovenia.

Athlete

Event

Medal

Ko Lai-chak, Li Ching

Men's doubles

Silver medal

Li Ching

Men's singles

Bronze medal

 

  From left: Li Ching, Ko Lai-chak



Junior table tennis team wins 3 medals at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival

The Hong Kong junior table tennis team won 1 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival held on 17-21 January in Sydney, Australia.

Athlete

Event

Medal

Ng Wing-nam

Women's singles

Bronze medal

Lee Ho-ching, Ng Wing-nam

Women's doubles

Silver medal

Lee Ho-ching, Ng Wing-nam

Women's team

Bronze medal

 

Team members.
From left: Cheng Chor-fung, Lee Ho-ching, Ng Wing-nam
First from right: Chiu Chung-hei



Elite results roundup (15 December 2006 ˇV 14 January 2007)

Name Event Position / No. of Entries
Cycling
11th Tour of South China Seas Tang Wang-yip Individual finals 2nd/ 84
(25/12/2006, Hong Kong/ China /Macau)
Chan Chun-hing General team classification 2nd/ 18
  Cheung King-wai
  Lam Kai-tsun
  Tang Wang-yip
  Wong Kam-po
  Wu Kin-san
 
Squash
British Junior Open 2007 Liu Tsz-ling Girls' under 17 singles 5th/ 64
(2/1/2007, Sheffield)
  Chan Ho-ling Girls' under 19 singles 5th/ 38
  Leung Shin-nga 7th/ 38
 



New references at the Sports Information Centre (SIC)

Cycling for triathletes: endurance
(Call no.: GV1060.73 .B67 2006)

Written by Paul Van Den Bosch and published by Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) in 2006, the book deals with all aspects of cycling training for triathletes, for instance, training forms, cycling techniques and training schedules. Besides, it covers overtraining issues and nutrition plans for enhancing performance. It is an ideal reference for triathlon coaches and athletes.

Clinical sports nutrition (3rd edition)
(Call no.: TX361. A8C65 2006)

Edited by Louise Burke and Vicki Deakin and published by McGraw-Hill in 2006, the book collects papers and research findings on sports nutrition written by the leading international authors. The latest edition includes commentaries on athletesˇ¦ anti-oxidant needs, nutritional strategies to reduce their risk of illness, and medical problems experienced by over-exercised female athletes. The book is a useful reference to sports nutrition professionals, sports medicine and sports science practitioners, and coaches.