Name: Yu Yan-kit Sport: Volleyball and beach volleyball School: TWGHs Kwok Yat Wai College Grade: Form Four
Achievements Yan-kit, 16, is a member of the Hong Kong youth beach volleyball squad. He is a key player and side hitter of his school team, which finished second in the 2010/11 Yuen Long District Inter-school Volleyball Competition. They also claimed second place in the 2010 Tuen Mun Cup and came third in the 2009 Yuen Long Cup.
The team took part in this year's Jing Ying tournament for the first time in school history.
Yan-kit participated in the 2010 Young Athletes Training Scheme (Volleyball), organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. He represented the New Territories West team who came third in the closing tournament of the scheme.
Soundbite 'We didn't expect to enter the final of this year's inter-school competition. Although we lost to the defending champions TWGHs Lo Kon Ting Memorial College, in the final, we are very satisfied with our performance,' Yan-kit said.
'I was very excited to play for my school in the Jing Ying tournament, but unfortunately I injured my back during the warm-up before the first-round match. I could only play the last few minutes of the second game. My coach and teammates cheered me up and told me to play again next year. I went to Pok Oi Hospital after that match. I had an X-ray and the doctor told me the muscle near my neck was overstretched. I took some painkillers and I wish to be back at full strength again soon.
