15th NG HK events conclude
Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki (front row, left) and deputy director of Shanghai Administration of Sports Lu Lin (front row, right), pictured with gold medalists the Shanghai Team (back row, centre), silver medalists the Shandong Team (back row, left) and bronze medalists the Liaoning Team (back row, right).
The women’s foil team event gold medalists the Fujian Team (back row, centre), silver medalists the Chongqing Team (back row, left) and bronze medalists the Jiangsu Team (back row, right) pose for a photo at the medal ceremony.
The Guangdong Team, gold medalists of the basketball (Men’s U22) event, step onto the podium at the medal presentation.
Two of the competition events being held in Hong Kong as part of the 15th National Games (NG), namely fencing and basketball (Men’s U22), concluded today, marking the successful completion of all events in the Hong Kong competition region.
At the two fencing events held at the Kai Tak Arena today, the Shanghai Team captured the gold medal in the men’s epee team event, while the silver and bronze medal went to the Shandong Team and Liaoning Team respectively.
For women’s foil team event, the Fujian Team took home gold, while the Chongqing Team and the Jiangsu Team won the silver and bronze medal respectively.
For the Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy Basketball (Men’s U22) Competition, the Guangdong Team grabbed the gold medal, the Shandong Team won the silver medal and the Beijing Team took home bronze.
A total of 317 athletes from 39 provinces, cities and organisations competed for medals in the 12 fencing events that took place at the Kai Tak Arena over six days of competitions, with Hong Kong sending 12 male and 12 female athletes.
Among them, Aaron Ho captured the silver medal in the men’s sabre individual event, while Kaylin Hsieh and Cheung Ka-long earned bronze medals in the women’s epee individual event and the men’s foil individual event respectively. The Hong Kong Team won the gold medal in the men’s foil team competition.
Over 150 athletes from 13 teams from the Mainland and Hong Kong participated in the basketball (Men’s U22) competition held at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom. Among them, Hong Kong sent 16 athletes to compete.
In this year’s Games, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region sent 602 athletes to participate in 28 competition events, achieving nine gold, two silver and eight bronze medals, for a total of 19 medals, setting historical records.
The National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) said the 15th NG is a mega sports event jointly organised by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau for the first time which has not only deepened sports co-operation and exchanges between Hong Kong and the Mainland, but also fully demonstrated the Greater Bay Area’s capability in hosting major events.