https://www.scmp.com/rss/520092/feed The 15th National Games will be held in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Macau from November 9 to 21, 2025. Held every four years, the National Games is considered China’s highest multi-sport event. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Chinese swimming star Li Bingjie has rejected the notion she was ever a prodigy, and rather considered herself to be a “shark” who swam her way back to the top through years of hardship and who now had her sights set on the Los Angeles Olympics. Li rose to fame at age 15, breaking the Asian record when she won silver at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, and claiming four gold medals at the National Games that year. However, there was an eight-year gap before she achieved another... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345884/chinese-swimmer-li-bingjie-reveals-secret-her-return-la-olympic-track-cold-buns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3345884/chinese-swimmer-li-bingjie-reveals-secret-her-return-la-olympic-track-cold-buns?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:00:22 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Wong Tsz-to and Tsang Hiu-tung were the first men and women across the 10km finish line, each claiming their third title in this event and securing a sweep for the city at Sunday’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Although neither runner beat their times from last year, they said they were satisfied with their performances. Hong Kong triathlete Wong finished just after 6am, clocking a time of 31 minutes 11 seconds to edge out runner-up Tse Chun-yin at the finish at Victoria Harbour... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340305/hong-kong-marathon-past-winners-wong-tsz-tsang-hiu-tung-claim-10km-races?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3340305/hong-kong-marathon-past-winners-wong-tsz-tsang-hiu-tung-claim-10km-races?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:30:14 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong distance runner Virginia Lo Ying-chiu has targeted another personal best at Sunday’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon (SCHKM), carrying on from breaking her best times on several occasions last year. “Both my training progress and physical condition feel good, and I hope to run faster than last year’s Hong Kong Marathon and also break the PB set at the National Games – if the weather and other conditions are favourable,” Lo said. Lo won the local women’s full marathon title last... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339771/hong-kongs-virginia-lo-resume-quest-another-personal-best-hong-kong-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339771/hong-kongs-virginia-lo-resume-quest-another-personal-best-hong-kong-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:00:17 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Disabled athletes from Hong Kong deserve admiration and praise for their historic showing at the National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the Special Olympic Games. They stood out in the biggest edition yet of China’s equivalent of the Paralympics and the first to be hosted jointly by Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau. The Hong Kong squad arrived at the closing ceremony on December 15 with 140 medals, a record haul including 51 golds, 49 silvers and 40 bronzes. The city’s para-sports... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3337032/disabled-athletes-success-inspiration-all-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3337032/disabled-athletes-success-inspiration-all-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Dec 2025 23:15:12 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Two players in Hong Kong’s handball team have been called up to China’s training squad after their stand-out performances at the National Games, raising questions over their eligibility to potentially switch sporting allegiance. Wong Kin and Toby Lin Yun-to caught the attention of China selectors during the Games, in which Hong Kong’s part-time team stunned several professional sides on their way to the city’s best-ever finish of fourth place. But any plans for the duo to play for China may be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3337130/china-selects-hong-kong-handball-players-are-they-eligible-switch-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3337130/china-selects-hong-kong-handball-players-are-they-eligible-switch-team?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 20 Dec 2025 01:00:16 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Hong Kong’s para athletes won four medals at the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, topping the podium in swimming and table tennis. In the pool in Shenzhen, Lau Chiu-yee struck gold in the women’s S14 200 metres freestyle, winning in two minutes, 13.50 seconds to set an all-China national record. The 17-year-old, who took up swimming aged eight and first represented Hong Kong at 12, touched the wall just ahead of teammate Chan Yui-lam, who claimed silver only 0.1... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335766/hongkongers-shine-para-national-games-golds-swimming-table-tennis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3335766/hongkongers-shine-para-national-games-golds-swimming-table-tennis?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:47:44 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The National Games ended last month, but the action is not over. This week, it is the turn of disabled athletes to compete and perform. They deserve strong support. Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau are co-hosting the National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the Special Olympic Games. It is China’s equivalent of the Paralympics. This will be the biggest Games yet, with more than 9,000 athletes and coaches participating in a total of 46 sports. Hong Kong is the location for four events.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3335468/time-cheer-our-disabled-athletes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3335468/time-cheer-our-disabled-athletes?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Dec 2025 23:15:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara The mastermind of China’s first Olympic cycling gold has said the country needs to make a choice: allow its provinces to keep prioritising National Games success alone, or unite to conquer the world. Benoit Vetu returned as boss of mainland Chinese track cycling in March, nearly nine years after he oversaw women’s team sprint glory at the Rio Olympics for Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi. The Frenchman said that he was “starting from zero” and had to “rebuild everything”. “There’s a lot of talent,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3335360/china-cant-rule-olympic-cycling-until-provinces-put-own-agendas-aside-coach?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3335360/china-cant-rule-olympic-cycling-until-provinces-put-own-agendas-aside-coach?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:39:22 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan With a second retirement from the government looming, National Games Coordination Office chief Yeung Tak-keung is ready to get back to playing sport instead of organising events when he leaves office in March. Speaking to the Post, the 64-year-old, a keen handball and squash player, said once he had retired, he expected to travel to play the sports he loves. “I am going to play a lot of sports, not only in Hong Kong, but also to travel around and play sports,” he said. “I want to play in some... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3334745/yeung-heart-head-national-games-office-eyes-role-athlete-after-retirement?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3334745/yeung-heart-head-national-games-office-eyes-role-athlete-after-retirement?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:30:08 +0000 Mike Rowse Mike Rowse The recent flurry of sporting events has thrown up a number of aspects which I found particularly inspiring. With much of the media focus on China’s 15th National Games naturally on the sporting contests, less attention was paid to the fact that the event could only have been successfully organised with the support of local volunteers. The Agency for Volunteer Service appealed for help in marshalling competitors and spectators, and tens of thousands of ordinary Hongkongers applied. The target... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334397/sporting-passion-hongkongers-inspiration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334397/sporting-passion-hongkongers-inspiration?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Nov 2025 21:30:09 +0000 Letters Letters Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words As the 15th National Games draw to a close, Hong Kong celebrates not only the outstanding achievements of its athletes but also the success of staging a truly “clean and green” mega event. The games embodied sustainability from the outset. Jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3334441/national-games-hong-kong-has-model-green-mega-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/letters/article/3334441/national-games-hong-kong-has-model-green-mega-event?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Nov 2025 03:30:09 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The successful staging of China’s National Games in the Greater Bay Area has provided the perfect platform for developing sport in the region and hosting more prestigious events. As cross-border co-hosts Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau reflect on the games, which closed on November 21, they are right to look ahead. But to maximise the many potential benefits of the multisport event, there must be clear objectives, carefully laid plans and concrete initiatives. The signing of an agreement between... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3334474/hong-kong-should-seize-national-games-momentum-build-sporting-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3334474/hong-kong-should-seize-national-games-momentum-build-sporting-future?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:15:15 +0000 Bernard Chan Bernard Chan China’s National Games marked a historic milestone this year: for the first time since the event’s inception in 1959, competitions were held throughout the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area – a clear sign of the region’s increasing connectivity and spirit of cooperation. Hong Kong achieved its highest medal tally, with nine golds, two silvers and eight bronzes, fostering pride in a city discovering a new level of confidence through sport. Behind every medal lies a personal story of... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334268/national-games-underscored-ties-bind-hongkongers-rest-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3334268/national-games-underscored-ties-bind-hongkongers-rest-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Nov 2025 21:30:11 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Former record-breaking hurdler Alan Cheung believes the city’s best athletics talent will continue slipping through the cracks until the sport becomes a viable career. Cheung, who claimed double hurdles success at the weekend’s Hong Kong Masters Athletics Championships (HKMAC), broke the city 110 metres hurdles record, aged 21, in 1996, then promptly quit to study in the USA. “I didn’t see much future in being an athlete,” Cheung, who is now 51, said. “If I had continued I might have reached a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333908/hong-kong-must-act-stop-athletics-talent-drain-says-former-record-holder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333908/hong-kong-must-act-stop-athletics-talent-drain-says-former-record-holder?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:30:10 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Intent on building on the National Games, the three co-hosts have signed a joint agreement with the General Administration of Sport of China to help ensure the success of what comes next. The leaders of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau signed the agreement on Friday, the day the Games closed under the stars at the new Happy Theatre in Shenzhen. With the potential for a bid to stage an Olympics, Asian Games or other large-scale sporting event in the future, the deal is aimed at boosting cooperation... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333920/national-games-co-hosts-sign-4-party-pact-build-sports-cooperation-progress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333920/national-games-co-hosts-sign-4-party-pact-build-sports-cooperation-progress?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:25:32 +0000 Alice Wu Alice Wu The National Games have been a nice distraction, bringing a reprieve from the daily grind and demands of life. Watching competitive sports and sharing in the anticipation, and the highs and the lows, temporarily transports us to another realm. Whether we’re on the edge of our seats in the stands or in the comfort of our homes, we experience something together. There is a sense of community and a moment shared. Perhaps that is why competitive and spectator sports have been part of human existence... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3333698/hong-kong-can-take-inspiration-its-athletes-winning-spirit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3333698/hong-kong-can-take-inspiration-its-athletes-winning-spirit?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:30:09 +0000 Matthew Cheng,Fiona Sun Matthew Cheng,Fiona Sun Sports officials have hailed Hong Kong’s success in co-hosting the National Games and said the city will explore running more athletic events with its Greater Bay Area neighbours after the region was named as a possible candidate for staging the Olympics in the future. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui described the concluded 15th National Games in Hong Kong as a success on Saturday, emphasising the events had exposed locals to lesser-known sports, such as beach... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3333782/hong-kong-build-national-games-success-gba-cities-official?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3333782/hong-kong-build-national-games-success-gba-cities-official?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:23:23 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Several months ago, a group of business leaders in the city floated the idea that Hong Kong might play a key role in bringing the 2036 Olympics to the Greater Bay Area. At the time it felt more than a little fanciful. The sort of pie in the sky thinking designed to start conversations around improving the city’s sporting infrastructure which, Kai Tak Sports Park aside, is badly in need of rejuvenation, and driving ambition, rather than being a proposal for serious consideration. How times... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333779/flights-fancy-reality-national-games-paves-way-bright-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333779/flights-fancy-reality-national-games-paves-way-bright-future?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 05:30:16 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong Acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Andrew Lau Wai-keung, chief director of the National Games opening ceremony in Guangzhou on November 9, has revealed the event was designed not just for mainland viewers, but as a heartfelt showcase of Chinese culture and unity for the global Chinese diaspora, many of whom were grappling with their own post-1997 stories. Lau is famous for directing classic Hong Kong films such as the Infernal Affairs trilogy, Legend of the Fist, the Young and Dangerous series and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333686/hong-kong-director-andrew-lau-reveals-inspiration-national-games-opening-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333686/hong-kong-director-andrew-lau-reveals-inspiration-national-games-opening-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 04:00:10 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Veteran baseball head coach Sean Au Hok-leung has said Hong Kong’s players showed they could eventually snap at the heels of the traditional Asian powerhouses during a promising National Games campaign. On their way to an eighth-place finish in Zhongshan, the city team beat Sichuan for a first-ever Games victory and lost by only one run to Fujian and Shandong. Au’s squad was largely staffed by emerging talent, with only eight over-23s permitted and just five of those allowed on the field in each... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333735/hong-kong-baseball-coach-loving-dedicated-players-sets-new-asian-games-target?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333735/hong-kong-baseball-coach-loving-dedicated-players-sets-new-asian-games-target?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 02:00:31 +0000 Wee Kek Koon Wee Kek Koon The 15th National Games of China, jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, just ended. I must confess that my only engagement with the quadrennial event was to impatiently scroll down whenever headlines or images of the games appeared on my screen. I have done the same for the Olympic Games, the Fifa World Cup, Wimbledon and everything in between, because I have no interest in sporting events – or sports in general. The skills specific to certain games, the complicated rules and the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/chinese-culture/article/3333375/how-china-embraced-physical-fitness-through-history-polo-todays-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/chinese-culture/article/3333375/how-china-embraced-physical-fitness-through-history-polo-todays-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:15:08 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial A colourful, energetic and innovative closing ceremony served as a fitting conclusion to the 15th National Games, which have highlighted China’s sporting excellence and showcased the Greater Bay Area. Co-hosted for the first time by Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong, the country’s biggest multi-sport event is set to leave a lasting legacy, with an impact that transcends sport. The Games opened on November 9 in Guangzhou and closed last night in Shenzhen, with singing, dancing, fireworks, a light... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3333754/national-games-lasting-legacy-will-have-impact-transcends-sport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3333754/national-games-lasting-legacy-will-have-impact-transcends-sport?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:00:33 +0000 Ambrose Li,Paul McNamara Ambrose Li,Paul McNamara The National Games has been more than a first for co-hosts Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau; it has also marked the emergence of the stars of the future. And as well as the passing of the physical torch from the Greater Bay Area to Hunan, which will stage the 2029 Games, there was the passing of the metaphorical one between generations. While the likes of Ma Long and Sun Yang, and even Pan Zhanle, grapple with the fading of their powers, those who will replace them have been stealing the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333742/national-games-new-generation-stars-set-shine-asian-games-olympics-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333742/national-games-new-generation-stars-set-shine-asian-games-olympics-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 23:00:30 +0000 Josh Ball,Ada Li,Harvey Kong,Wynna Wong Josh Ball,Ada Li,Harvey Kong,Wynna Wong The curtain came down on the National Games on Friday, wrapping up a two-week sporting celebration with a closing ceremony that felt much more like a beginning than the end of an occasion steeped in historic achievement. After a gold, silver and bronze-fuelled build-up, this was the Greater Bay Area’s coming out party as a region ready to host the biggest of sporting events. And in the new Happy Theatre, where water was its stage and the eponymous harbour in Shenzhen its spectacular backdrop,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333759/national-games-closing-ceremony-marks-more-beginning-end-greater-bay-area?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333759/national-games-closing-ceremony-marks-more-beginning-end-greater-bay-area?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:12:41 +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 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. The curtain will come down on the National Games on Friday, with a closing ceremony that promises to be as spectacular as the one that launched two weeks of thrilling action. In that time, Hong Kong’s athletes have scaled new heights, bringing in more gold and more medals than ever... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333722/stunning-water-stage-provides-backdrop-national-games-closing-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333722/stunning-water-stage-provides-backdrop-national-games-closing-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:59:47 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong table tennis player Doo Hoi-kem will be the city’s flag bearer at the National Games closing ceremony on Friday, which is being held at the Huanle Theatre in Shenzhen. The 15th edition of the multi-sport event is coming to a close after almost two weeks of action in various venues and stadiums across Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau. With the ceremony less than three hours away, a government source confirmed to the Post that the honour of carrying the Bauhinia flag had fallen to the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3333693/hong-kong-table-tennis-player-doo-be-flag-bearer-national-games-closing-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3333693/hong-kong-table-tennis-player-doo-be-flag-bearer-national-games-closing-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:15:30 +0000 Coco Feng,Luna Sun Coco Feng,Luna Sun China is walking away in the humanoid robot race, while Elon Musk’s Tesla struggles to get to the starting line. Xpeng, Unitree Robotics and other Chinese robot makers are in or near mass production of ever more sophisticated robots, and already chalking up orders worth more than US$100 million. By contrast, the sales debut for Tesla’s Optimus has slipped into 2026 after repeated delays. In very public shows of progress, Chinese humanoid robots have this year danced alongside humans for a... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3333635/chinas-humanoid-robots-enter-workforce-tesla-wait-goes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3333635/chinas-humanoid-robots-enter-workforce-tesla-wait-goes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:15:09 +0000 Victor Sanjinez,Catherine Ma,Brian Wang,Rocio Marquez,Kaliz Lee Victor Sanjinez,Catherine Ma,Brian Wang,Rocio Marquez,Kaliz Lee https://www.scmp.com/article/3332411/rise-fencing-hong-kong-sport-obsession-infographic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/3332411/rise-fencing-hong-kong-sport-obsession-infographic?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:00:11 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing Ceci Lee Sze-wing I really enjoyed the few minutes after I won the omnium for my third National Games gold on Monday, riding slowly around the track and seeing the Hong Kong people cheering and so excited. I found my family in the crowd and had a selfie with them, which was a special moment. But as I climbed off my bike to walk across for my medal ceremony, with the fans still making lots of noise, I could feel my own joy beginning to soften. My mind was already turning to the Asian Games in September next year.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333575/diary-champion-ceci-lee-already-eyeing-asian-games-tells-coach-she-must-work-harder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333575/diary-champion-ceci-lee-already-eyeing-asian-games-tells-coach-she-must-work-harder?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:23 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Ma Long’s reign as the best table tennis player in China may be coming to an end, but he will go out a winner after Beijing grabbed the National Games men’s team title in Macau on Thursday. A 3-1 victory over Shanghai at the Galaxy Arena saw Ma become the only player in the history of the Games to win gold medals in all four men’s table tennis events. It was Ma’s fifth gold medal in his sixth appearance at the multi-sport event. He had previously won two gold medals in men’s singles and one each... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333591/record-breaker-ma-long-leads-beijing-national-games-table-tennis-team-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333591/record-breaker-ma-long-leads-beijing-national-games-table-tennis-team-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:24:14 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The man tasked with ensuring Hong Kong’s fencers continue to deliver on the world stage for years to come said he was satisfied with the overall results despite some “hits and misses” at the National Games. Speaking to the Post on Thursday, Zheng Kangzhou, the city’s head coach, laid out his next targets a day after the city’s men pocketed foil team gold at Kai Tak Arena, completing the full set with the long-coveted piece. With the men’s épée and women’s foil teams both denied in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333581/hong-kong-fencing-coach-eyes-global-team-success-after-hits-and-misses-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333581/hong-kong-fencing-coach-eyes-global-team-success-after-hits-and-misses-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:48:25 +0000 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong Long regarded as a legend of the game, Fan Zhendong stands as one of the most decorated and well-rounded players in table tennis history, yet he has not stopped exploring his limits. Following his gold medal success in the National Games men’s singles, Fan will be back in action on Thursday in the team final. With Xu Xin by his side, Fan will be up against world No 1 Wang Chuqin and another legend of the game, Ma Long. Fan is aware of the challenges – rhythm, focus, coordination and adaptation –... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3333514/fan-zhendong-cements-legacy-national-games-after-completing-super-grand-slam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3333514/fan-zhendong-cements-legacy-national-games-after-completing-super-grand-slam?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:00:11 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Jacqueline Lai Jing-man said she was feeling positive, ready and well supported ahead of the “unique challenge” of tackling an Asian Championships straight off the back of competing in the National Games. Hongkonger Lai finished joint third in Wednesday’s showjumping final in Shenzhen, but slipped to fifth following a jump-off for bronze. The city squad ended the Games empty-handed. Lai said her horse was “a little empty” for the jump-off, adding: “I could have managed it better and gone for a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333443/hong-kong-equestrian-jacqueline-lai-asian-event-after-fifth-spot-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333443/hong-kong-equestrian-jacqueline-lai-asian-event-after-fifth-spot-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:00:24 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport We’re much closer to the end than the beginning of what has been an enthralling National Games, but we’re not done yet. Fresh off a first fencing gold for the men’s foil team, their épée counterparts get a chance to redeem themselves after the individual slip-ups they all suffered earlier this week. In badminton, mixed doubles Olympic champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong are proving that age is just a number. Having retired after their golden hurrah in Paris, they came back for an encore and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333463/national-games-hong-kong-fencers-go-again-fan-v-wang-part-2-what-watch-day-11?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3333463/national-games-hong-kong-fencers-go-again-fan-v-wang-part-2-what-watch-day-11?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:01:18 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong won its first fencing National Games gold medal on Wednesday, after the men’s foil team beat Fujian 45-34 in the final. The hosts, seeded third, eliminated Zhejiang and Jiangsu en route to the highly anticipated bout against the top seeds and defending champions at Kai Tak Arena. While the city’s top fencers Ryan Choi Chun-yin and Cheung Ka-long remained their usual trustworthy selves, head coach Greg Koenig was quick to heap praise on one of the other members of the team. “Leung... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333404/national-games-cheung-choi-power-hong-kong-fencers-fight-gold-mens-team-foil?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333404/national-games-cheung-choi-power-hong-kong-fencers-fight-gold-mens-team-foil?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:03:52 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Coleman Wong Chak-lam said he was proud of his never-say-die spirit despite surrendering a one-set lead to lose his National Games semi-final against Wu Yibing on Wednesday. Wu won 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 following a tussle that lasted nearly three hours. He will meet Jerry Shang Juncheng in Thursday’s final at the Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai. Wong, who called his bronze medal a “milestone achievement”, saved a set-point in the tiebreak in the opening set before eventually winning... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3333374/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-loses-3-set-battle-wu-ends-national-games-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3333374/hong-kongs-coleman-wong-loses-3-set-battle-wu-ends-national-games-bronze?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:51:00 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Hong Kong’s world-class fencers Cheung Ka-long and Ryan Choi Chun-yin will aim to write the ending they wanted first time around when they get their second shot at National Games glory on Wednesday. The pair were hoping to face each other in the individual foil semi-finals on home soil on Sunday, with the winner going on to take the title, but Choi was knocked out in the quarters and Cheung lost the semi, having to console himself with bronze. They will join forces in search of a better outcome... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333317/national-games-fencers-cheung-choi-team-coleman-wong-semi-what-watch-day-10?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333317/national-games-fencers-cheung-choi-team-coleman-wong-semi-what-watch-day-10?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:00:09 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Teenage fencer Wu Haidi said the National Games was “a mark for me to know where I am right now”, after the city’s women’s épée team came up short in their pursuit of a medal on Tuesday. Led by individual bronze medallist Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan, the hosts got past their first hurdle, Shandong, with a narrow 33-30 win at Kai Tak Arena. Chan Wai-ling erased a two-point deficit in the penultimate round before handing off to Hsieh, who secured the winning points in the final round to seal a final four... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333294/hong-kong-epee-teams-defeat-learning-experience-west-island-school-pupil-wu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333294/hong-kong-epee-teams-defeat-learning-experience-west-island-school-pupil-wu?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:50:07 +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 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Coleman Wong Chak-lam will get the semi-final he wanted at the National Games on Wednesday, with a rematch against ATP Tour rival Wu Yibing. The Hong Kong star battled his way past Cui Jie in the last eight in Zhuhai on Tuesday, winning an initially tough encounter 7-5, 6-0 to guarantee himself at least a bronze medal. And in a courtside interview after the match, he said he wanted to face “Wu Yibing again if possible”. Wu, meanwhile, eased through his first set against Sun Fajing, was pushed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3333192/coleman-wong-marches-hong-kong-tennis-star-semi-finals-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3333192/coleman-wong-marches-hong-kong-tennis-star-semi-finals-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 03:47:31 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Andrew Wright has said Hong Kong triathlon would be revolutionised overnight if the effort that went into staging the National Games races was now invested in wider development. Head coach Wright was satisfied that medals for Oscar Coggins and the city’s mixed relay team have shown the standard in Hong Kong had never been as high. “Previously it was always one athlete carrying the programme,” he said. Also referencing some promising recent youth and junior international performances, Wright said... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333092/hong-kong-triathlon-coach-spies-potential-overnight-revolution-after-games-double-joy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333092/hong-kong-triathlon-coach-spies-potential-overnight-revolution-after-games-double-joy?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:18 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Reaching the second week of a multisport Games usually means bidding farewell to the swimmers and cyclists, and saying hello to track and field athletes. So it proves in these National Games, with the athletics action unfolding in Guangzhou until Thursday. We are nearly a week into the tennis, but it is hotting up now that players – including Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong Chak-lam – are close to clinching medals. And there’s another round of fencing, in which entire competitions are completed within... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333165/national-games-coleman-wong-fencing-medallists-hsieh-and-ho-what-watch-day-9?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333165/national-games-coleman-wong-fencing-medallists-hsieh-and-ho-what-watch-day-9?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:00:11 +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 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong crowned a new sporting superstar on Monday as the brilliant Ceci Lee Sze-wing won her third gold medal of a personally phenomenal National Games. Already the road race and Madison champion, cyclist Lee kept her cool in a frenzied Hong Kong Velodrome to claim the blue-riband omnium prize. Also the road race champion from 2021, Lee became the first Hongkonger to own four China Games golds and the first athlete from the city to win three in a single edition. With the newest additions to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333157/hong-kongs-ceci-lee-ready-take-world-after-golden-haul-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333157/hong-kongs-ceci-lee-ready-take-world-after-golden-haul-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:13:33 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Ceci Lee Sze-wing crowned herself the undisputed queen of Hong Kong cycling on Monday, adding a historic third gold medal to her 15th National Games collection, moments after Siobhan Haughey had won two bronze in as many minutes. The pair shone brightest on a day of mixed results for the city’s athletes, as Coleman Wong Chak-lam, who has yet to lose a set, eased into the quarter-finals of the men’s singles tennis, Angus Ng Ka-long bowed out of the badminton in his third – and probably last –... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333152/historic-third-national-games-gold-makes-ceci-lee-undisputed-queen-hong-kong-cycling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333152/historic-third-national-games-gold-makes-ceci-lee-undisputed-queen-hong-kong-cycling?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:08:48 +0000 Harvey Kong Harvey Kong As Hong Kong’s athletes bask in the glory of their sporting achievements at the National Games, the city’s stars are taking home more than just gold, silver and bronze. That’s because medals and bragging rights also come with cash from the Jockey Club Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme, which also covers events such as the Winter and Summer Olympics, the Asian Games, the Paralympic Games and the World University Games. With the National Games finishing this week, here are some of the biggest... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333140/how-some-hong-kongs-top-athletes-are-cashing-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333140/how-some-hong-kongs-top-athletes-are-cashing-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:56:45 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong’s épée men wasted no time in shifting their focus to this week’s team event, after all three left Kai Tak Arena empty-handed on Monday. There was no repeat of the individual silver claimed by Aaron Ho Sze-long in men’s sabre or the bronze Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan picked up in the women’s épée, with Cedric Ho Wai-hang, Fong Hoi-sun and Ng Ho-tin all failing to make it past the second knockout round. Of the three, Ho made it the furthest, and only because he knocked out Ng in the first... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333130/national-games-hong-kongs-epee-men-turn-team-event-after-all-3-are-knocked-out-early?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333130/national-games-hong-kongs-epee-men-turn-team-event-after-all-3-are-knocked-out-early?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:06:47 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. It was a day when cyclist Ceci Lee Sze-wing became the first Hong Kong athlete to win three gold medals at one National Games, and Siobhan Haughey took on the superhuman task of swimming in two finals only five minutes apart. Not bad for a Monday, as Lee herself pointed out. Elsewhere,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333052/national-games-day-8-lee-makes-winning-start-gold-bid-wong-powers-quarter-finals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333052/national-games-day-8-lee-makes-winning-start-gold-bid-wong-powers-quarter-finals?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:11:57 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After a meeting designed to “increase morale and focus” inspired their landmark 4-3 win over Sichuan on Friday, the tight-knit Hong Kong baseball team have been plotting to claim another mainland scalp. Outfielder Elvis Mok Chun-lam said his side were braced to encounter a “pretty strong” Fujian on Monday morning, after the provincial team recruited some “very good Taiwanese players”. Nonetheless, Mok, a computer engineering student at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333004/hong-kong-baseballers-plotting-another-mainland-scalp-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333004/hong-kong-baseballers-plotting-another-mainland-scalp-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:22 +0000