https://www.scmp.com/rss/524233/feed The latest news and top stories on Emily Polson. She is a Hong Kong sailor competing in the 49erFX class with Mak Hiu-tung. They won the 2023 29er World Championships (U17 female event) and the 29er Asian Championship. Polson was also named Hong Kong Optimist Dinghy Association Sailor of the Year in 2020. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com 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