The air at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai thrummed with the rhythmic slap of ropes against the ground. Hip-hop blasted from speakers and the crowd roared as 400 of the top rope-skipping athletes from Hong Kong, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Macau and mainland China converged for a friendly showdown in July, before…
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…
Hongkonger Janet Kung Tsz-shan is one of the rare few with mastery over the disciplines of rock climbing, scaling ice and bun scrambling. “All involve upwards motion and engage similar large muscle groups,” the 31-year-old said. “Rock climbing focuses on finger [strength], ice climbing on forearms and bun scrambling on the back. They complement each…
Olympian Theo Chan Ming-tai said well-funded Hong Kong athletes were “the luckiest in the world” and he had no complaints being given an ultimatum to retain healthy support from the city’s sports institute. The long jumper set his city record leap of 8.12 metres in 2016, the same year as his “magical” introduction to elite…
Siobhan Haughey said having a pool named in her honour at the Hong Kong club where she learned to swim as a child was something she “never thought possible”. The South China Athletic Association paved the way for Haughey to become a three-time Olympian, and on Wednesday invited her former SCAA coaches, current members of…