https://www.scmp.com/rss/524229/feed The latest news and top stories on Nicholas Halliday, Reining Asian Champion and Sailor. He is a Hong Kong ILCA 7 sailor, reigning Asian champion from 2023, who competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing 24th. Halliday also became Hong Kong's first Sailing Grand Slam event winner in April 2025. He has represented Hong Kong at two Asian Games and is preparing for his second National Games. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com 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 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 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 Wynna Wong Wynna Wong Congratulations poured in for cyclist Ceci Lee Sze-wing on Sunday following her second gold medal win at a Chinese National Games, with government officials hailing her for bringing “glory to Hong Kong”. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui praised Lee following her title defence in the women’s road race cycling in Zhuhai earlier in the day. “I am thrilled and excited,” Law said. “[Lee] has once again brought glory to Hong Kong following her gold medal at the last... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332119/national-games-high-praise-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-strikes-gold-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332119/national-games-high-praise-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-strikes-gold-again?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:29:21 +0000 Cliff Buddle Cliff Buddle The news that Hong Kong would co-host China’s National Games for the first time, a landmark for the city, was not accompanied by the fanfare that might have been expected when it was announced four years ago. At the time, the world was still in the grip of the pandemic. Hong Kong’s measures to combat Covid-19, including quarantine and strict social-distancing rules, hit the city’s sports sector hard. Iconic events such as the rugby sevens, the marathon and Oxfam Trailwalker were cancelled or... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3331187/national-games-are-just-start-not-finishing-line-sporting-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3331187/national-games-are-just-start-not-finishing-line-sporting-ambitions?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:11:41 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Newly crowned National Games gold medallist Nicholas Halliday might not know where his next holiday will be, or how to spend his cash prize, but the Hong Kong sailor certainly knows what his next goal is. Halliday secured the ILCA 7 title by demonstrating some serious skills manoeuvring his dinghy in windy conditions around the coastal city of Shanwei over the past few days. And on Friday, the 26-year-old said he had some unfinished business with the Asian Games, after finishing fourth in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330956/hong-kongs-halliday-eyes-asian-games-glory-officials-say-he-can-be-world-beater?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330956/hong-kongs-halliday-eyes-asian-games-glory-officials-say-he-can-be-world-beater?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:16 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Sailing was never Nicholas Halliday’s first love, with his mother the driving force that initially got him onto the sea and on Wednesday made him a National Games gold medallist. The 26-year-old claimed the ILCA 7 title in the waters around the city of Shanwei, and then admitted it was on land that he felt most at home when he was a child. “At that time, I didn’t think I really liked sailing,” he said. “I enjoyed the feeling on the rugby fields and basketball courts more.” Halliday’s journey to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330910/reluctant-novice-games-gold-medallist-hallidays-journey-sea-tale-worth-telling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330910/reluctant-novice-games-gold-medallist-hallidays-journey-sea-tale-worth-telling?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:00:14 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Nicholas Halliday has given Hong Kong’s National Games campaign lift-off after he claimed sailing gold in Guangdong on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Halliday needed only a top-six finish to top the standings as he headed into the last of 11 rounds of his men’s ILCA 7 discipline. He duly came home fourth in the coastal city of Shanwei to clinch the city’s first medal of the Games. It also made Halliday the first sailing gold medallist from Hong Kong in any edition of the national multisport... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330765/national-games-gold-hong-kong-nicholas-halliday-storms-sailing-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330765/national-games-gold-hong-kong-nicholas-halliday-storms-sailing-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:01:41 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Hong Kong’s sailors and windsurfers put in some solid displays at the start of the second phase of their respective events at the National Games on Friday. All six sailors, including the likes of Nicholas Halliday, and men’s skiff pair Russell Aylsworth and Akira Sakai, were hovering around the top places, while windsurfer Cheng Ching-yin also put himself among the front runners after the opening day in the coastal city of Shanwei. Reigning Asian ILCA 7 champion Halliday did not need his best to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330254/solid-start-national-games-medal-charge-hong-kong-sailors-windsurfers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330254/solid-start-national-games-medal-charge-hong-kong-sailors-windsurfers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:30:14 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan Head coach Chan King-yin said both of his windsurfers were fired up and ready for action ahead of the second phase of their National Games events in Shanwei on Friday. Having received a bye from the opening qualifying phase this week, Olympians Cheng Ching-yin and Mui Ma Kwan-ching will compete in the men’s and women’s iQFoil events, respectively, which run from Friday to next Tuesday at the Guangdong Ocean Sports Training Centre, with a medal race day to follow. “Both athletes are very... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330037/national-games-more-mature-hong-kong-windsurfers-ready-challenge-medals-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330037/national-games-more-mature-hong-kong-windsurfers-ready-challenge-medals-coach-says?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:13 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan National Games debutant Peter Jessop has so much faith in his Hong Kong sailing teammate Nicholas Halliday that he is tipping him for gold at the multi-sport extravaganza later this month. The 17-year-old Jessop said on Wednesday that he hoped to emerge from the men’s single dinghy preliminaries to join the already qualified Halliday in the finals off the coast of eastern Guangdong province. But he had no doubts over the prospects for his role model, the reigning Asian champion Halliday. “For... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328278/national-games-hong-kong-olympian-tipped-bring-home-sailing-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328278/national-games-hong-kong-olympian-tipped-bring-home-sailing-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:13 +0000