https://www.scmp.com/rss/519362/feed The latest news on Ian Ho Yentou, is a US-born Hongkonger, freestyle swimmer and Olympian, including competition new and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong swimmer Ian Ho Yentou still has his sights firmly set on Asian Games success in September, despite still being in off-season mode and working hard to complete his doctorate. A mechanical engineering PhD student at Virginia Tech, the Hongkonger had previously said he hoped to graduate in the first half of 2026, and he revealed that he was still on track to meet his goal. Defending his dissertation comes after the United States-born athlete won a historic men’s 50m freestyle gold medal... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349608/decorated-hong-kong-swimmer-ian-ho-eyes-asian-games-joy-phd-defence-comes-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3349608/decorated-hong-kong-swimmer-ian-ho-eyes-asian-games-joy-phd-defence-comes-first?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:47:19 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Fencing world champion and first-time nominee Ryan Choi Chun-yin scooped up the big prize when he was crowned men’s “best of the best” at the Cathay 2025 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards on Tuesday. Choi, who last year became the men’s foil individual world champion in Tbilisi and rose to the world No 1 spot, also won two other awards during the ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, attended by Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Warner Cheuk Wing-hing, and Secretary for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3348576/hong-kong-sports-stars-awards-fencer-ryan-choi-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-win-best-best?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3348576/hong-kong-sports-stars-awards-fencer-ryan-choi-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-win-best-best?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:22:30 +0000 Jiang Chuqin Jiang Chuqin Hong Kong’s athletes have had a historically good National Games, winning more golds, nine, and more medals (19) across more sports (six) than ever before. The first two golds came before the opening ceremony and there was success on an almost daily basis after that, be it breaking long-standing city records or adding titles in events and sports for the first time. From sailor Nicholas Halliday, who got things rolling on the sea, to the men’s foil team who grabbed a first fencing gold on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333743/meet-hong-kongs-history-making-medal-winners-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333743/meet-hong-kongs-history-making-medal-winners-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 14:00:11 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan For the past decade, Siobhan Haughey has spent a lot of time in the spotlight as the city’s star of the pool, but she is not the only swimmer making waves at the National Games. Ian Ho Yentou grabbed his share of headlines on Sunday, storming to the men’s 50m freestyle gold in Shenzhen by winning the final that also included China’s Olympic star Pan Zhanle. Ho’s success marked the first time a Hong Kong men’s swimmer has won a gold medal at the multi-sports games in China. And what is just as... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333203/hong-kongs-ian-ho-reflects-becoming-first-male-swimmer-win-gold-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333203/hong-kongs-ian-ho-reflects-becoming-first-male-swimmer-win-gold-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:30:13 +0000 Josh Ball,Ada Li Josh Ball,Ada Li Siobhan Haughey said her two gold and two bronze medals at the National Games were “a good beginning”, but she would not be allowing herself time to celebrate the achievement, immediately turning her attention to next year’s Asian Games. The 28-year-old came third twice in the space of several minutes on Monday, first in the women’s 50m breaststroke and then in the 50m freestyle at the Shenzhen Universiade Centre Swimming Pool. It was some achievement from Hong Kong’s most decorated Olympian,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333155/siobhan-haughey-happy-satisfied-national-games-results-turns-focus-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333155/siobhan-haughey-happy-satisfied-national-games-results-turns-focus-asian-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:00:20 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Cyclist Ceci Lee Sze-wing and swimmer Ian Ho Yentou added two more gold medals to Hong Kong’s already historic National Games tally on Sunday, and the only surprise is that there was not a third. Cheung Ka-long’s uncharacteristic meltdown in the semi-finals of the men’s individual foil event meant the two-time Olympic champion had to settle for bronze. Still, the city’s triathletes had earlier grabbed silver in the mixed relay race, and with Siobhan Haughey having two cracks at gold on Monday... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333007/lee-ho-power-hong-kong-golden-heights-national-games-haugheys-double-shot-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333007/lee-ho-power-hong-kong-golden-heights-national-games-haugheys-double-shot-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:31:26 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball For once on Sunday, Siobhan Haughey was not the main focus of Hong Kong’s success in the swimming pool – Ian Ho Yentou grabbed that spotlight and shone it firmly on himself. The 28-year-old produced a scintillating performance to take National Games gold in the men’s 50 metres freestyle in Shenzhen, setting a city record and consigning China’s Olympic star Pan Zhanle to the role of also-ran. Ho’s time of 21.71 seconds bettered the 21.83 he produced at the World Aquatics Championships in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3333003/national-games-ian-ho-gold-first-hong-kongs-men-haughey-reaches-2-50m-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/golf/article/3333003/national-games-ian-ho-gold-first-hong-kongs-men-haughey-reaches-2-50m-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:46:43 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Hong Kong went into the National Games with high hopes, fortified by the success it has enjoyed in international sports events in recent years. The city, a co-host for the first time along with Guangdong and Macau, has made good use of home advantage, with cheering fans spurring its athletes on. There are still a few days to go, but Hong Kong already has a record haul of gold medals, following impressive showings in the Summer Olympics in Paris last year and the Asian Games in 2023. The... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3332997/hong-kong-must-ensure-momentum-national-games-maintained?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3332997/hong-kong-must-ensure-momentum-national-games-maintained?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:03:12 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport There was a point at which the Bad News Bears and Rookie of the Year were going to make an appearance in this rundown of what’s coming up on Saturday, but then it was pointed out that the Hong Kong baseball team don’t play again until Monday, so away went that thought. Still, you’ve got to appreciate the care and attention that goes into this. Not just some mindless listicle for our readers. Anyhow, we’re into the weekend of the National Games and there is every chance the city’s athletes will... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332893/national-games-fencing-begins-and-siobhan-haughey-carries-what-watch-day-6?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332893/national-games-fencing-begins-and-siobhan-haughey-carries-what-watch-day-6?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 23:00:25 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer A child prodigy, world record holders, Olympic medallists and world champions mean that swimming at the National Games is set to be one of the hottest tickets going. The sport is set to be dominated by mainland Chinese swimmers, with Hong Kong possessing only one contender who can boast the above status: four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey. The 27-year-old has previously stated that she does not know whether she will compete at international level next year, and success is far from... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3329431/beyond-siobhan-haughey-hong-kongs-best-bets-chinas-top-threats-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3329431/beyond-siobhan-haughey-hong-kongs-best-bets-chinas-top-threats-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 01:00:19 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Qin Haiyang took a step towards winning back his 200 metres breaststroke world title with a commanding showing at the Chinese National Swimming Championships in Shenzhen on Thursday. Qin came first in two minutes and 7.57 seconds, more than two seconds faster than current world champion Dong Zhihao, who finished in 2:09.98. Third was Yu Zongda in 2:11.99. The event in Shenzhen is China’s sole qualifying meet for the World Aquatics Championships in July and August. Only the two fastest swimmers... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3311353/mare-nostrum-swim-tour-siobhan-haughey-beaten-gold-2-medals-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3311353/mare-nostrum-swim-tour-siobhan-haughey-beaten-gold-2-medals-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 May 2025 07:26:15 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey rounded off the first leg of the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in Monaco on Sunday with her second gold medal in as many days, winning the 100 metres freestyle. Haughey finished in 53.58 seconds, just ahead of Milou van Wijk, the world relay gold medallist from the Netherlands, who clocked in at 53.76. Italy’s Sara Curtis rounded off the podium with a time of 54.69. Four-time Olympic medallist Haughey was more than 1.5 seconds slower than her best time of last year, 52.33,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3310856/siobhan-haughey-notches-second-win-mare-nostrum-swim-tour-monaco?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3310856/siobhan-haughey-notches-second-win-mare-nostrum-swim-tour-monaco?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 May 2025 03:03:25 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Hong Kong’s four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey is in better shape than expected ahead of her first international competition since coming back from a prolonged swimming sabbatical, her coach has said. Tom Rushton, who coached Haughey to two bronze medals at last year’s Paris Olympics, has been putting the 27-year-old through her paces at an altitude camp in Andorra as she prepares to compete at the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour, which starts on Saturday. The Mare Nostrum is a three-part annual... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3310494/siobhan-haughey-better-shape-expected-her-comeback-mare-nostrum-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3310494/siobhan-haughey-better-shape-expected-her-comeback-mare-nostrum-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 May 2025 23:00:07 +0000 Siobhan Haughey will lead a Hong Kong swimming team featuring at least seven athletes at the Paris Olympics, after the local association confirmed the squad on Wednesday. Neither Adam Chillingworth nor Hayden Kwan made the initial cut. Both men will have final chances to book their seats on the plane when they swim at the Sette Colli Trophy meeting in Italy this week. Haughey is in stupendous form heading to her third Olympics. A double silver medallist in Tokyo three years ago, she won the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3267223/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-leads-hong-kong-swimming-team-athletes-cherish-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3267223/paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-leads-hong-kong-swimming-team-athletes-cherish-games?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:30:09 +0000 Four-time Olympian Stephanie Au Hoi-shun has raced her last 100 metres backstroke in Hong Kong, the swimmer announced in an emotional Instagram post. On Sunday, Au competed in her signature event at the Long Course Swimming Invitational Trial, the city’s final Olympic qualifying meet. And the 32-year-old marked her last race in the city in style, winning in a time of one minute, one second at Hong Kong Sports Institute. Au was over 1½ seconds faster than second-placed Cindy Cheung Sum-yuet, who... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3266832/olympic-swimmer-stephanie-au-wins-last-hong-kong-race-after-emotional-instagram-reveal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3266832/olympic-swimmer-stephanie-au-wins-last-hong-kong-race-after-emotional-instagram-reveal?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Jun 2024 23:30:22 +0000 The Mare Nostrum Swim Tour came to a close in Monaco on Sunday, with Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey completing a clean sweep of the 100-metre freestyle across all three legs, while Ian Ho Yentou won the sprint contest. In the 100-metres freestyle, Haughey raced alongside compatriot Camille Cheng Lily-mei, who is still chasing Olympic qualification. Haughey won the race in 52.72 seconds, 1.61 seconds ahead of France’s Marie Wattel in second. Japan’s Nagisa Ikemoto was third in 54.63. Cheng finished... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3265189/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-completes-sweep-100m-freestyle-races-mare-nostrum-swim-tour-ian-ho-wins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3265189/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-completes-sweep-100m-freestyle-races-mare-nostrum-swim-tour-ian-ho-wins?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:21:38 +0000 Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey broke the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour record for the women’s 200-metre freestyle again on Saturday, just two days after she knocked down the one that had gone unchallenged for 12 years. Haughey’s time of one minute, 54.53 seconds in Monaco not only shaved 0.04 seconds off the time she set in Barcelona on Thursday, but was half a second faster than her performance in the principality last year. Britain’s Freya Anderson took silver in 1:58.45, with Portugal’s Francisca... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3265061/hong-kong-swim-star-siobhan-haughey-breaks-mare-nostrum-200m-freestyle-record-second-time-3-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3265061/hong-kong-swim-star-siobhan-haughey-breaks-mare-nostrum-200m-freestyle-record-second-time-3-days?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Jun 2024 05:56:17 +0000 Siobhan Haughey laid down a serious marker in her bid to become an Olympic champion, setting a new Mare Nostrum Swim Tour record in Barcelona and threatening to break the 200-metre freestyle world record on Thursday. Haughey won the race in one minute, 54.57 seconds, shaving 0.09 seconds off Camille Muffat’s 2012 record and putting up the fifth-fastest 200m freestyle of the 2023-24 season, the fourth best of her career. But the real story came in the first 100m of the race, with the double... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3264801/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-sets-new-mare-nostrum-record-goes-close-world-best-200m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3264801/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-sets-new-mare-nostrum-record-goes-close-world-best-200m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 May 2024 06:00:10 +0000 Siobhan Haughey continued a largely unchallenged quest to retain her Mare Nostrum Swim Tour title, picking up a fourth gold medal at the second leg in Barcelona on Wednesday. The Hongkonger cruised to another 100-metre freestyle gold, swimming well within herself to touch the wall in 52.76 seconds, far slower than the 52.55 she posted on her way to winning the same race in France last weekend. Victory maintains Haughey’s 100 per cent record on this year’s tour, having also won the 200m freestyle... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3264635/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-cruises-fourth-straight-gold-mare-nostrum-swim-tour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3264635/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-cruises-fourth-straight-gold-mare-nostrum-swim-tour?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 May 2024 01:51:30 +0000 Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey made a flying start to the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in France on Sunday, winning both the 100-metre breaststroke and the 200m freestyle. The Mare Nostrum is a three-part annual Mediterranean meet that spans three countries over nine days. Hong Kong has nine swimmers competing at the Olympic qualifying event that started in Canet-en-Roussillon on Saturday. Haughey’s first race was the 100m breaststroke, an event she won bronze in at the World Aquatics Championships in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3264128/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-grabs-gold-france-teammate-chillingworth-targets-spot-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3264128/hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-grabs-gold-france-teammate-chillingworth-targets-spot-paris-olympics?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 May 2024 01:49:31 +0000 Hong Kong sailing duo and Asian Games bronze medallists Akira Sakai and Russell Aylsworth clinched their place at the Paris Olympics on Friday by finishing seventh at the 55th French Olympic Week Last Chance Regatta. The pair will compete in the 49er sailing event and join fellow sailor Nicholas Halliday, who qualified for the ILCA7 single-handed dinghy event at the Summer Games in July and August. “The Sailing Federation of Hong Kong, China is extremely proud that our sailors have once again... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3260642/olympics-hong-kong-sailing-duo-akira-sakai-and-russell-aylsworth-book-their-spots-paris-2024?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3260642/olympics-hong-kong-sailing-duo-akira-sakai-and-russell-aylsworth-book-their-spots-paris-2024?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:00:20 +0000 With only a 100 days to go to the Olympic Games, Hong Kong looks likely to send a smaller squad to Paris than the history-making one that claimed six medals in Tokyo three years ago. So far, the city’s athletes have secured just 20 places at this summer’s multi-sport event, well down on the 46 that made up the delegation to Japan. While several are still hoping to qualify in sports such as triathlon, gymnastics and athletics, there will be no place for the men’s teams in either fencing or table... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3259181/paris-olympics-2024-hong-kong-likely-send-smaller-squad-46-strong-team-won-historic-6-medals-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3259181/paris-olympics-2024-hong-kong-likely-send-smaller-squad-46-strong-team-won-historic-6-medals-tokyo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:19 +0000 Hong Kong athletes who win gold at the Paris Olympics should have their financial rewards matched by the taxpayer, a lawmaker has suggested, in a week when the government declined to state a medal target for the Games. If implemented, the move could potentially net athletes HK$10 million (US$1.275 million) or more, given that fencer Cheung Ka-long was awarded HK$5 million by Hong Kong Jockey Club when he won gold in Tokyo in 2021. Legislator Michael Luk Chung-hung said the Hong Kong government... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3258962/paris-olympics-hk10-million-gold-hong-kong-lawmaker-wants-taxpayer-match-prizes-city-reveals-no?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3258962/paris-olympics-hk10-million-gold-hong-kong-lawmaker-wants-taxpayer-match-prizes-city-reveals-no?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:15:19 +0000 Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey swam the world’s second-fastest 200 metres freestyle time this year in Texas on Saturday to underline her status among the favourites for Olympic gold in Paris. Haughey stormed to victory at the Pro Swim Series in San Antonio, leading the race throughout to clock one minute, 54.52 seconds and finishing ahead of Katie Ledecky of the United States, the Olympic champion over the distance in Rio in 2016. Her winning time was 0.37 seconds faster than her gold medal-winning... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3258934/olympics-2024-siobhan-haughey-swims-second-fastest-200-metres-freestyle-year-boost-gold-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3258934/olympics-2024-siobhan-haughey-swims-second-fastest-200-metres-freestyle-year-boost-gold-prospects?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Apr 2024 14:34:57 +0000 Tom Bell Tom Bell Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey said it was “great to go home with some hardware” after completing a hat-trick of medals at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. The 26-year-old took silver in the 100 metres freestyle in the early hours of Saturday, Hong Kong time, leading at halfway before falling agonisingly short of a second gold of the competition. It was the second year in a row Haughey had been kept off the top of the podium in the 100m. Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan denied her last time,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3252250/world-aquatics-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-silver-hong-kong-100-metres-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3252250/world-aquatics-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-silver-hong-kong-100-metres-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:08:07 +0000 Tom Bell Tom Bell Siobhan Haughey eased into the 100 metres freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, a day after becoming Hong Kong’s first ever gold medallist with her 200m win. She won her 100m semi-final in 52.92 seconds to qualify second-fastest behind the Netherlands’ Marrit Steenbergen early on Friday, Hong Kong time. A silver medallist behind Mollie O’Callaghan in this race at last year’s worlds, Haughey – who also took Olympic silver in both the 100m and 200m in Tokyo in 2021 – this... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3252138/world-aquatics-championships-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-reaches-another-final-chinas-pan-zhanle-wins?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3252138/world-aquatics-championships-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-reaches-another-final-chinas-pan-zhanle-wins?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Feb 2024 03:27:26 +0000 Lars Hamer Lars Hamer Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey has begun her hunt for gold at the World Aquatics Championships in Qatar, qualifying from the 200 metres freestyle heats on Tuesday while preparing for the 100m breaststroke final in the early hours of Wednesday. In the 200m freestyle, one of her favoured races, Haughey came second in her heat, finishing 0.2 seconds behind Hungary’s Nikolett Padar. That qualified her fourth-fastest overall for the semi-finals, with China’s Li Bingjie going through fastest. The... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3251812/world-aquatics-championships-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-100m-breaststroke-final-doha-starts-200m?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3251812/world-aquatics-championships-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-100m-breaststroke-final-doha-starts-200m?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:46:41 +0000 Siobhan Haughey will race for gold in the 50m freestyle on Thursday after easing through her heats, but will need to get the better of China’s Zhang Yufei in her bid for a third title. The 25-year-old Hongkonger already has the 100m and 200m titles, and finished her qualifying swim in a respectable 24.95 seconds, only for Zhang to then set an Asian Games record in her heat. Zhang, who has two gold medals of her own in the 100m and 200m butterfly, clocked a time of 24.50 seconds to chop 0.03... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3236081/asian-games-2023-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-set-titanic-tussle-chinas-zhang-yufei-50m-freestyle-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3236081/asian-games-2023-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-set-titanic-tussle-chinas-zhang-yufei-50m-freestyle-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:31:17 +0000 Hong Kong swimmer Siobhan Haughey won the city’s first Asian Games swimming gold ever in the women’s 200 metres freestyle final on Monday, smashing the Games record in the process. Adding to the excitement at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena was Ian Ho Yentou, who brought home the first swimming medal won by one of the city’s men in 25 years, finishing second in the 50m freestyle. A day after earning two bronze – in the 50m breaststroke and 4x100m free relay – Haughey... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235771/asian-games-2023-hong-kongs-golden-girl-siobhan-haughey-honoured-keep-winning-her-city?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235771/asian-games-2023-hong-kongs-golden-girl-siobhan-haughey-honoured-keep-winning-her-city?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:34:59 +0000 This story has been made freely available to our readers as part of our Asian Games coverage. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Siobhan Haughey has delivered for Hong Kong by winning gold in the pool on day 2 of the Hangzhou Asian Games, with the city adding seven medals overall on Monday, and increasing its tally to 14 – enough for fifth place in the standings. The double Olympic silver medallist claimed her third medal of these Games as she dominated the 200m... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235702/asian-games-2023-live-siobhan-haughey-eyes-first-gold-after-more-medals-hong-kong-monday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235702/asian-games-2023-live-siobhan-haughey-eyes-first-gold-after-more-medals-hong-kong-monday?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:25:49 +0000 Hong Kong swimming starlet Siobhan Haughey flexed her muscles in her favoured 200 metres freestyle at the Asian Games, winning her heat to qualify fifth fastest for Monday night’s final. A day after earning two bronzes on Sunday, in the 50 metres breaststroke and 4x100m freestyle relay, Haughey returned to Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena for her main event. In lane 4 of the third and final heat, the 25-year-old established a solid lead from the 50-metre mark to win in two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235696/asian-games-2023-siobhan-haughey-seeks-third-medal-hangzhou-200m-free-final-stephanie-au-ian-ho-also?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3235696/asian-games-2023-siobhan-haughey-seeks-third-medal-hangzhou-200m-free-final-stephanie-au-ian-ho-also?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Sep 2023 05:55:17 +0000 Siobhan Haughey has fired a warning to her rivals she is ready to win Hong Kong’s first Asian Games swimming gold medal in Hangzhou next month, after smashing her own 50-metre freestyle record in Victoria Park on Saturday. Nine years on from her last appearance at the regional Games, as a 16-year-old student in Incheon, the Tokyo Olympics double silver medallist looks unlikely to be beaten by any of her Asian competition in her two favoured events. Haughey won silver and finished fourth,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3231658/siobhan-haughey-fires-warning-asian-games-rivals-shattering-her-own-hong-kong-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3231658/siobhan-haughey-fires-warning-asian-games-rivals-shattering-her-own-hong-kong-record?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:48:10 +0000 Mike Chan,Agencies Mike Chan,Agencies China’s Qin Haiyang said he was “ready for the future” after sweeping all before him at the World Aquatics Championships, and laying down a marker for next year’s Olympics. The 24-year-old dominated the breaststroke events in Japan, setting a world record time of two minutes, 5.48 seconds to claim gold in the 200m n Friday, to go with his 50m and 100m crowns. Qin also starred as China’s men claimed victory in the 4x100m medley relay at the Marine Messe Fukuoka venue. But moments after claiming... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3229346/chinas-king-pool-qin-haiyang-focused-next-challenge-after-dominating-world-aquatics-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3229346/chinas-king-pool-qin-haiyang-focused-next-challenge-after-dominating-world-aquatics-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Jul 2023 04:48:21 +0000 Chan Kin-wa,Agence France-Presse Chan Kin-wa,Agence France-Presse Siobhan Haughey and her Hong Kong teammates began their World Aquatics Championships in Japan with a city record in the women’s 4x100 metres freestyle relay – but it was still not enough to get them to the final on day one in the pool. The quartet of Haughey, Camille Cheng Lily-mei, Tam Hoi-lam and Stephanie Au Hoi-shun came fifth in their heat in three minutes, 39.93 seconds as swimming events got under way on Sunday. That was one hundredth of a second under their previous best – set by a team... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3228643/world-aquatics-championships-4x100m-relay-record-siobhan-haughey-and-hong-kong-after-australia-end?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3228643/world-aquatics-championships-4x100m-relay-record-siobhan-haughey-and-hong-kong-after-australia-end?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Jul 2023 08:56:57 +0000 Chan Kin-wa Chan Kin-wa Siobhan Haughey has some unfinished business with the World Aquatics Championships in Japan, where she will be attempting to win Hong Kong’s first medal at the long-course competition. A double Olympic silver medallist, short-course world champion and record holder, Haughey has yet to claim a medal at the championships after finishing fourth in 2019 and missing last year’s event in Budapest through injury. But the 25-year-old heads into the competition in Fukuoka on the back of an impressive... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3228328/world-aquatics-championships-siobhan-haughey-out-break-hong-kongs-long-course-medal-drought-fukuoka?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3228328/world-aquatics-championships-siobhan-haughey-out-break-hong-kongs-long-course-medal-drought-fukuoka?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jul 2023 07:51:31 +0000 Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey produced close to her Olympic medal-winning pace to clock the fastest 100 metres freestyle time in the world this year at the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in Barcelona. Haughey’s 52.50 seconds to win the 100m final on Wednesday’s opening night not only picked up where she had left off at the weekend in the tour’s opening leg in the south of France. It was also faster than she has swum anywhere bar the Tokyo Olympics two years ago, when she took silver over that distance as... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3220976/mare-nostrum-swim-tour-siobhan-haughey-stirs-memories-tokyo-fastest-time-year-win-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3220976/mare-nostrum-swim-tour-siobhan-haughey-stirs-memories-tokyo-fastest-time-year-win-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 May 2023 05:47:42 +0000 Siobhan Haughey has set another Hong Kong record in the 50 metres freestyle, finishing the distance in 24.56 seconds on the opening day of the Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in the south of France. The time was also enough to meet the “A” qualifying standard for next year’s Paris Olympics, but not enough for Haughey to win the race in Canet-en-Roussillon, with Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom coming home comfortably ahead in 24.02. Haughey’s time bettered her previous record of 24.59, which she swam in May... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3220520/road-paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-sets-another-hong-kong-record-hits-2024-games-qualifying?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3220520/road-paris-olympics-siobhan-haughey-sets-another-hong-kong-record-hits-2024-games-qualifying?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 May 2023 09:31:14 +0000 Siobhan Haughey will have the chance to go head-to-head with her potential Asian Games rival Rikako Ikee of Japan when the duo race in the opening leg of the Mare Nostrum Tour in the south of France on Saturday. The pair, who are likely to meet again at September’s Games in Hangzhou, have both entered the 50 metres, 100m and 200m freestyle in Canet-en-Roussillon. Hong Kong star Haughey was missing because of injury at the 2018 Jakarta Games, when Ikee captured six gold medals. Ikee then almost... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3220404/mare-nostrum-tour-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-and-rikako-ikee-japan-set-asian-games-rehearsal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3220404/mare-nostrum-tour-hong-kongs-siobhan-haughey-and-rikako-ikee-japan-set-asian-games-rehearsal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 May 2023 12:38:59 +0000 Sprinter Ian Ho Yentou bettered his own Hong Kong record and made it to the 2024 Paris Games after winning his heat in the men’s 50 metre freestyle at the Sports Institute on Sunday. On the second day of the Festival of Sport Long Course Time Trial Championships, Ho clocked 21.86 seconds in heat 6, 0.11 seconds faster than his previous best set two years ago, easily meeting the A qualifying standard for next year’s Olympics of 21.96. The Tokyo Olympian slowed his pace for the afternoon’s final,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3217254/road-paris-olympics-hong-kong-swimmers-siobhan-haughey-ian-ho-hit-qualifying-standard-2024-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3217254/road-paris-olympics-hong-kong-swimmers-siobhan-haughey-ian-ho-hit-qualifying-standard-2024-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Apr 2023 11:34:59 +0000 Despite the government’s repeated pledges that Hong Kong has returned to normal, this weekend’s swimming event featuring Olympic hero Siobhan Haughey will take place behind closed doors because of Covid-19 restrictions. Most of Hong Kong’s top swimmers including double Tokyo silver medallist Haughey, will compete at the two-day Festival of Sports Long Course Time Trial. The event will provide an opportunity to qualify for next year’s Paris Games, and is the last shot for those wanting to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3216783/hong-kongs-asian-games-qualifiers-closed-fans-fear-covid-19-cases-september-showcase?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3216783/hong-kongs-asian-games-qualifiers-closed-fans-fear-covid-19-cases-september-showcase?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:40:44 +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 Siobhan Haughey sounded an early warning for the 2024 Paris Olympics as she achieved the Games qualifying standard in the 400 metres freestyle, in her first major long-course competition in almost two years. The 25-year-old Hongkonger came second in the final in a time of 4 minutes 5.84 seconds at the Pro Swim Series in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, late on Thursday local time. Although she was beaten by Katie Grimes of the United States, who clocked 4:05.18, Haughey’s time was inside the Olympic... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212212/olympics-2024-siobhan-haughey-road-paris-she-hits-400m-freestyle-qualifying-time-first-attempt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3212212/olympics-2024-siobhan-haughey-road-paris-she-hits-400m-freestyle-qualifying-time-first-attempt?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 03 Mar 2023 05:49:10 +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 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 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 Swimming sensation Siobhan Haughey clinched gold in the 200m women’s freestyle final on Sunday, her second podium finish at the Fina short course World Championships in Melbourne. The double Olympic silver medallist defended her title with a time of 1 minute 51.65 seconds, ahead of Canada’s Rebecca Smith in second place and Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands in third. The 25-year-old, who won silver in the women’s 100m freestyle on Thursday, wrote a new chapter last year when she claimed two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203729/siobhan-haughey-track-defend-200m-freestyle-title-fina-world-championships-melbourne?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203729/siobhan-haughey-track-defend-200m-freestyle-title-fina-world-championships-melbourne?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Dec 2022 03:58:46 +0000 Siobhan Haughey puts her unblemished 200m record on the line on Sunday at the Fina short course World Championships in Melbourne, with more gold in her sights. There are not many familiar faces on the starting blocks, with the noticeable absence of two Tokyo Olympic 200m freestyle medallists – Ariarne Titmus of Australia and Penny Oleksiak of Canada – leaving Rebecca Smith of Canada, the silver medallist at last year’s championships in Abu Dhabi, and Chinese newcomer Li Bingjie as Haughey’s main... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203701/hong-kongs-haughey-sets-sights-golden-finish-fina-world-championships-melbourne-puts-200m-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203701/hong-kongs-haughey-sets-sights-golden-finish-fina-world-championships-melbourne-puts-200m-record?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Dec 2022 23:00:15 +0000 Hong Kong swimmer Ian Ho Yentou narrowly missed out of the men’s 50m freestyle final at Friday’s swimming’s short-course World Championships in Melbourne. Ho clocked in a time of 21.04 seconds to finish in fourth place in the second semi-final of the day. Jordan Crooks of the Cayman Islands and Great Britain’s Benjamin Proud set the quickest time heading into the finals, which takes place Saturday evening. It was also a bittersweet day for Hong Kong’s Adam Chillingworth, who set yet another... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203541/swimming-world-championships-adam-chillingworth-sets-record-hong-kong-ian-ho-makes-50m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203541/swimming-world-championships-adam-chillingworth-sets-record-hong-kong-ian-ho-makes-50m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Dec 2022 06:25:30 +0000 Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey has won the silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle at swimming’s short-course World Championships in Melbourne on Thursday. She finished second to Emma McKeon of Australia, the reigning Olympic champion, who had been the fastest qualifier for the final. Defending the title she won in Abu Dhabi a year ago, Haughey clocked 50.87 seconds – 0.1 sec behind McKeon. She and the Australian pulled clear of the rest in the second half of the race but McKeon was always in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203417/swimming-world-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-silver-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203417/swimming-world-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-silver-100m-freestyle?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:40:10 +0000 Siobhan Haughey will head into her first final of swimming’s short-course World Championships with a chance of a repeating last year’s gold medal after she qualified second-fastest in the 100 metres freestyle on Wednesday. The Hongkonger finished second in her semi-final in 51.69 seconds in Melbourne, as she bids to retain her crown in Thursday’s final. Emma McKeon of Australia, the Tokyo Olympic gold medallist who pipped Haughey in the event, finished ahead of her in 51.28. Hong Kong head... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203212/fina-short-course-world-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-heat-she-starts-title-defence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3203212/fina-short-course-world-championships-siobhan-haughey-wins-heat-she-starts-title-defence?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Dec 2022 02:33:13 +0000