HONG KONG will be represented by seven athletes in four sports at the inaugural Pacific Ocean Games in Cali, Colombia, next month.
The Pacific Ocean Games are one of the world's growing number of multi-sports meetings and feature some of the top sporting nations, including the United States.
It had always been understood that Hong Kong would be represented by a very small team as the territory was excluded from team events by the Pacific Ocean Games organising committee.
Hong Kong will be represented by two athletes in cycling, judo and swimming, and by hurdler Chan Sau-ying.
Chan, who is studying at the University of Southern California, will go directly from the US to Cali where she will be joined by her team manager Tang Lun-loi.
Women freestyle swimming specialist Robyn Lamsam, who won two medals at the Asian Games in Hiroshima last October, has entered six events - the 50 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres freestyle, 100 metres butterfly and 200 metres individual medley.
