Hong Kong sailing duo and Asian Games bronze medallists Akira Sakai and Russell Aylsworth clinched their place at the Paris Olympics on Friday by finishing seventh at the 55th French Olympic Week Last Chance Regatta. The pair will compete in the 49er sailing event and join fellow sailor Nicholas Halliday, who qualified for the ILCA7 …
“The Chinese women’s volleyball team will deliver fantastic performances amid the cheers and encouragement from the audience, striving for excellent results.” Xu played as a middle blocker for China before she officially retired in 2019 at the age of 31 following an injury to her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) two years prior. China’s Xu Yunli …
William Edward Hoffman, the Hong Kong tenpin bowling coach, was recognised in the Senior Athletes Team Event category. The stellar performances of the Hong Kong rugby sevens teams in 2023 earned Paul John, the sport’s head coach, the prize for Best Team Sport Coach. Cheung will go for a second successive Olympic gold medal at …
Haughey won partly thanks to her 200-metres freestyle gold at the world championships in February, the first time a Hong Kong swimmer has ever won a world title. “It’s such an honour to win, especially the star of the stars because we have so many amazing athletes in Hong Kong,” Haughey said. “I think some …
“The brilliant Jakarta sun shone fiercely on the arena in the Senajan stadium here this afternoon but it could not dim India’s great moment of triumph in the Asian Games football championship with India’s ascending football star long in eclipse after the success in New Delhi in 1951 reaching its zenith with a victory over …
Lee is “a bit sad to not play the top teams like New Zealand and Australia, because we can measure where we are against them”. Cado Lee (left) and Mak Kwai-chung show their emotion as they leave the fray at the 2022 Sevens. Photo: Sam Tsang Equally, he understands the argument that says Hong Kong …
“It is incomparable to other tournaments … and everyone knows how Hong Kong can throw a party,” squad stalwart Nam Ka-man said. “It is the last year at Hong Kong Stadium, so it will be memorable for the team, and for Hong Kong.” Julia Mba Oyana is one of two emerging players Nam Ka-man has …
Ceci Lee Sze-wing won her second Asian Track Cycling Championships silver medal in two days, after finishing behind mainland China’s experienced Liu Jiali in the scratch race final in Delhi. There was a first senior men’s medal of the six-day event for Hong Kong, too, with Ng Pak-hang claiming individual pursuit bronze. The women’s scratch …
“I have recently been playing in the Hong Kong team, and do not want to stop,” Li said. “The surroundings here are more comfortable for me. In mainland China, I was not feeling really happy. I was without my friends and family, and had no close support. Li Ngai-hoi has featured more regularly in Hong …
Months after winning gold at the Asian Games and then tearfully announcing her retirement, Hong Kong cyclist Yang Qianyu said she was considering a return to competition. The women’s road race champion told reporters after he triumph in Hangzhou she “didn’t have the energy for more competitions”, but now realised she missed being away from …