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Hong Kong's foilists (from left) Cheung Ka-long, Leung Chin-yu, Harris Ho and Ryan Choi. Photo: Elson Li
Fencing

Hong Kong fencers looking forward to competing at home as World Championships loom

First-time hosts will field a mix of veterans, world champions and debutants keen for rare chance of performing in front of family, friends.

Hong Kong racing

Fans, tourists visit Sha Tin, Happy Valley for Hong Kong Reunification Raceday

Swimming

Marrit Steenbergen overhauls Siobhan Haughey to break 100m freestyle world record

Triathlon

Asian Games: Brown, Elg injuries leave Hong Kong’s triathlon medal hopes in doubt

Head coach Andrew Wright says he has named strongest squad ever for a Games, but time is running out for senior duo to prove their fitness.

Bailee Brown has an unspecified injury that could rule her out of the Asian Games in September. Photo: SF&OC
Bailee Brown has an unspecified injury that could rule her out of the Asian Games in September. Photo: SF&OC
Fencing

Hong Kong fencer Ryan Choi in race to be fit in time for world championships

Head coach Greg Koenig also says ‘nothing has changed’ in quest to improve world ranking and qualify for Olympics after silver medal in India.

Fencing

Hong Kong fencer Kaylin Hsieh wins first silver at Asian Fencing Championships

Reigning men’s foil individual champion Ryan Choi fails to defend his title and exits in the quarter-finals, losing to winner Kyosuke Matsuyama.

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Fencing

Hong Kong foilist Daphne Chan claims maiden Asian Fencing Championships bronze

Head coach Greg Koenig says all four members of women’s foiling team have reason to be proud of performances in India.

Daphne Chan proudly shows off her Asian Fencing Championships bronze medal. Photo: FIE
Daphne Chan proudly shows off her Asian Fencing Championships bronze medal. Photo: FIE
Hong Kong racing

Behind the scenes with the silent workforce powering city’s racing champions

Stable hands, head lads and assistant trainers don’t get the glory, but horses such as Romantic Warrior could not win without them.

Hyrox

Hong Kong to stage 2027 Hyrox World Championships in ‘full-circle moment’

From staging the inaugural competition in Asia-Pacific in 2022 with fewer than 1,000 athletes, Hong Kong saw some 20,000 take part this year.

Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates

Hong Kong coach behind Wu Yanni aiming to develop city’s first sub-10s sprinter

Former Olympian Ivan Ho, who has been Wu’s strength and conditioning coach since 2023, says he wants to see how fast local sprinters can go.

Ivan Ho working with China’s multiple-time 100m hurdles champion Wu Yanni. Photo: Ivan Ho
Lacrosse

New women’s lacrosse team coach to be ‘present’ as Hong Kong aims for Olympics

Unlike previous coaches, ex-Great Britain midfielder Emily Gray will be based in the city to coach the team during its critical periods.

The new lacrosse women’s head coach, Emily Gray (right), overseeing team training at GoPark. Photo: Elson Li
The new lacrosse women’s head coach, Emily Gray (right), overseeing team training at GoPark. Photo: Elson Li
World Table Tennis (WTT)

Hong Kong head coach happy with progress of table tennis pair Wong and Doo

Duo won WTT Contender title in Croatia and Li Ching is delighted to see the positive traits when they are faced with challenges in tournaments.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

China’s table tennis reserves slammed for WTT event showing as Hong Kong pair win

Only Chinese men’s doubles pair of Lin Shidong and Huang Youzheng get to final, while Wong Chun-ting, Doo Hoi-kem clinch mixed doubles crown.

Triathlon

Asian Games: Hong Kong triathlete learns fate after China trial race

Oscar Coggins claims bronze from Asia Triathlon Super Sprint Elite championship, coach set to finalise six-strong squad.

Hong Kong’s Oscar Coggins, here at the National Games last year, claimed bronze at the Asia Triathlon Super Sprint Elite championship in China. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong Marathon

Priority-entry registration for Hong Kong bridge half-marathon opens on Thursday

Early registration for city’s highest-level road race is for those who meet specific qualifying times; public ballot begins a week later.

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon, to be held on November 15, will be accompanied this year by a 10km race. Photo: Eugene Lee
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon, to be held on November 15, will be accompanied this year by a 10km race. Photo: Eugene Lee
Vera Lui Lai-yiu

Hong Kong hurdler Lui under spotlight after winning Challenger event for Monaco

Asian Games bronze medallist wins 100m hurdles at European meet, says she complied with international rules, will never change nationality.

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Hong Kong Athletics Championships

Hong Kong sprinter Alton Kwok believes he is on track to achieve lofty goals

The 18-year-old states that biggest improvements in past year are mental and how the sport has helped him become enlightened and form habits.

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Hong Kong Athletics Championships

Hong Kong-raised Korean sprinter chases NCAA Division 1 finals dream at Harvard

Jun Chae-min trains alongside some of the city’s leading young sprinters, including Alton Kwok, Jasper Koo and Chan Yat-lok.

Jun Chae-min anchored his team to a gold in the men’s 4x100 metres relay at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships. Photo: Jun Chae-min
Jun Chae-min anchored his team to a gold in the men’s 4x100 metres relay at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships. Photo: Jun Chae-min
Hong Kong Jockey Club

Early mornings, strict discipline – the demanding road to becoming a jockey

Joining the city’s Apprentice Jockeys’ School requires more than being able to gallop a horse, as Britney Wong and Nichola Yuen found out.

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Jockey Club brings new equestrian experience to Hong Kong with Pony World

Club revitalises Penfold Park area at Sha Tin Racecourse with venue that combines education and entertainment.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

WTT Finals switch leaves Hong Kong table tennis bosses facing ‘challenging task’

World Table Tennis’ season-ending tournament is moving to Kai Tak Arena, but new venue could see loss of thousands of seats.

Nearly 90,000 fans watched last year’s WTT Finals over the course of five days at Hong Kong Coliseum. Photo: WTT
Swimming

Hong Kong star Siobhan Haughey wraps up Mare Nostrum Swim Tour with gold, silver

Swimmer will finish off European leg of her ‘race as training’ preparations for Asian Games in late June before returning to Hong Kong.

Siobhan Haughey finished the nine-day Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in Europe in May with four gold medals and four silvers across three legs in Monaco, Canet-en-Roussillon and Barcelona. Photo: EPA
Siobhan Haughey finished the nine-day Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in Europe in May with four gold medals and four silvers across three legs in Monaco, Canet-en-Roussillon and Barcelona. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates

More medals, records for Hong Kong on final day of Asian U-20 athletics event

City win one silver, one bronze and set two more Hong Kong records as China top medal table at end of four-day meet at Kai Tak Sports Park.

French Open

Eudice Chong beats 12th seeds, pesky bee to fly Hong Kong flag at French Open

Hongkonger and Slovenian Veronika Erjavec to play for quarter-final spot on Monday; Wang Xiyu, mainland China’s last singles hope, bows out.

Hong Kong racing

Australia’s Zac Purton reaches 2,000 Hong Kong wins with Rising World victory

The 43-year-old becomes the first jockey in the city’s history to reach milestone, and reflects on his ‘truly fortunate’ career.

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Zac Purton and Rising World (left) race to victory in the Hong Kong Wu Hua General Association Cup Plate at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan.
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