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Territory gets new medals incentive

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Hong Kong medal hopes at next year's Asian Games in Bangkok have improved with the addition of sports and expansion of existing ones.

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The addition of squash and rugby union will provide added medal incentive for the territory, which excels as a regional squash power.

There will also be three extra gold medals in the windsurfing competition, compared with two at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima.

A total of 376 gold medals in 36 sports will be up for grabs at the Games in Bangkok, Thailand, from December 6 to 20 next year.

In windsurfing, Lee Lai-shan will be attempting to win her first Asian Games in the women's IMCO. There will also be lightweight and heavyweight events for the men's IMCO and lightweight and heavyweight classes for the men's raceboard.

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It is the first time raceboard events will be included in the Games as well as separate weight categories.

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