https://www.scmp.com/rss/512009/feed Shirley joined the SCMP in 2022 after more than 20 years as a senior reporter for a local newspaper and has covered five Summer Olympic Games, three Asian Games, two National Games, one Universiade, and one World Cup. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Defending champion Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan hopes to become the first Hongkonger to win back-to-back NCAA titles on Sunday, while World No 2 Vivian Kong Man-wai was eliminated early from the Nanjing World Cup. The 21-year-old Notre Dame student began her road to defending her National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Fencing Championships title on Saturday in Durham, North Carolina, with three matches of round-robin competition, followed by another two rounds on Sunday, with the top four... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3214853/fencer-kaylin-hsieh-sin-yan-looks-become-first-hongkonger-win-back-back-ncaa-titles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3214853/fencer-kaylin-hsieh-sin-yan-looks-become-first-hongkonger-win-back-back-ncaa-titles?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Mar 2023 11:38:28 +0000 Hong Kong will send a star-studded squad to the World University Games this summer in Chengdu, with Olympic gold medallist Cheung Ka-long in the team. The 25-year-old fencer, who was admitted to the physical education and recreation management programme at Baptist University last August, is expected to lead a team of more than 170 to China between July 28 and August 8. One official said the presence of “so many Olympians” was down to the Games being postponed for a year because of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3214018/hong-kong-olympians-lead-star-studded-city-squad-world-university-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3214018/hong-kong-olympians-lead-star-studded-city-squad-world-university-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:12:17 +0000 Newly crowned German Open champion Angus Ng Ka-long came straight down to earth as he retired hurt in his opening All England Open Badminton Championships match against the same opponent – but at least he could fly home early before getting married. Having beaten Li Shifeng of China on Sunday in the German final, Ng had been drawn to face him again just three days later in the All England first round in Birmingham. But the sequel was over in just 26 minutes, as Ng lost the first set 21-12 and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3213690/all-england-open-badminton-angus-ng-retires-injured-rematch-li-shifeng?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3213690/all-england-open-badminton-angus-ng-retires-injured-rematch-li-shifeng?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:34:08 +0000 Schoolboy Lin Ming-fu continued his rise to prominence by winning the men’s long jump at the Hong Kong Athletics Series 2, and said he hoped to threaten the eight-metre mark at the city championships next month. The 18-year-old – who last summer became the first Hongkonger to qualify in a field event for the World Athletics U20 Championships – came within 19cm of that distance on Sunday at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground. He finished first with a fifth jump of 7.81 metres, with Ma Ka-ho coming... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3213304/hong-kong-athletics-series-schoolboy-long-jumper-beats-adults-closes-8-metres?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3213304/hong-kong-athletics-series-schoolboy-long-jumper-beats-adults-closes-8-metres?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Mar 2023 04:00:10 +0000 Hong Kong’s rising squash star Simmi Chan Sin-yuk made headlines in the United States after winning Columbia University’s first ever women’s individual title at the National Championships. The 20-year-old Chan also made history as the first Hongkonger to win the College Squash Association title – as a debutante, to boot. She came back from a set down to beat defending champion Sivasangari Subramaniam of Cornell University 2-11, 12-10, 11-5, 13-11 in the final last weekend. “It means a lot to win... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212926/rising-hong-kong-squash-star-simmi-chan-wins-title-makes-history-us-collegiate-national?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212926/rising-hong-kong-squash-star-simmi-chan-wins-title-makes-history-us-collegiate-national?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Mar 2023 07:59:39 +0000 Siobhan Haughey is not fooling around in her quest for top honours, with the double Olympic silver medallist looking to post her “best times this summer” at the World Championships and the Asian Games. The 25-year-old is in red-hot form, and booked her ticket to the 2024 Paris Games in the 200m and 400m freestyle – with a city record in the latter, to boot – at the Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last weekend, in what was her first major long-course competition in nearly two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212809/siobhan-haughey-warns-asian-games-and-world-championships-rivals-she-chasing-her-best-times-summer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212809/siobhan-haughey-warns-asian-games-and-world-championships-rivals-she-chasing-her-best-times-summer?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:30:15 +0000 Hong Kong snooker ace Ng On-yee is ready to “fight from square one” if she is unable to secure a World Snooker Tour card based on her ranking and her performance in the British Open in May. The world No 3, who returned to Hong Kong after a disappointing early exit in the Women’s World Championship in Bangkok, revealed the pressure of obtaining a tour card has been hard to bear in recent months. “This is my last few months on the men’s main tour. I really hope I can keep playing there,”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212499/hong-kong-snooker-star-ng-yee-says-rankings-tumble-extremely-stressful-tour-card-doubt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212499/hong-kong-snooker-star-ng-yee-says-rankings-tumble-extremely-stressful-tour-card-doubt?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:45:16 +0000 Siobhan Haughey was unable to collect her third Olympic spot of the Pro Swim Series in Florida as she finished outside the qualifying time in the 50 metres freestyle. With the qualification period having begun on March 1, Haughey had already achieved the “A” standard – guaranteeing a place at the 2024 Paris Games – in the 200m and 400m freestyle at this meet. But it was not to be in the 50m, which is not one of her regular disciplines. Also in action on Saturday’s final day in Fort Lauderdale... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212419/pro-swim-series-olympic-spot-eludes-siobhan-haughey-50m-freestyle-coach-knows-paris-race-not-sprint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212419/pro-swim-series-olympic-spot-eludes-siobhan-haughey-50m-freestyle-coach-knows-paris-race-not-sprint?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Mar 2023 09:11:16 +0000 Bai Yulu has been compared to Chinese men’s cue legend Ding Junhui, but if her star has risen spectacularly at the World Women’s Snooker Championship, she emulated Ding in unwanted fashion by falling agonisingly short of the ultimate prize. The teenager was beaten 6-3 in the final in Bangkok on Saturday by Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan of Thailand, who also looked an unlikely winner at the outset before, like Bai, picking off some illustrious names. Neither finalist featured on the event poster, but... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3212379/chinas-wait-snooker-world-champion-goes-female-ding-bai-yulu-loses-womens-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3212379/chinas-wait-snooker-world-champion-goes-female-ding-bai-yulu-loses-womens-final?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Mar 2023 14:10:57 +0000 There was another Olympic place and another Hong Kong record for Siobhan Haughey at the Pro Swim Series in Florida, as she earned her ticket to Paris in her favourite 200 metres freestyle and landed a city best with her lesser-spotted breaststroke. Haughey achieved her second Paris 2024 qualifying time despite finishing third, in what was a busy session for the 25-year-old late on Friday local time in Fort Lauderdale, in the second leg of this series. She competed in the finals of the 200m free... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212349/siobhan-haughey-beaten-200m-freestyle-canadian-teen-sensation-seals-paris-2024-spot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212349/siobhan-haughey-beaten-200m-freestyle-canadian-teen-sensation-seals-paris-2024-spot?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Mar 2023 06:32:35 +0000 Hong Kong fencer Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan has won a prestigious Atlantic coast colleges competition in the United States and hopes to triumph again in the America-wide version as she builds up to a tilt at the Olympics. With the qualifying period for the Paris 2024 Games set to begin next month, Notre Dame student Hsieh received a boost at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Fencing Championships at Boston College, claiming both the individual and team épée titles at her first attempt. It was also a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212115/road-paris-2024-beating-us-college-elite-could-propel-hong-kong-fencer-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212115/road-paris-2024-beating-us-college-elite-could-propel-hong-kong-fencer-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Mar 2023 03:00:12 +0000 Hong Kong’s leading vaulter Shek Wai-hung rebounded from a disappointing year with a World Cup bronze medal in Germany last weekend, and hopes to make it back-to-back podiums in this week’s second leg in Qatar. After battling injuries and ill fortune throughout 2022, Shek returned to action last Sunday in Cottbus, performing his signature routine “Ri Se-gwang” for the first time in a year. In a field full of Olympic and world medallists, he was quick to make an impression, finishing second in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211981/fig-artistic-gymnastics-world-cup-series-hong-kongs-shek-wai-hung-wants-back-back-medals-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211981/fig-artistic-gymnastics-world-cup-series-hong-kongs-shek-wai-hung-wants-back-back-medals-after?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:15:15 +0000 With less than 18 months to go until the Paris Olympic Games, Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey will be on a double mission at the TYR Pro Swim Series in the United States, with one of her main events – the 100 metres freestyle – beginning on Thursday. The 25-year-old will compete in her first long-course competition since the Hong Kong Open Championships last August and hopes to start the season on a high note by meeting the Olympic “A” qualifying standard at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Centre. “To be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211930/siobhan-haughey-has-early-chance-qualify-paris-olympics-tyr-pro-swim-series-florida?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211930/siobhan-haughey-has-early-chance-qualify-paris-olympics-tyr-pro-swim-series-florida?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:59:26 +0000 Triple jumper Shannon Chan broke the women’s Hong Kong record twice on Sunday, and said falling just 0.01m short of the 13-metre mark was motivation to keep pushing forward. On the final day of the first athletics series event of the year at Wan Chai Sports Ground, the 24-year-old hit 12.88m with her second attempt, just 0.01m further than her previous personal best set in May. She hit 12.99m on her fourth attempt, sealing first place and earning her plenty of applause from the crowd. “To be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211614/hong-kong-womens-triple-jump-record-broken-twice-one-day-shannon-chan-says-she-can-go-further?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211614/hong-kong-womens-triple-jump-record-broken-twice-one-day-shannon-chan-says-she-can-go-further?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Feb 2023 23:30:21 +0000 Hong Kong’s women have laid down an early marker for the Asian Games, with three going under 12 seconds in the 100m finals at the first of the city’s athletics series events on Saturday. And for winner Kong Chun-ki, her personal best of 11.69 has made her rethink plans to quit a sport she said had grown frustrating. Chan Pui-kei, the city’s junior record holder, clocked 11.76 to finish second, while Leung Kwan-yi was third in 11.81 at Wan Chai Sports Ground The trio were all members of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211551/asian-games-hong-kongs-women-lay-down-sprint-marker-trio-dip-below-12-seconds-100m-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211551/asian-games-hong-kongs-women-lay-down-sprint-marker-trio-dip-below-12-seconds-100m-final?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Feb 2023 00:00:09 +0000 Top Hong Kong high-jumper Phoebe Chung Wai-yan will be aiming higher at the city’s Athletics Series 1 on Sunday in Wan Chai, after narrowly missing out on a medal at the Asian Indoor Championships. The Hongkonger was just one place off the podium in Astana, Kazakhstan two weeks ago. She cleared 1.65 metres, 1.70 metres, 1.75 metres, and 1.80 metres with only one jump each, and was in second place before failing to reach 1.84 metres and missing out on a medal. “It was really motivating for me to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211221/top-hong-kong-high-jumper-phoebe-chung-aims-wan-chai-podium-after-narrow-miss-asian-indoor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211221/top-hong-kong-high-jumper-phoebe-chung-aims-wan-chai-podium-after-narrow-miss-asian-indoor?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Feb 2023 06:45:08 +0000 The prospect of track cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze retiring has come into focus again after she was left off Hong Kong’s team list for the first leg of the Nations Cup in Jakarta, which begins on Thursday. The event offers qualification points for the UCI Track World Championships and the Paris Olympics, with Hong Kong sending only a small team to Indonesia – three men and three women – including omnium riders Leung Chun-wing and Lee Sze-wing. Hong Kong’s cycling chief also revealed Olympic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211104/sarah-lee-left-out-track-cycling-nations-cup-prospect-retirement-comes-focus-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3211104/sarah-lee-left-out-track-cycling-nations-cup-prospect-retirement-comes-focus-again?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:19:39 +0000 Hong Kong will host the final round of the Breaking for Gold World Series, an Olympic qualifier for breaking dancing, with more than 400 athletes expected to compete at Queen Elizabeth Stadium. A total of seven events will be held this year, with the first starting on Friday in Japan and concluding in Hong Kong in December. The series stop will form part of the Hong Kong Open, which runs from December 15 to Christmas Eve and will include three events, George Yip Chi-wai, president of the city’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210886/2024-paris-olympics-hong-kong-host-final-round-breaking-qualifier-part-packed-10-days-dance-sport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210886/2024-paris-olympics-hong-kong-host-final-round-breaking-qualifier-part-packed-10-days-dance-sport?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:30:19 +0000 With RS: X making its swansong at the Asian Games this summer, the 20-year-old Au Ling-yeung hopes to win gold and has shown his determination by losing more than 10 kilograms in the last two weeks, with another 10kg to lose to fit the class. Due to the light wind at Shek O, the last leg of the 2022 Hong Kong Windsurfing circuit concluded on Sunday with only two races, with Hangzhou Asian Games foursome Cheng Ching-ying and Ma Kwan-ching winning the men’s and women’s IQFoil, and Ngai Wai-yan and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210757/hong-kong-windsurfer-sheds-10kg-ahead-asian-games-debut-another-10-go?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210757/hong-kong-windsurfer-sheds-10kg-ahead-asian-games-debut-another-10-go?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:58:36 +0000 Hong Kong multiple record holder Wong Wan-chun finished in the top 100 at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships at Mount Panorama in Bathurst, Australia on Saturday, despite dealing with a sponsorship issue that is threatening his running career. There were 118 participants, with 109 finishing the 10-kilometre course in gruelling hot weather, with the 27-year-old Wong coming home 93rd in 36 minutes and 36 seconds, nearly three minutes faster than he did in the 2019 edition. Uganda’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210727/hong-kong-distance-runner-wong-wan-chun-fears-nike-sponsorship-issue-could-derail-paris-olympics-bid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210727/hong-kong-distance-runner-wong-wan-chun-fears-nike-sponsorship-issue-could-derail-paris-olympics-bid?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Feb 2023 01:40:21 +0000 Asian Games silver medallist Ma Kwan-ching will lead a debutante windsurfing team to the regional Games in Hangzhou, with a double mission to complete this summer. After two recent additional selection races, the Windsurfing Association of Hong Kong finalised the Asian Games squad on Friday. Selection winners Cheng Ching-yin and Ma will compete in their respective men’s and women’s IQFoil class, and runners-up Au Ling-yeung and Ngai Wai-yan in the RS: X, with three of them making their Asian... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210695/hong-kongs-windsurfing-squad-set-asian-games-ma-kwan-ching-leading-charge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210695/hong-kongs-windsurfing-squad-set-asian-games-ma-kwan-ching-leading-charge?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Feb 2023 08:29:40 +0000 The Asia Triathlon Cup returns to Hong Kong after more than four years next weekend and the city’s triathletes won’t just be battling for a spot on the podium, there are also Olympic and Asian Games places at stake. With selection for the latter to take place by April 14, and with qualification points for the 2024 Paris Olympics also up for grabs, there will be plenty to race for at Plover Cove. While Oscar Coggins was the city’s sole representative at the Tokyo Games in 2021, finishing 33rd,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210335/asia-triathlon-cup-paris-olympics-and-asian-games-spots-stake-citys-triathletes-take-regions-best?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210335/asia-triathlon-cup-paris-olympics-and-asian-games-spots-stake-citys-triathletes-take-regions-best?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:08:32 +0000 Hong Kong delivered a surprise win on the first day of the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships in Dubai, beating Taiwan 3-2 in their opening group match. Mixed doubles Reginald Lee Chun-hei and Yoyo Ng Tsz-yau got their side off to a fast start on Tuesday, beating Ye Hong-wei and Lee Chia-hsin 22-15, 21-15 in just 31 minutes. The Hong Kong No 1 Angus Ng Ka-long, who rose four places to No 14 in the most recent world rankings, saw off world No 5 Chou Tien-chen 21-13, 21-18 in 37 minutes, to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210268/hong-kong-power-surprise-win-against-taiwan-first-day-badminton-asia-mixed-team-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210268/hong-kong-power-surprise-win-against-taiwan-first-day-badminton-asia-mixed-team-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Feb 2023 07:01:36 +0000 Hong Kong’s athletes would suffer if Russia’s gymnastics were allowed to take part in the Asian Games a senior sports official said on Tuesday, after the European nation claimed to have been invited to take part. Officials from the country’s gymnastics and wrestling federations earlier claimed they had been invited to participate in the multi-sport event, which is being held in mainland China later this year. Being involved at the Games in Hangzhou could potentially pave the way for Russia’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3210196/asian-games-russias-gymnastics-wrestling-federations-say-they-have-been-invited-event-organisers-yet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3210196/asian-games-russias-gymnastics-wrestling-federations-say-they-have-been-invited-event-organisers-yet?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:20:28 +0000 Wong Wan-chun sets off for Australia on Wednesday on the next leg of his ambitious journey to qualify for the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Hong Kong distance runner, who holds the city records at 5,000m, 10km, 15km and half-marathon, will compete in the World Athletics Cross Country Championships this Saturday in Bathurst as the first of two warm-ups for the Hamburg Marathon in April. Wong, the only Hong Kong runner in the championships, qualified courtesy of his 10km time of 29... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210166/2024-paris-olympics-hong-kong-marathon-man-wong-takes-next-step-ambitious-journey-reach-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3210166/2024-paris-olympics-hong-kong-marathon-man-wong-takes-next-step-ambitious-journey-reach-games?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:06:50 +0000 Eric Wong Kai-lok and Virginia Lo Ying-chiu have thousands of reasons to celebrate on Valentine’s Day, after the couple won their respective races at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday. The pair, who have been together for three years, said it was the first time they had raced the half-marathon at the same time at the city’s flagship athletics event. In the absence of any overseas competitors, Wong was the surprise winner of the marathon in 2021, but opted for the shorter... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209939/hong-kong-marathon-2023-day-celebration-happy-couple-they-both-claim-half-marathon-titles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209939/hong-kong-marathon-2023-day-celebration-happy-couple-they-both-claim-half-marathon-titles?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Feb 2023 08:12:50 +0000 More than 200 national Olympic chiefs could head to Hong Kong in 2024 for their annual general assembly, according to sports chief Timothy Fok Tsun-ting hinted on Saturday The city has some ties to the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) – Hong Kong bid on the 2021 World Beach Games in 2016 after two failed bids to host the Asian Games, but were unsuccessful because of a lack of government support. This summer’s ANOC Beach Games were finally handed over to Bali for August 5-12,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209887/national-olympic-chiefs-could-head-hong-kong-annual-assembly-world-beach-games-bid-works?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209887/national-olympic-chiefs-could-head-hong-kong-annual-assembly-world-beach-games-bid-works?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Feb 2023 12:22:57 +0000 Rising star Wong Cheuk-ning has been tipped to be the first local female to cross the finish line at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday, after winning the city’s 10k championships last month. Marathon record holder Christy Yiu Kit-ching, who won the 2021 race in the absence of overseas runners but won’t defend her title because she is pregnant, said the 22-year-old’s “outstanding” form made her the favourite. Wong, who first ran in the flagship event in the 10k race in 2018,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209754/hong-kong-marathon-rising-star-wong-cheuk-ning-tipped-glory-defending-champion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209754/hong-kong-marathon-rising-star-wong-cheuk-ning-tipped-glory-defending-champion?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Feb 2023 07:27:32 +0000 After civil unrest in 2019 and three years of Covid restrictions the Oxfam Trailwalker is back with a vengeance this year, taking place twice in the space of 10 months. A reduced 400-team event in two weeks time will be followed by one three times the size in November as Hong Kong finally gets back to normal. Organisers had just four months to put the first race together after finally getting permission from the government, and Michael Wong Ho-ming, the charity’s director of fundraising and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209657/oxfam-trailwalker-fantastic-4-aiming-shatter-race-record-event-returns-first-time-2018?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209657/oxfam-trailwalker-fantastic-4-aiming-shatter-race-record-event-returns-first-time-2018?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:50:48 +0000 Hong Kong’s No 1 squash player Ho Tze-lok had to change her flights back home twice after a surprising run to a first silver-level career semi-final at the Cleveland Classic last weekend. Ho’s performance at the event moved her up to 28th in the world rankings, which were updated on Monday – the same day she finally arrived back in the city. “No one, not even myself, expected me to make the semis,” said the 27-year-old Ho, whose previous best at a silver event was the last 16. There are four... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209493/hong-kong-squash-no-1-ho-tze-lok-cracks-worlds-top-30-surprise-run-cleveland-classic-semis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209493/hong-kong-squash-no-1-ho-tze-lok-cracks-worlds-top-30-surprise-run-cleveland-classic-semis?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:00:59 +0000 Hong Kong tennis star Coleman Wong Chak-lam believes their 3-1 win over Venezuela in the Davis Cup World Group II play-offs on Sunday could boost their medal chances at the Asian Games later this year. The must-win tie took place in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, over the weekend, with the loser demoted to Group III in the international team cup competition. Despite rain interrupting proceedings, Hong Kong duo Wong and Jack Wong Hong-kit delivered their best in both the singles and doubles matches... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3209269/davis-cup-win-can-boost-hong-kongs-chances-asian-games-says-tennis-star-coleman-wong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3209269/davis-cup-win-can-boost-hong-kongs-chances-asian-games-says-tennis-star-coleman-wong?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:34:05 +0000 Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka-long’s wait for another title goes on, after he was comprehensively beaten in the final of the Thailand Masters by a player almost 20 spots below him in the world rankings. Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi took just 37 minutes to beat the defending champion 21-17, 21-14 in Bangkok on Sunday. Still, after finishing third at the Indonesian Masters the previous week, Ng, the world No 18, managed to go one better, and attributed his performance to the support he received from his coach,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209160/thailand-masters-tired-ng-settles-silver-lins-aggressive-approach-proves-hot-handle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209160/thailand-masters-tired-ng-settles-silver-lins-aggressive-approach-proves-hot-handle?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Feb 2023 10:11:25 +0000 Angus Ng Ka-long came back from a game down to beat China’s Li Shifeng in the semi-finals of the Thailand Masters on Saturday, ending a seven-month wait for a shot at a title. Bangkok is a “lucky place” for the Hongkonger, who has now reached four finals in the country’s capital since 2019, twice in the Thailand Open and twice, including this one, in the Masters. It was Ng’s second semi-final appearance in a row after the Indonesia Masters last week, but this time he recovered from losing the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3209116/thailand-masters-bangkok-lucky-place-hong-kongs-ng-he-aims-win-fifth-title-city-four-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3209116/thailand-masters-bangkok-lucky-place-hong-kongs-ng-he-aims-win-fifth-title-city-four-years?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Feb 2023 12:39:34 +0000 While Hong Kong snooker star Ng On-yee continues to struggle, teammate Ho Yee-ki finally broke through at this week’s inaugural Asia-Pacific Women’s Snooker Championship in Sydney. The 36-year-old reached the semi-finals of a ranking tournament for the first time, upstaging Ng, who crashed out of a tournament in the last eight for the second event running. Ho said her 4-3 defeat at the hands of eventual runner-up Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan, who also saw off Ng, proved that as long she kept... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209097/hong-kong-snooker-star-ng-yee-continues-struggle-teammate-ho-breaks-through-asia-pacific-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3209097/hong-kong-snooker-star-ng-yee-continues-struggle-teammate-ho-breaks-through-asia-pacific-event?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Feb 2023 07:39:44 +0000 One of the world’s best breakdancing athletes will be in Hong Kong in March, when the sport’s Under the Lions Rock competition returns to the city. Phil Kim, the world champion and a member of Red Bull’s BC One All Stars, will headline the event in Tsuen Wan on March 25. Organisers hope Kim, who performs as B-Boy Phil Wizard, will help to “promote breaking in the city and also elevate Hong Kong to the world stage”. Jessica Siu Yue-pui, a former vice-president of the Hong Kong DanceSport... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3208042/red-bulls-phil-wizard-headline-hong-kong-breaking-event-citys-athletes-prepare-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3208042/red-bulls-phil-wizard-headline-hong-kong-breaking-event-citys-athletes-prepare-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:45:14 +0000 Gi Ka-man will tackle the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon next month for the first time in 13 years, with one eye on cementing a place in the city’s Asian Games squad. The 39-year-old, who set a local record time of two hours, 19 minutes and 53 seconds at the Valencia Marathon in Spain little more than a year ago, is ranked No 1 in Hong Kong for the 26.1 mile event. His achievement in Spain came a month after he finished the 2021 half-marathon in Hong Kong hand in hand with rival Chan... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207816/standard-chartered-hong-kong-marathon-39-years-young-record-holder-gi-has-eyes-asian-games-prize?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207816/standard-chartered-hong-kong-marathon-39-years-young-record-holder-gi-has-eyes-asian-games-prize?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Jan 2023 02:00:17 +0000 With two Olympic silver medals, one world record and a host of race wins already to her name, swimmer Siobhan Haughey would have to do something special to top her achievements in the pool, but that’s just what she’s aiming for over the next 12 months. And while acknowledging that staying at the top “can be harder” than getting there in the first place, the Hongkonger hopes her “building year” in 2022 has laid the foundations for future success. This year, that means qualifying for the Paris... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207758/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-hoping-best-yet-come-2023-after-building-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207758/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-hoping-best-yet-come-2023-after-building-year?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:34:18 +0000 Mixed doubles duo Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem continued their strong start to the new year on Thursday by reaching the semi-finals of the WTT Contender event in Doha, securing Hong Kong’s first medal of 2023. Hong Kong men’s No 1 Wong missed the World Championships Asia qualifiers last week after testing positive for Covid-19 before the team’s departure. But he recovered in time for this week’s World Table Tennis Contender at the same venue, the Lusail Sports Arena. The pair, ranked No 6 in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207441/wong-chun-ting-and-doo-hoi-kem-ensure-world-table-tennis-contender-medal-doha?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207441/wong-chun-ting-and-doo-hoi-kem-ensure-world-table-tennis-contender-medal-doha?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jan 2023 12:15:21 +0000 With only three weeks until the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, organisers announced on Thursday that pre-race PCR and rapid antigen tests are no longer required to take part. The city’s flagship event, which is set to take place on February 12, will feature 37,000 runners competing in the marathon, half marathon, and 10 distances. “We lifted the PCR [polymerase chain reaction] and rapid antigen tests in response to the government’s relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions,” Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207388/hong-kong-marathon-drops-pre-race-pcr-rat-tests-its-time-get-back-normal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207388/hong-kong-marathon-drops-pre-race-pcr-rat-tests-its-time-get-back-normal?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jan 2023 08:17:58 +0000 Hong Kong’s men’s tenpin bowling team earned a World Championships spot despite finishing empty-handed at the Asian Championships in Causeway Bay on Wednesday. Tony Wong Kwan-yuen, 27, and Michael Mak Cheuk-yin were both in the top 16 of the Masters event at South China Athletics Association, with the former finishing seventh overall with a total score of 3,921 points, while Mak finished 15th with 3,637. Malaysia’s Muhd Rafiq Ismail – champion in the trios, team of five, and all-events... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207297/hong-kong-shake-rust-earn-worlds-spot-asian-tenpin-bowling-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207297/hong-kong-shake-rust-earn-worlds-spot-asian-tenpin-bowling-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:05:15 +0000 Addis Wong Lok-hei has become the first Hong Kong man in nearly four years to break 14 seconds in the 110m hurdles, putting him in a good position to qualify for the World University Games in July. The former Youth Olympic bronze medallist covered the distance in 13.99 seconds at the city’s preseason trials, shattering his own personal best of 14.16 in the process. “I was super nervous on the starting line because four of the hurdlers have better 2022 personal bests than me,” the Polytechnic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207041/world-university-games-hong-kongs-wong-gives-selection-hopes-boost-hurdles-win-targets-new-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3207041/world-university-games-hong-kongs-wong-gives-selection-hopes-boost-hurdles-win-targets-new-city?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:00:19 +0000 Hong Kong high jump No 1 Phoebe Chung Wai-yan continued her winning streak at the city’s preseason trials on Sunday at Wan Chai Sports Ground. The victory will give her a timely confidence booster in her bid to finish in the top three at her first Asian Indoor Championships next month. The 24-year-old Chung, who has a personal best of 1.80 metres, easily cleared her first three jumps at 1.68m, 1.71m, and 1.75m. She then cleared 1.77m on her third try, before falling short at 1.81m. Toby Lai... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206896/hong-kong-high-jump-prodigy-phoebe-chung-wai-yan-continues-winning-streak-wan-chai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206896/hong-kong-high-jump-prodigy-phoebe-chung-wai-yan-continues-winning-streak-wan-chai?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Jan 2023 11:16:17 +0000 While Hong Kong’s bowlers struggle after three years in the international wilderness, officials hope the Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships currently taking place in the city represent a return to normalcy for the sport. A failure to win a single medal from three events in four days might not suggest better days ahead, but a fifth-placed finish in the men’s trios for Wu Siu-hong, Michael Mak Cheuk-yin, and Tony Wong Kwan-yuen, who scored 4,245, was enough to instil confidence in Vivien Lau... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206829/asian-tenpin-bowling-championships-hong-kong-athletes-struggle-after-3-years-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206829/asian-tenpin-bowling-championships-hong-kong-athletes-struggle-after-3-years-international?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jan 2023 08:08:23 +0000 Hong Kong cycling ace Sarah Lee Wai-sze’s long reign as one of the city’s top athletes came to an end on Thursday, when she was left off the list of nominees for the annual sport awards for the first time in more than a decade. The double Olympic bronze medallist took home the best of the best trophy six times between 2012 and 2019, when it was only awarded to one athlete, and has also been recognised in the Sports Stars Awards category nine times since 2012. But the emergence of a new... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3206575/hong-kong-sports-awards-cyclist-sarah-lee-misses-out-first-time-10-years-nomination-period-closes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3206575/hong-kong-sports-awards-cyclist-sarah-lee-misses-out-first-time-10-years-nomination-period-closes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:00:20 +0000 With less than three months until the start of qualifying for the 2024 Olympics, Hong Kong’s gold medal-winning fencer Cheung Ka-long will put his Paris World Cup title on the line on Friday, with questions surrounding his form. The former world No 2 has dropped three places in the rankings after a slow start to a season where he has lost in the first round in Bonn and in the last 16 in Tokyo. Cheung leads a large contingent from the city, with 11 men and six women in France to compete in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206411/hong-kong-fencers-prepare-paris-world-cup-questions-hanging-over-form-olympic-gold-medallist-cheung?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206411/hong-kong-fencers-prepare-paris-world-cup-questions-hanging-over-form-olympic-gold-medallist-cheung?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Jan 2023 09:30:08 +0000 Eudice Chong got her first taste of a grand slam on Monday at the Australian Open qualifiers in Melbourne, as local officials revealed four ITF World Tennis Tour events would be held in Hong Kong this summer. Making her first attempt to qualify for a major tournament was an achievement in itself for the 26-year-old, who became the first player from Hong Kong to do so since Zhang Ling in 2015. Philip Mok Kwan-yat, president of the Hong Kong Tennis Association, said he was “very proud of her” and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206156/australia-open-qualifiers-hong-kongs-chong-falls-first-hurdle-tennis-boss-says-best-yet-come?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206156/australia-open-qualifiers-hong-kongs-chong-falls-first-hurdle-tennis-boss-says-best-yet-come?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jan 2023 12:07:34 +0000 Off the back of the first-ever Hong Kong Youth Street Skateboarding Open III, the city’s skateboarding “Godfather” Warren Stuart has urged the government to review the rules, including the age limit on competitors. The Open featured four age groups, with eight skaters competing in the boys’ and girls’ Under 8-11 and nine in the U12-16 at the Skatepark at Lai Chi Kok Park, with skaters showing their best in two 45-second runs. “We’ve had the Open for men and women for many years, young skaters... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206014/hong-kong-must-do-more-meet-skateboarding-boom-says-skating-godfather-warren-stuart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3206014/hong-kong-must-do-more-meet-skateboarding-boom-says-skating-godfather-warren-stuart?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Jan 2023 09:47:34 +0000 Hong Kong will host its first international track cycling event after two years in May to ensure its athletes are not ruled out of August’s inaugural UCI World Championships. The Hong Kong International Track Cup, a UCI Class 1 event, will be held over May 25-28 at the Hong Kong Velodrome, in order for the city to meet criteria set by cycling’s governing body. The World Championships – touted as the biggest ever cycling event – will host 13 individual UCI World Championships, bringing together... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3205955/hong-kong-host-first-track-cycling-event-2-years-avoid-world-championships-axe?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3205955/hong-kong-host-first-track-cycling-event-2-years-avoid-world-championships-axe?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Jan 2023 10:39:14 +0000 Wong Tat Meng has pledged to help Hong Kong’s top badminton players succeed at the highest level, and said while he did “not have the winning formula” he had a winning team. The 55-year-old Malaysian, who coached South Korea’s women’s team to their first Uber Cup title in 12 years last May, began working with the Hong Kong men’s singles team in June, and has already helped Angus Ng Ka-long and Lee Cheuk-yiu achieve career breakthroughs. Under Tat Meng’s guidance, Ng, who is ranked 15th in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3205685/hong-kong-badminton-coach-seeking-medal-my-pocket-he-targets-world-championship-and-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3205685/hong-kong-badminton-coach-seeking-medal-my-pocket-he-targets-world-championship-and-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jan 2023 08:58:59 +0000 After what will have been a near four-year absence, the Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships will return to the world calendar with a new date in 2023. Traditionally held every November before the onset of the pandemic, the city’s premier badminton event is set to take place over September 12-17, just a week before the postponed Asian Games get under way in Hangzhou. The Association decided three months ago to cancel the 2022 Hong Kong Open because of the city’s strict Covid-19 restrictions,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3205585/hong-kong-badminton-open-back-2023-new-slot-world-tour-calendar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3205585/hong-kong-badminton-open-back-2023-new-slot-world-tour-calendar?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Jan 2023 12:44:02 +0000