Hongkongers hoping to catch the likes of Cheung Ka-long, Ryan Choi Chun-yin and Ceci Lee Sze-wing in action at the National Games in November must act swiftly when tickets for their events become available in late September, the city’s Games chief has said. Tickets for fencing and track cycling, two of the eight competition sports…
Cheung Ka-long whetted the appetite for the National Games on Tuesday, taking on Enzo Lefort in a fencing exhibition at Hong Kong Palace Museum to mark 75 days to go until the multi-sport extravaganza. Staged to step up anticipation for the city co-hosting November’s Games, the “Palace of Champions: Fencing for Spirit” event thrust Cheung…
Two-time Olympic winner Cheung Ka-long will face off against former world champion Enzo Lefort of France in the city in a fortnight, the organisers announced on Tuesday. To celebrate the co-hosting of the National Games, which runs in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau from November 9 to 21, a local charity organisation is staging a…
After the Hong Kong Football Festival finished on Thursday, the city’s attention has turned the major role it will play in staging the 2025 National Games. Saturday marked 100 days until the multi-sports bonanza starts on November 9, with eight competition events being hosted in Hong Kong. Yeung Tak-keung, head of the city’s National Games…
Hong Kong’s newly crowned world fencing champion Ryan Choi Chun-yin returned to the city on Monday and expressed his gratitude after his triumph in Georgia last week. On his arrival at Hong Kong International Airport, 27-year-old Choi was presented with a bouquet of flowers before describing his relief and joy at reaching the pinnacle of…
Ryan Choi Chun-yin became Hong Kong’s first ever fencing world champion when he triumphed in the men’s individual foil final late on Wednesday. Choi accomplished a feat that has proved beyond even the city’s Olympic champions Cheung Ka-long and Vivian Kong Man-wai by finishing atop the podium at the FIE Fencing World Championships in Tbilisi….
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park has been notching up firsts since its main stadium was officially opened in March, and the milestones are set to continue during 2025. More than 42,000 spectators shared the euphoria of watching the city’s footballers beat India at Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday, in the first outing at the…
Kai Tak Sports Park is undeniably the most anticipated infrastructure project in Hong Kong. Ahead of its opening next year, hype has been built up around its hosting of the Hong Kong Sevens and Coldplay concerts, and the economic and social benefits to the surrounding area. A world-class venue for sports and entertainment is long…