Josh Ball
News Editor, Sport & Racing
A journalist for 25 years, Josh arrived in Hong Kong in March 2018 having spent the previous 10 years in Bermuda. He has worked all over the world in a variety of roles, while covering some of the biggest events in international news and sport.
A journalist for 25 years, Josh arrived in Hong Kong in March 2018 having spent the previous 10 years in Bermuda. He has worked all over the world in a variety of roles, while covering some of the biggest events in international news and sport.
Areas of Expertise:
Editing, production, sports writerLanguages Spoken:
English
Squash women win silver while tennis duo get key bronze; fellow bronze winner Ceci Lee says she ‘always can’t win gold in the omnium’.
Ceci Lee and Chloe Leung leave it late in women’s Madison, Chu Tsun-wai second in men’s omnium. Rugby sevens stars up and running.
Alexandra Eala says decision to head to Japan was a tough one, but representing her country ‘very close to my heart’.
Ceci Lee in action, start of the rugby sevens and Taichi Kho looking to improve on his first round could boost medal tally on Thursday.
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Success will be judged on whether the 580-strong delegation surpasses the 53 medals won in Hangzhou three years ago.
Team sprint medal is Hong Kong’s first on track at Games, squash teams march on and Coleman Wong breezes into third round of men’s singles.
Three years on from a celebrated edition in Hangzhou, athletes have been left bemoaning a ‘sad and mediocre’ experience.
City’s athletes grabbed medals in esports and women’s table tennis, while China’s divers close in on 100 golds.
Singaporean sprinter ‘brings fighting spirit’ to win gold, while China’s 18-year old javelin thrower only needs one attempt to set Games record.
City’s Lee Ka-yi, Tang Ming-hong take mixed doubles squash title, while Fong Hoi-sun adds men’s team épée bronze to individual medal.
Two of city’s mixed doubles pairs win through to final, but women’s foil and men’s sabre fencers finish with bronze after semi-final losses.
Ng Ka-ki wins city’s first gymnastics medal since 2018, esports Fighting Games team also earn bronze, squash’s Simmi Chan reaches semi-finals.
Swimmer says her body had sent ’signals’ this should be her last Games as rowers bring in four medals, wushu wins first, fencing wins bronze.
Sora Matsushima wins decisive match as men’s title fight goes down to the wire at Sky Hall Toyota, while later China’s women sweep to gold.
Athletes compete in open space across six weight classes in Japan, with different rules and enhanced safety features such as shin pads.
Japan’s Shin Ohashi wins men’s 200m breaststroke, Siobhan Haughey claims fourth medal of Games, after rowers add gold, silver and bronze.
Tsang Yee-ting finally earns karate medal at fourth Asian Games, and Natalie Kan recovers to claim bronze in women’s 100m butterfly.
Hong Kong swimmer takes women’s 100m freestyle title with ease in Tokyo, says parents being able to watch makes her happy.
Cheung Ka-long’s early exit leaves Ryan Choi to chase foil title alone, after wushu medal for Lau Chi-lung, cycling success for Chloe Leung.
Siobhan Haughey, Cheung Ka-long and the women’s road race cycling team all have gold medals to defend in Japan.
Success across wushu, triathlon, karate and swimming took the city’s overall tally to eight, with fencers entering the mix tomorrow.
China teen Yu Zidi adds second gold in women’s 200m IM, Siobhan Haughey, Ian Ho add to Hong Kong medal haul on Monday.
Siobhan Haughey leads city to just second 4x100m freestyle silver as Grace Lau wins medal, China win six pool golds, hosts win opening gold.
Japan’s royal family and IOC president among those in attendance at a subdued Paloma Mizuho Stadium to watch show created by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.
Hong Kong team among those hit by issues such as housing, but the enlarged multi-sport event will see its share of world-class competition.
Basketball and wushu athletes Ivan Yang and Lydia Sham to lead city’s delegation into event, as official urges team to ‘achieve new heights’.
Draft follows debut of X Games Summer League, with both events aiming to cement ties with Olympic Games, build on strong audience growth.
‘I think, for me, these past three or four months have been basically the worst period of results in my career,’ former world No 4 says.
The Mizuho Blue Challenge will take place at the city’s National Stadium during the Fifa international window in November.
