HK's athletes win 6 medals at Club-funded Asia & South Pacific Boccia Championships
21 August 2009
The 3rd Asia & South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009, supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club through its Charities Trust as the Principal Contributor, came to a successful close today (21 August) at Kowloon Park Sports Centre. The Hong Kong Boccia Team delighted home supporters by winning a total of six medals, comprising two gold, one silver and three bronze, to add to the gold and silver medals they collected at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Team member Kwok Chun Hoi also received "The Hong Kong Jockey Club Outstanding Novice Award" for the best debut performance by a local player, while Jeong So Yeong from Korea won the same award in the overseas category.
The 3rd Asia & South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009 was hosted by the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled with timely support of HK$2.14 million funding from the Club's Charities Trust. It attracted over 80 athletes from 12 teams in the Asia-Pacific region, competing for medals in seven events. The Championships were sanctioned and designated by the sport's governing body, the Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association, as one of the four qualifying competitions for the London Paralympics in 2012. Malaysia was originally accorded the hosting right of the Championships but pulled out at the last minute, providing Hong Kong with an opportunity to take its place.
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Photos 1-3: The Club's Executive Director, Charities, William Y Yiu, presents ''The Hong Kong Jockey Club Outstanding Novice Awards'' to Jeong So Yeong from Korea in the overseas category and Hong Kong's Kwok Chun Hoi in the local category.
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(front row from left) Lau Wai Yan, Leung Yuk Wing and Cheung Man Yee, gold medallists of Pairs BC4 at the 3rd Asia & South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009, with Chairman of CPISRA Boccia Committee, Corneel van der Heiden, President of Asian Paralympic Committee Dato' Zainal Abu Zarin, Chairman of the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled, Jenny Fung, The Club's Executive Director, Charities, William Y Yiu and Vice-President of the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled, Nick Lee.
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After capturing gold and silver medals in the sport at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, the Hong Kong Boccia Team wins a total of six medals !V two gold, one silver and three bronze !V at the 3rd Asia & South Pacific Boccia Championships 2009.
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Chairman of the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled, Jenny Fung presents a souvenir to the Club's Executive Director, Charities, William Y Yiu.
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