Fans of windsurfing - the sport that won Lee Lai-shan Hong Kong's only Olympic gold medal - are facing a challenge themselves if they want to see the competitions at the East Asian Games.
The sport, along with 10 others including bowling, cycling and squash, will not be shown live on TV. There will only be highlights. On top of that, windsurfing fans will also find it difficult to catch the action at the venue.
RTHK, TVB and ATV have secured broadcast rights for diving, swimming, table tennis, badminton, athletics, football and rugby sevens. The three pay TV stations get basketball, volleyball, tennis and cue sports.
'It's quite a pity that there will be no live broadcasts for windsurfing ... we miss a chance to promote the sport,' Dennis Chan Wai-keung, Windsurfing Association of Hong Kong director of administration, said yesterday.
While it is not possible for couch potatoes to watch the competition on television, it could be equally hard for enthusiasts to watch at the venue.
There are no tickets available for windsurfing races and no audience boats will be provided by the organiser, Chan explained. Anyone who wants to catch the events will have to make their own arrangements.