HKBU’s Athletics Team made history in the University Sports Federation of Hong Kong (USFHK) Annual Athletics Meet, being first runner-up in the overall category and also in the men’s and women’s categories. This is the first time that HKBU athletes have broken into the top three in these categories. Physical Education and Recreation Management Year 1 students To Yuen-kwan and Chan Chung-wang broke three records in their individual events and Yuen-kwan was awarded the title of best value female performer.

HKBU athletes did well in the individual events:

Winner

Discus: To Yuen-kwan (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 1)

Shot Put: To Yuen-kwan(Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 1)

Pole Vault: Leung Chung-kuen (Sport and Recreation Leadership, Year 2)

Long Jump: Ma Ka-ho (Associate Degree, Year 1)

Triple Jump: Ma Ka-ho (Associate Degree, Year 1)

400m Hurdles: Fung Kin-lok (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 3)

110m Hurdles: Chan Chung-wang (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 1)

First runner-up prize

High Jump: Tiffany Tang (Associate Degree, Year 1)

Long Jump: Shannon Chan (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 1)

100m Hurdle: Shannon Chan (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 1)

400m: Ivy Liu (Associate Degree, Year 1)

1500m: Ngai Tin-yan (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 3)

Long Jump: Chim Lung-fung (Associate Degree, Year 2)

200m: Chan Chung-wang (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 1)

4x400m Relay: Li Xuehan (Associate Degree, Year 2), Ivy Liu (Associate Degree, Year 1), Michelle Cheng (Sports and Recreation Leadership, Year 1) and Cheung Man-yui (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 3)

4x100m Relay: Fung Kin-lok (Physical Education and Recreation Management, Year 3), Ma Ka-ho (Associate Degree, Year 1), Law Kin-fung (Associate Degree, Year 1) and Leung Yik-shun (Higher Diploma, Year 1)

Second runner-up prize

200m: Wu Cheuk-yan (Associate Degree, Year 1) 

Shot Put: Yu Chi-yeung (Sport and Recreation Leadership, Year 1)

110m Hurdle: Lee Ka-yiu (Sport and Recreation Leadership,, Year 1) 

Yuen-kwan said she was satisfied with her achievement and hopes to maintain her high standard in future. She added that she is always confident of her skill levels and stamina but she had not performed well in recent months because she was over-eager to win.

In her first effort in her event she threw the discus 32 metres, but sharply increased the distance to 42 metres in her second try. She fully understands that her performance is not consistent enough. She will take part in a local competition in the near future and will try her utmost to maintain a calm temperament. “I have to set a target to achieve in order to boost my morale but it should not lower my performance.”