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Competitors take part in the 2026 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship at the Royal St George Yacht Club and National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. Photo: Getty Images
Asian Games 2026

Sailor Halliday lays down Asian Games marker with historic top 10 at World Champs

Hong Kong’s Nick Halliday becomes first from city to finish in top 10 at the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Wakesurf Lovers: Jeffrey Ngai, Renci Yeung make a splash in uneven sports drama

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Ageless Hong Kong women outrigger canoe paddlers more than happy to keep on going

Luxury travel

The creative’s guide to Austin, the coolest city in the US

Matthew McConaughey, Elon Musk and Joe Rogan are among those who live in this city renowned for its barbecue, cowboy boots and home-grown brands like Kendra Scott.

Street art in Austin, the capital of Texas nicknamed Bat City. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong

Editorial | Hong Kong is on course to benefit from hosting SailGP event

Having signed a one-year contract with the racing league that could be extended, the city must now ensure the event runs smoothly.

Hong Kong outrigger canoeists pass Kaiwi Solo test where ‘you cannot see a thing’

Alex Hunter and Ekaterina Lukyanets get through 51km race in Hawaii across one of the most demanding open-water crossings in the sport.

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Rosanna Law Shuk-pui

Hong Kong’s ‘energy, global influence’ key to attracting SailGP, Coutts says

Event CEO says bringing the sport to city had been on his mind for some time – in the end it all ‘came together pretty fast’.

Blair Tuke, co-CEO and wing trimmer of the Black Foils team, and Erik Kosegarten Heil, driver of Germany SailGP Team, at the Hong Kong SailGP launch at M+ Museum on Wednesday. Photo: SailGP
Rolex

SailGP boss Coutts eyes China team return with Hong Kong to debut in 2027 season

‘Formula 1 on water’ co-founder Russell Coutts says next year’s calendar marks the sport’s ‘most ambitious global expansion to date’.

Chloe Pak Hoi-man

Hong Kong claim second medal in dramatic dragon boat race at Asian Beach Games

The city’s 12-strong crew secured bronze, finishing behind gold medal winners China and silver medallists Thailand on the Sanya River.

Hong Kong

This Hongkonger just became the first solo finisher of a taxing sea race

Mok has been sailing since he was 7, and repped Hong Kong at the 1994 Asian Games before his history-making finish at the Rolex China Sea Race.

Tiger Mok, a solo finisher of the Rolex China Sea Race 2026. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Wellness

These Hong Kong women are showing what’s possible in their sports

On International Women’s Day, we talk to women who reflect a growing global movement of women’s sport moving to the forefront.

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Hong Kong-based events manager Clare Cheung takes part in a Hyrox event. She has taken part in more than 30 Hyrox races to date, spanning multiple categories, and has won 11 of them. Photo: Hyrox HK
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China buzzes as Quan Hongchan named Sports Person of the Year, makes magazine debut

Nation’s Olympic diving darling marks her move into adulthood by showcasing photographs which cast her in a new light.

2026 Olympic Winter Games

Water skiing would ‘make more sense’ than novelty events at Winter Olympics

‘It’s sliding, and it’s ski, right?’ says Johan Eliasch, who says straying too far from Games’ core identity risks weakening their appeal.

China boat honouring Min River takes Sydney to Hobart title after French penalty

Jiang Lin and Alexis Loison had initially finished second, but French entry BNC was penalised for ‘inappropriate use of spinnaker’.

Min River, sailed by Jiang Lin and Alexis Loison, approaches the finish of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo: AP

Sydney to Hobart race: French sailors in 2-person yacht set for handicap honours

Duo based on Pacific island of New Caledonia cross line 33rd in their 35ft yacht BNC – the first double-handed yacht to finish.

Michel Quintin and Yann Rigal sail BNC as they close in on the finish of the Sydney to Hobart race. Photo: AP

Comanche wins fifth Sydney to Hobart race, Hong Kong’s Scallywag third

More than a quarter of the field had retired from the race by Sunday morning, either with boat damage or seasickness among the crews.

Comanche, LawConnect continue duel in Sydney to Hobart race, Hong Kong boat 3rd

With more than half the race completed, the city’s SHK Scallywag 100 was third, while Wild Thing 100 became the first supermaxi to retire.

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French Polynesia

12-hour races to humpback whales: Hong Kong canoeists make Pacific history

Team of legal and finance professionals, sports coaches and a barber complete the torturous Hawaiki Nui Va’a race in French Polynesia.

Hong Kong’s Aloha Adventure Squad is the first team from the city to complete the Hawaiki Nui Va’a race in French Polynesia. Photo: Handout

Master Lock Comanche leads LawConnect in Sydney-Hobart, with Hong Kong yacht 3rd

In overcast start, 128-strong fleet pay tribute to victims of December 14 Bondi Beach terror attack before facing strong southerly wind.

Ben Ainslie strikes Oakley Capital deal to keep British America’s Cup bid afloat

Most successful Olympic sailor seals financial backing from private equity group for 2027 campaign and beyond.

Wellness

At 50, she became the first woman to swim around Hong Kong’s Lantau Island

Open water swimmer Edie Hu shares how 10 years of endurance training helped her swim the 65km circumnavigation and set another record.

An elated Edie Hu shares an embrace with her open water swimming partner Simon Holliday after the two completed a 65km circumnavigation of Lantau Island on November 20, 2025 - a world’s first. Photo: Amy Miao
Hong Kong

Video | Victoria Harbour swim returns with thousands taking part

The 1km (0.62 mile) journey starts at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island and ends at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon.

Victoria Harbour swim returns with thousands taking part
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2025 National Games

National Games: Hong Kong rowers fall short of medals but get a surprise visitor

Both Chiu Hin-chun and Winne Hung finish outside podium spots in their lightweight single sculls events, but receive ‘encouraging words’.

2025 National Games

Hong Kong rower Chiu to carry city’s flag at National Games opening ceremony

Chiu Hin-chun will lead the city’s delegation into Guangdong Olympic Sports Centre, but will leave early because he has a final on Monday.

2025 National Games

National Games: Quan beaten into fifth as Chen takes gold; Chiu earns medal shot

Quan Hongchan can only watch as Olympic diving partner Chen Yuxi takes gold for Shanghai; Hong Kong’s Chiu Hin-chun into rowing final.

Shanghai’s Chen Yuxi and Zhang Minjie return to the surface after competing in the women’s synchronised 10-metre platform diving competition. Photo: Xinhua
2025 National Games

Hong Kong rower Chiu Hin-chun taking gold-plated confidence into National Games

Olympian says Asian Championships triumph after victory in world’s B final has him on course for competitive showing in Guangdong.

Chiu Hin-chun, who took part in the 2024 Paris Olympics, said the standard at the National Games would be “very high”. Photo: AP
2025 National Games

Halliday eyes Asian Games glory, officials say he can be world-beater

Nicholas Halliday doesn’t know where he’s going on holiday, or what to spend his prize money on, but he does know what his next goal is.

2025 National Games

Profile | From reluctant novice to gold medallist, Halliday’s journey a sea tale worth telling

National Games champion Nicholas Halliday was more a fan of sport on land than water when he first started sailing.

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