Hong Kong lawmaker Kenneth Fok Kai‑kong welcomed the government’s HK$1.2 billion investment in sports development as “a timely boost that will inject fresh momentum”, while also urging a more strategic approach to building a sustainable sports industry. Fok, who is also vice-president of the city’s Sports Federation and Olympic Committee (SF&OC), said details on how…
Hong Kong will cancel the two-decade-old “A Symphony of Lights” within the year, with the South China Morning Post learning that the fixture will be replaced with immersive projections across various districts to upgrade the city’s offerings. The revamp is among a raft of new tourism measures announced in finance chief Paul Chan Mo-pop’s latest…
Hong Kong speed skater Sidney Chu is set to retire after February’s Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, but his next race is already under way as he turns his focus to developing the next generation. The 26-year-old Chu, who represented the city at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, has described his status as already “semi-retired”…
Hong Kong badminton player Yoyo Ng Tsz-yau has criticised the condition of her Youth Olympic Games gold medal after it was returned by the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI), posting a photo of the medal on social media. “This is so outrageous. I lent this medal to the Hong Kong Sports Institute for display 10…
The ongoing exile of distance runner Wong Wan-chun from the Hong Kong athletics team began after decisions he made about sponsorship and World University Games accommodation. His relations with the Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates (HKAAA) soured to the extent that communication broke down in the lead-up to last year’s Olympics in Paris,…
Hong Kong baseball’s ambitious chiefs have challenged the city team to “cause some damage” in their quest for National Games success. Preparations for the marquee tournament will accelerate next week when Hong Kong play in the Asian Championship in the mainland province of Fujian. Sixth in the 2023 Asian competition, Hong Kong are targeting a…
A team of five swimmers from Hong Kong completed the English Channel two-way relay last weekend, becoming the first from the city to achieve the feat. Led by former national swimming team member Eliza Chang Lai-shan, passionate open-water swimmers Melody Cheung Man-ling, Miu Tanaka, Ringo Chan Chi-wah and Alvin Tam Ka-po combined to finish the…
Hong Kong head coach Andrew Wright has hailed an “awesome” development after his athletes were granted unlimited access to a high-performance altitude centre in the mainland Chinese province of Yunnan. Wright’s bosses this week penned a memorandum of understanding with the Yuxi Municipal Education and Sports Bureau, which established a training site roughly 1,630 metres…
Asian under-23 triathlon champion Robin Elg has said training alongside British and Japanese rivals will help him reach his potential at China’s National Games in November. Elg has overcome numerous health issues, including a worrying heart problem that was detected in 2022, to become Hong Kong’s brightest young prospect. And ahead of a season-defining three…
Sophia Lai Chi-lok is among Hong Kong’s most accomplished amateur triathletes. The 41-year-old investment banker has trained with the Hong Kong Triathlon National Squad and made the podium at 10km (6.2-mile) running races, triathlons and aquathlons – which comprise a swim and a run. She was the second woman across the finish line in the…