https://www.scmp.com/rss/518882/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Olympic Games in Paris this summer were a triumph for France. Some 10,500 athletes turned up, representing 206 National Olympic Committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team. As always, the Games showcased the diversity of athletes worldwide and were a fitting testament to the human spirit and pursuit of excellence. I watched the track and field events at the 80,000-seat Stade de France and the incredible atmosphere and camaraderie between athletes and their supporters across different... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3275380/olympics-triumph-paris-and-inspiration-all?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3275380/olympics-triumph-paris-and-inspiration-all?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Aug 2024 01:30:12 +0000 As the remnants of the delegation Hong Kong sent to the Paris Olympics returned home this week, attention began to turn to how to build on the city’s golden success for Los Angeles 2028. Expectations, already heightened by unprecedented success at the Tokyo Olympics, and boosted by the performance in Paris of gold medallists Vivian Kong Man-wai and Cheung Ka-long, and double bronze medallist Siobhan Haughey, will only increase. Never before had Hong Kong’s athletes managed to win medals at... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3274601/paris-olympics-hong-kong-basks-golden-games-officials-silent-how-follow-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3274601/paris-olympics-hong-kong-basks-golden-games-officials-silent-how-follow-it?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Aug 2024 04:30:09 +0000 With special ceremonies and official launches for team kits, Olympic athletes take their look seriously. And even more so in 2024 with the Games taking place in one of the fashion capitals of the world. From striking team uniforms to dazzling personal style, there were plenty of fashion statements throughout the Summer Olympics. And here are some of our favourites. Best team uniform Just go ahead and give them them the🥇now for best uniform! 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/6sOfMdt8Uo — Michael Johnson... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3274281/paris-olympics-fashion-statements-turkish-south-korean-shooters-bright-trunks-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3274281/paris-olympics-fashion-statements-turkish-south-korean-shooters-bright-trunks-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:00:12 +0000 Herve Dagorne said Hong Kong cycling bosses would continue to back Ceci Lee Sze-wing through to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, after the 23-year-old froze in her final Paris 2024 competition on Sunday. Familiar flaws returned to stalk Lee at the National Velodrome in Paris, as she struggled tactically and emotionally in an omnium won by American Jennifer Valente. Lee finished 20th out of 22 riders, and in a tearful interview afterwards admitted to “not knowing what I was doing” during the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3274231/hong-kong-star-ceci-lee-backed-los-angeles-olympics-quest-after-paris-slump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3274231/hong-kong-star-ceci-lee-backed-los-angeles-olympics-quest-after-paris-slump?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:00:27 +0000 The sporting world came crashing back down to Earth with a collective bump on Monday, ready to shake off the hangover of a two-week Olympic party in Paris and face the realities of what lies ahead. For France, that was a return to the domestic troubles largely swept under the rug while it played host to the world, for Los Angeles it marked the start of a four-year countdown to staging the next Games, and for mainland China and Hong Kong it was about ensuring the gold and glory won by their teams... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3274236/paris-olympics-hangover-begins-all-eyes-la-and-planning-greater-success?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3274236/paris-olympics-hangover-begins-all-eyes-la-and-planning-greater-success?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:39:23 +0000 An Olympic gold holds the weight of, well an Olympic gold, but adding a touch of flair and suspense to them does no harm. In a city revered for its arts and theatre, plenty of athletes created masterpieces of their own on the canvas of an Olympic arena. Whether they caused you to squint or shout at your screens, here are five of those edge-of-your-seat finishes that turned Olympic dreams to reality in the most dramatic fashion. Pandemonium on the piste How do you top a fencing final decided by... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3274102/cheung-ka-longs-gold-pans-record-time-and-chinas-bad-maths-5-dramatic-olympic-moments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3274102/cheung-ka-longs-gold-pans-record-time-and-chinas-bad-maths-5-dramatic-olympic-moments?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 06:00:20 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing said she endured an “intense and unhappy” Olympics track cycling debut, following a torrid omnium event for the Hongkonger on Sunday. Lee finished 20th out of 22 riders at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome, before admitting she “didn’t know what I was doing out there”. The 23-year-old went into the points race, the final event of the four-discipline competition, down in 18th, but failed to contest a single sprint. “I let down the coach [Herve Dagorne] in each and every race,”... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3274093/paris-olympics-tearful-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-did-not-know-what-i-was-doing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3274093/paris-olympics-tearful-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-did-not-know-what-i-was-doing?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Aug 2024 15:52:53 +0000 It’s almost over now. Just one final push. We may be heading into the final day, but that does not mean the end of the action. There are still plenty of medals to hand out as we wind down and look towards Los Angeles 2028. The battle for supremacy rumbles on as China and the United States battle it out to top the gold medal leaderboard in Paris. So, for one final time, here’s what to look forward to today with all times – as always, in HKT. Hongkonger alert There is still one remaining athlete... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3274044/paris-olympics-hongkonger-action-china-v-us-no-1-5-things-know-day-16?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3274044/paris-olympics-hongkonger-action-china-v-us-no-1-5-things-know-day-16?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Aug 2024 04:30:11 +0000 Hong Kong cycling’s head coach Herve Dagorne has urged Ceci Lee Sze-wing to embrace the “challenge of her life” in the Olympic velodrome on Sunday. Lee delivered a mixed performance to place 64th in the women’s road race last Sunday, overcoming “stress and anxiety”, and critical feeding-zone errors, to achieve her goal of reaching the finishing line. Surviving the punishing 158-kilometres Paris course would “give [Lee] confidence for Sunday”, insisted Dagorne. He warned, however, that Hong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3274003/paris-olympics-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-ready-challenge-her-life-velodrome?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3274003/paris-olympics-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-ready-challenge-her-life-velodrome?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Aug 2024 01:00:18 +0000 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications and 14 days of unlimited access. It feels as though we’ve been talking about a Chinese clean sweep of the diving events since the Paris Olympics began, many moons ago, and finally that day is here. The men’s 10m platform was the last golden domino to fall, and with it came two fairly important moments in Games... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3274001/paris-olympics-day-15-golden-sweeps-stake-team-usa-basketball-golf-final-round?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3274001/paris-olympics-day-15-golden-sweeps-stake-team-usa-basketball-golf-final-round?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Aug 2024 08:01:52 +0000 The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced on Friday that gold medal-winning athletes at this year’s Paris Paralympic Games will receive HK$1.5 million (US$192,333) in prize money, almost double what was awarded in Tokyo three years ago. The cash incentive for podium toppers, which is four times lower than the HK$6 million Hong Kong fencers Cheung Ka-long and Vivian Kong Man-wai pocketed for their Paris gold medals, was announced by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu at the Paralympic flag presentation... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273953/paris-paralympic-games-prize-money-hong-kong-athletes-almost-doubled-jockey-club?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273953/paris-paralympic-games-prize-money-hong-kong-athletes-almost-doubled-jockey-club?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:22:47 +0000 Hong Kong are believed to be handing out the most in Olympic prize money, out of any region, for medallists at the Paris Games, similar to the levels paid out by Singapore and Chinese Taipei for the Tokyo Games, according to various studies. Hong Kong’s gold medallists, épéeist Vivian Kong Man-wai and foilist Cheung Ka-long, each bagged HK$6 million (US$767,990) for their remarkable exploits in the French capital, while swimmer Siobhan Haughey took home HK$1.5 million for each of her two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273896/paris-olympics-hong-kong-athletes-top-prize-money-charts-british-rivals-get-nothing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273896/paris-olympics-hong-kong-athletes-top-prize-money-charts-british-rivals-get-nothing?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:30:17 +0000 Lo Wai-fung admitted there was a gap between him and elite taekwondo athletes after finishing seventh in the under-68kg category at the Paris Olympics. The first Hongkonger to qualify for the Games since taekwondo became a medal sport in Sydney in 2000, Lo was denied in the repechage round late on Thursday by Liang Yushuai of China, who was then awarded bronze when his next opponent withdrew from their final. The 21-year-old Lo lost the first round only 5-4 but the second round was stopped after... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273791/paris-olympics-hong-kongs-lo-wai-fung-eyes-future-taekwondo-medals-after-lesson-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273791/paris-olympics-hong-kongs-lo-wai-fung-eyes-future-taekwondo-medals-after-lesson-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 02:00:17 +0000 It’s probably usually a 50-50 fight when a hero takes on a villain, but when France hosted Canada in the men’s basketball quarter-final at the Bercy Arena on Tuesday night, it certainly did not look like an equal battle. For the 12 visiting “villains” that shared the court, it must have felt like five versus 11,005 at any given moment, assuming the home fans did not fill more of the 12,800 available seats. The roaring cheer began 30 minutes before the early evening tip-off and the spectators... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273582/postcard-paris-lord-have-bercy-canada-foreign-journos-crowded-out-basketball?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273582/postcard-paris-lord-have-bercy-canada-foreign-journos-crowded-out-basketball?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:38:14 +0000 The passing of the torch has come for 3x3 basketball referee Edmond Ho Ming-tat, as he moves on from his officiating career after officiating at the women’s final at the Paris Olympics on early morning Tuesday. Hongkonger Ho revealed he had officiated the final match of his career after world No 5 Germany defeated fellow Europeans Spain, ranked one place below, 17-16 to win gold at La Concorde Plaza. Speaking of his “last dance”, the 44-year-old said his time on the court was now a thing of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3273519/paris-olympics-last-dance-3x3-basketball-referee-edmond-ho-he-takes-new-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3273519/paris-olympics-last-dance-3x3-basketball-referee-edmond-ho-he-takes-new-role?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Aug 2024 05:19:27 +0000 Doo Hoi-kem said she was to blame for Hong Kong’s shock loss to Sweden that ended the city’s hopes in the women’s team table tennis competition in Paris. Bronze medallists three years ago, No 6 seeds Hong Kong fell at the first hurdle this time, in the round of 16 late on Monday. They won the opening doubles of the five-match tie, through Doo and Lee Ho-ching, but lost the subsequent two singles matches and needed Zhu Chengzhu to win the crucial fourth match to make it 2-2. Lee then lost to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273431/paris-olympics-doo-hoi-kem-takes-blame-hong-kongs-shock-table-tennis-loss-sweden?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273431/paris-olympics-doo-hoi-kem-takes-blame-hong-kongs-shock-table-tennis-loss-sweden?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:44:43 +0000 World records lit up the small hours at the Paris Olympics, with track and field providing the highest point and the cycling velodrome raising the speedometer. There was that lesser-spotted thing, a medal for China in athletics, but in a second week when Hong Kong’s podium hopes are less numerous, one stand-out possibility was extinguished. Those who were awake may wish they had gone to bed thinking the city’s table tennis players were still in the fight, but alas, they are not. Let us talk you... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/athletics/article/3273325/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-duplantis-world-record-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/athletics/article/3273325/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-duplantis-world-record-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Aug 2024 23:38:15 +0000 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications and 14 days of unlimited access. At some point we’ll stop writing about China winning diving gold, but with several events to go, including the women’s 10m platform today, we were not ready to yet. Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi were among the athletes back in action in Paris, with the preliminary rounds and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273236/paris-olympics-day-10-badminton-gold-line-singapores-pereira-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273236/paris-olympics-day-10-badminton-gold-line-singapores-pereira-action?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Aug 2024 08:05:49 +0000 Global Impact is a weekly curated newsletter featuring a news topic originating in China with a significant macro impact for our newsreaders around the world. Sign up now! History, controversy and gold medals have seemingly gone hand in hand for China at the Paris Olympics, and we’re just a week in – was it really only last Saturday that the world was shaking its collective head at the French take on an opening ceremony? Still, that’s water under one of the River Seine’s many bridges, and as... https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3273181/olympic-games-are-and-running-rivals-claim-china-success-not-humanly-possible?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/article/3273181/olympic-games-are-and-running-rivals-claim-china-success-not-humanly-possible?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Aug 2024 06:00:13 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing learned from the mental fortitude shown by fellow Hongkonger Vivian Kong Man-wai when she won a dramatic fencing gold, to achieve her goal in the women’s Olympic road race on Sunday. Hongkonger Lee came home 64th out of 78 finishers. The up-and-down 158-kilometres Paris course got the better of another 14 riders, including Xin Tang of China, who did not reach the end. Kristen Faulkner of the United States surged clear of a four-woman breakaway in the closing three kilometres to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273186/paris-olympics-ceci-lee-inspired-vivian-kongs-hong-kong-spirit-hardest-road-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273186/paris-olympics-ceci-lee-inspired-vivian-kongs-hong-kong-spirit-hardest-road-race?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Aug 2024 03:30:11 +0000 Flo Symonds said she felt “so much love and support from Hong Kong” as her Canada team surged to a shock women’s rugby sevens Olympic silver medal in Paris. The 22-year-old Symonds, who was planning to celebrate with “a few Aperol Spritz” on holiday in Croatia, and a McDonald’s double cheeseburger, grew up in Hong Kong before leaving for her dad’s native country four years ago. She was part of the city team that lost to China in a final qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics. Not only did she exact... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273171/paris-olympics-canadas-symonds-feeling-love-hong-kong-after-rugby-sevens-silver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273171/paris-olympics-canadas-symonds-feeling-love-hong-kong-after-rugby-sevens-silver?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Aug 2024 01:00:24 +0000 The seeds of Hong Kong’s historic success in fencing at the Paris Olympics were sowed decades ago through strategic planning and substantial investment in nurturing talent, experts said. Gold medallist and épéeist Vivian Kong Man-wai said on Sunday that she planned to “take a break” from being a professional fencer after nearly 20 years in the sport, but veteran athletes predicted more stars would emerge as the city entered its “harvest period” and hoped authorities could build more facilities... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3273003/hong-kongs-vivian-kong-hangs-her-sword-experts-say-fresh-fencing-stars-can-emerge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3273003/hong-kongs-vivian-kong-hangs-her-sword-experts-say-fresh-fencing-stars-can-emerge?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Aug 2024 07:00:12 +0000 The Hong Kong cycling team have received Olympic tips from the immediate family of Games poster-boy Leon Marchand, ahead of Ceci Lee Sze-wing launching her Paris campaign on Sunday. Head coach Herve Dagorne went to the 1988 and 1992 Olympics with Marchand’s uncle, Christophe, a former freestyle distance swimmer. Dagorne, part of the French team pursuit track quartet in Seoul and Barcelona, is also friends with Marchand’s father Xavier, another ex-swimmer who raced in the 200 metres individual... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273116/paris-olympics-swimmer-leon-marchands-formula-success-copied-hong-kong-cyclists?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3273116/paris-olympics-swimmer-leon-marchands-formula-success-copied-hong-kong-cyclists?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Aug 2024 03:00:18 +0000 Gold medal-winning Hong Kong épéeist Vivian Kong Man-wai is taking a break from professional fencing after the Paris Games to focus on a new career, with fans and officials wishing her well for the next chapter. The city’s No 2 official, Eric Chan Kwok-ki, said it was a pity to see Kong step away from the sport but he hoped she would take up coaching to pass on her experience and provide guidance to local fencing talent. The 30-year-old fencing queen announced her decision on Instagram and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/fencing/article/3273120/hong-kong-olympic-champion-vivian-kong-taking-break-fencing-wants-give-back-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/fencing/article/3273120/hong-kong-olympic-champion-vivian-kong-taking-break-fencing-wants-give-back-city?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Aug 2024 02:30:52 +0000 Stephanie Au Hoi-shun was hailed as a legend, a pillar and a very good friend by her peers after what may have been her last major meet for Hong Kong at the Paris Games on Saturday. The five-time Olympian has indicated previously she may not be swimming competitively by the Los Angeles Games in four years’ time, but her legacy is already assured in the eyes of her teammates. “I think she’s a legend,” quadruple Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey said after she, Au, Natalie Kan Cheuk-tung and Tam... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273118/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-hails-legend-stephanie-au-her-fifth-and-final-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273118/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-hails-legend-stephanie-au-her-fifth-and-final-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Aug 2024 01:00:24 +0000 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications and 14 days of unlimited access. Gold and successful women was the theme for today’s action in Paris. China’s athletes were in the finals of the tennis, badminton and table tennis, and at least two titles were guaranteed. Zheng Qinwen was chasing glory in the women’s singles on the clay courts of Roland Garros,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3273080/paris-olympics-day-8-gold-and-successful-women-theme-zheng-chen-chase-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3273080/paris-olympics-day-8-gold-and-successful-women-theme-zheng-chen-chase-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Aug 2024 08:00:27 +0000 Rower Chiu Hin-chun was adamant he would not be aiming for just a No 19 finish at the next Olympics after his journey in Paris ended on Friday. The Hongkonger became the first from the city to rank among the top 24 rowers at any Games before settling for the 20th spot, crossing the finish line second in the men’s single sculls D Final at the National Olympic Nautica Stadium. “I won’t be targeting just No 19 the next time,” Chiu said. “I did the best I could in Paris but there is always room for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273025/paris-olympics-hong-kong-rower-chiu-vows-come-back-stronger-after-historic-finish?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3273025/paris-olympics-hong-kong-rower-chiu-vows-come-back-stronger-after-historic-finish?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:34:59 +0000 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications and 14 days of unlimited access. The swimming is winding down, the track and field events are picking up, and we’re getting to the business end in tennis – how did we get seven days into the Olympics already? While Hong Kong’s interest in the Games is now more about personal bests than gold, silver or bronze,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272955/paris-olympics-day-7-hong-kongs-chiu-chases-historic-final-gold-or-silver-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272955/paris-olympics-day-7-hong-kongs-chiu-chases-historic-final-gold-or-silver-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:58:41 +0000 We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Is gold medallist Vivian Kong ‘the perfect Hong Kong girl’? Even as Hong Kong waits with excitement at the prospect of more medals for the city at the Paris Olympics, residents cannot seem to get enough of their current heroine,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3272756/perfect-hong-kong-girl-vivian-kong-chinas-commercial-jets-singapore-row-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3272756/perfect-hong-kong-girl-vivian-kong-chinas-commercial-jets-singapore-row-7-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2024 04:15:12 +0000 Head coach Andrew Wright said Hong Kong’s triathlon performances were not justifying the vast amounts of taxpayer money the government pumped into the sport. Jason Ng Tai-long, the city’s lone triathlete at the 2024 Olympics, did not even get to finish the race, withdrawing on the bike leg as he was about to be lapped by the leaders. A ripped swimsuit early in the 1,500m swim cost Ng any chance of keeping pace with an elite field. Regardless of the ill-fortune that befell his athlete, Wright... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272856/hong-kong-triathlon-needs-its-game-after-olympic-failure-says-head-coach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272856/hong-kong-triathlon-needs-its-game-after-olympic-failure-says-head-coach?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2024 03:00:16 +0000 Journalists covering the 3x3 basketball at the Paris Olympics are getting in a lot of exercise. Assuming you get off at the Madeleine station on metro lines 8, 12 or 14, which is among the closest few to the huge venue at La Concorde Plaza, which also hosts breaking, BMX freestyle and skateboarding, the journey starts at exit 3 on Rue Duphot. A 700-metre walk leads to the main entrance of a venue that covers more than 20 acres, bigger than Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, but which is not the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3272857/postcard-paris-3x3-basketball-lesson-hong-kong-organisers-would-do-well-learn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3272857/postcard-paris-3x3-basketball-lesson-hong-kong-organisers-would-do-well-learn?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Aug 2024 02:30:15 +0000 Olympic champion Sarah Sjostrom has urged Siobhan Haughey to carry on swimming for as long as she enjoys devoting her life to the sport. Hong Kong superstar Haughey revealed she was considering quitting the pool following her bronze medal swim in Wednesday’s exhilarating women’s 100 metres freestyle final. Sjostrom claimed gold after making a late decision to add the event to her favourite 50m freestyle in Paris. The Swede is competing at her fifth Olympics. At 30 years old, she is the same age... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272853/paris-olympics-100m-champ-sjostrom-tells-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-go-2028?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272853/paris-olympics-100m-champ-sjostrom-tells-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-go-2028?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 22:00:16 +0000 The chairman of Hong Kong’s swimming association, Ronnie Wong Man-chiu, is facing a huge backlash for calling Siobhan Haughey’s bronze in the 100-metre freestyle “a bit regretful”. Haughey’s second bronze of the Games took her overall Olympic medal haul to four – more than any Hong Kong athlete in history. But despite this, Wong suggested the result was a disappointment. “I am happy we finished third, but of course I have regrets,” Wong said in a radio interview afterwards. “It’s a bit regretful... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272796/hong-kong-fury-after-local-swim-chief-calls-haugheys-olympic-bronze-shame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272796/hong-kong-fury-after-local-swim-chief-calls-haugheys-olympic-bronze-shame?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 08:49:30 +0000 Vivian Kong Man-wai may be home already, but there is plenty to come on day six in what is becoming a riveting Games. As Hongkongers absorb the news of Siobhan Haughey’s second bronze, they will also be asking what’s coming next. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Unless you’ve been off the grid, Simone Biles became the world’s most decorated gymnast after Tuesday and she is back in search of more gold – with golf also entering the fray. There’s something for everyone, though, so let’s take a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272723/paris-olympics-biles-quest-more-gold-zhengs-semi-final-5-things-know-day-6?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272723/paris-olympics-biles-quest-more-gold-zhengs-semi-final-5-things-know-day-6?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 04:30:11 +0000 If someone told Siobhan Haughey the sky was the limit, she would try to find a way to swim through it. Throughout her swimming career, Haughey, 26, has advanced wave upon wave and on Wednesday, already the most decorated Hong Kong Olympian, she extended her career haul to four medals. Haughey punched the wall third in the women’s 100 metres freestyle final in the Paris La Defense Arena in 52.33 seconds, finishing 0.17 seconds behind the 52.16 of winner Sarah Sjostrom, the world... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272716/paris-olympics-who-siobhan-haughey-reluctant-swimmer-hong-kong-medal-machine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272716/paris-olympics-who-siobhan-haughey-reluctant-swimmer-hong-kong-medal-machine?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 03:00:21 +0000 Japan’s Kenji Nener was “frustrated and upset” after failing to transfer his continental superiority to the global stage in the Olympic triathlon – and said doing well in Asia was insufficient preparation. Asian Games champion Nener finished 15th on an iconic French capital course on Wednesday, three years after placing 14th in the Tokyo Olympics. After coming home third in the Hong Kong leg of the Triathlon World Cup in March, Nener told the Post he felt closer than ever to the world’s best... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272702/paris-olympics-asias-standards-not-good-enough-japan-triathlete-kenji-nener-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272702/paris-olympics-asias-standards-not-good-enough-japan-triathlete-kenji-nener-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:00:23 +0000 Tom Bell Tom Bell Hong Kong’s fourth medal of the Paris Olympics arrived as hoped overnight, but gold remained elusive for Siobhan Haughey. Other notable names missed the podium altogether, as the city’s badminton contenders made an emotional exit and two illustrious halves of a Spanish portmanteau bade farewell to the tennis competition. But the night reiterated that there were still some certainties: death, taxes, Katie Ledecky and the US men’s basketball team. And after Ledecky’s display of endurance in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272713/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-pan-gold-haughey-bronze-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272713/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-after-pan-gold-haughey-bronze-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:54:46 +0000 Siobhan Haughey extended her Olympic medal tally to four, the most of any Hong Kong Olympian, with another bronze in Paris. The Hongkonger’s third place in a fiercely competitive 100 metres freestyle final matched her result in Monday’s 200m, despite suggestions that the shorter distance offered a better chance of reaching the podium’s top step. “It’s not gold, but I’m still happy with it,” Haughey said, before revealing that she would make a decision after the Games over whether to quit... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272709/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-still-happy-she-settles-bronze-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272709/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-still-happy-she-settles-bronze-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:48:06 +0000 An angry, mad, sad, frustrated Jason Ng Tai-long questioned whether he could still call himself an Olympian after not being able to finish his race at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. The Hongkonger said he had a good start in the water swimming next to South African Jamie Riddle before having his wetsuit grabbed and torn under the bridge just 200 metres into the race. Ng tried to pull his suit back but the zip was stuck. “My clothes kept getting in the water; it’s like swimming with a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272693/paris-olympics-jason-ng-fails-finish-triathlon-doubts-he-can-call-himself-olympian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272693/paris-olympics-jason-ng-fails-finish-triathlon-doubts-he-can-call-himself-olympian?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:00:13 +0000 Vivian Kong Man-wai said she would weigh up her fencing future after she returns to Hong Kong from her extraordinary Paris Olympics exploits. Épéeist Kong’s remarkable surge to gold last weekend prompted an outpouring of jubilation in her home city. The 30-year-old acknowledged she hadn’t grasped the depth of reaction from around 9,500 kilometres away in the French capital, but underlined her gratitude for Hongkongers’ fervent support. Asked if she had a message for those who were glued to her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/fencing/article/3272607/paris-olympics-hongkonger-vivian-kong-take-break-deciding-games-gold-defence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/fencing/article/3272607/paris-olympics-hongkonger-vivian-kong-take-break-deciding-games-gold-defence?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:30:11 +0000 Siobhan Haughey has vowed to “have fun” in what could be the race of her life at Paris’ raucous La Defense Arena tonight. The Hongkonger will swim in the Olympic 100 metres freestyle final at around 2.30am Hong Kong time on Thursday, after clocking 52.64 seconds to qualify fastest from the semi-finals overnight. Haughey said she had a plan for how to add gold to the two silver and one bronze Olympic medals already in her possession. As in Monday’s 200m freestyle final, in which Haughey finished... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272598/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-has-good-plan-vows-have-fun-100m-freestyle-final?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272598/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-has-good-plan-vows-have-fun-100m-freestyle-final?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 10:30:17 +0000 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications and 14 days of unlimited access. So that’s that then. The moment we had all been waiting for turns into something of an anti-climax. There’s to be no third gold for Hong Kong, as Siobhan Haughey ends up taking bronze in the women’s 100m freestyle. It hasn’t been a great day for the city’s athletes all round.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272605/paris-olympics-day-5-quan-leads-china-gold-bid-build-haughey-100m-freestyle-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272605/paris-olympics-day-5-quan-leads-china-gold-bid-build-haughey-100m-freestyle-race?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:11:08 +0000 Siobhan Haughey is on everyone’s watch list for day 5 at the Paris Olympics, but seeing as she’s not racing until 2.30am on Thursday (Hong Kong Time), we thought you might be interested in what’s happening before then. The River Seine is now magically clean enough for swimming, having not been 24 hours ago, so there is triathlon to look forward to, and the latest event in China’s inevitable march to diving domination is also coming up. If that doesn’t tickle your fancy, then how about some BMX,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272584/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-diving-star-quan-triathlon-5-things-know-day-5?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272584/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-diving-star-quan-triathlon-5-things-know-day-5?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 04:34:57 +0000 The men’s triathlon event involving Hong Kong’s Jason Ng Tai-long could become a duathlon, his coach says, because of the continued concerns over pollution in the River Seine. Scheduled to be held on Tuesday morning Paris time, the men’s triathlon event has been postponed by a day and is now pencilled in to run straight after the women’s edition. The event would see an Olympic debut for Ng, but Hong Kong triathlon’s head coach, Andrew Wright, said further postponements could be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272506/duathlon-50-50-says-hong-kong-coach-triathlon-fiasco-continues-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272506/duathlon-50-50-says-hong-kong-coach-triathlon-fiasco-continues-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2024 01:00:16 +0000 For Hongkongers, the fourth full day of competition at the Paris Olympics ended much as the previous one had, with Siobhan Haughey doing as Siobhan Haughey often does. She had to set aside the euphoria of the night before, when she swam to bronze in the 200 metres freestyle, and set up another shot at gold, in the 100m. Anyone in Haughey’s hometown who went to bed doubting she had enough in the tank can wake to the news that she had plenty. So, too, did gymnast Simone Biles and the New... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272553/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-haughey-flies-biles-soars-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272553/while-you-were-sleeping-5-things-know-haughey-flies-biles-soars-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:58:56 +0000 Hong Kong’s Olympic medal-winning heroes have united the city and made a case for future generations to receive increased government funding. That is the view of dedicated fans who interrupted a dream European holiday to watch Siobhan Haughey win bronze in the 200 metres freestyle on Monday, after striking it lucky in a ticket ballot last month. Haughey, who qualified second fastest for the 100m freestyle semi-finals, delivered a gutsy performance for third place in the 200m, minutes before... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272534/paris-olympics-hong-kong-athletes-feats-make-case-better-funding-future-say-fans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/aquatics/article/3272534/paris-olympics-hong-kong-athletes-feats-make-case-better-funding-future-say-fans?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:00:15 +0000 Hong Kong’s table tennis mixed doubles duo admitted there was a big gap between them and the front runners in the world after they had to settle for fourth place at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem were swept aside by Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yubin of South Korea in 39-minute encounter, losing 11-5, 11-7, 11-7, 14-12 at South Paris Arena 4. Finishing just outside the podium places bettered their quarter-final exit in Tokyo three years ago, but Doo said the gap to those... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272533/paris-olympics-table-tennis-best-miles-ahead-hong-kong-duo-say-after-koreans-win-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3272533/paris-olympics-table-tennis-best-miles-ahead-hong-kong-duo-say-after-koreans-win-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:12:36 +0000 Vivian Kong Man-wai has told her closest friends to “keep me in check” if they suspect Hong Kong’s newest Olympic star is getting too big for her boots. The chances of Paris épée gold medallist Kong – widely regarded as among the most grounded people you will encounter – developing an inflated ego are next to zero. The 30-year-old vowed to sink a generous portion of her HK$6 million (US$768,000) bounty from the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) into launching a charity. The rest of the cash, which... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/fencing/article/3272513/paris-olympics-vivian-kong-wants-closest-friends-stop-her-getting-too-big-her-boots?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/fencing/article/3272513/paris-olympics-vivian-kong-wants-closest-friends-stop-her-getting-too-big-her-boots?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:00:16 +0000 Cheung Ka-long’s victory over Italy’s Filippo Macchi in the fencing gold medal bout has led to a bitter fallout that has now spilled out into all-out war on Instagram. The Hongkonger’s controversial win was met with a backlash in Italy as Macchi’s coach labelled his pupil the “moral winner” and the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) lodged a formal complaint. But now things have sunk really low as fans of the two sides have taken to trading insults against one another under Cheung’s posts on his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272439/pineapple-belongs-pizza-italy-v-hong-kong-instagram-war-after-cheungs-gold-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272439/pineapple-belongs-pizza-italy-v-hong-kong-instagram-war-after-cheungs-gold-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:00:15 +0000 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Download our app to get faster notifications and 14 days of unlimited access. Finally, a day when we could all catch our breath, a little bit anyway. After the excitement of Cheung Ka-long’s historic gold, and Siobhan Haughey’s bronze, we had the briefest moments of pause. Well, not really. Hong Kong’s table tennis mixed doubles pair Doo Hoi-kem and Wong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272446/paris-olympics-day-4-hong-kong-pair-chase-table-tennis-bronze-china-gold-medal-game?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/hong-kong/article/3272446/paris-olympics-day-4-hong-kong-pair-chase-table-tennis-bronze-china-gold-medal-game?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:57:15 +0000