2011 Hong Kong Games Explained

The 3rd Hong Kong Games
Host City:Hong Kong
Teams:18
Athletes:over 3000
Events:83 events in 8 sports
Opening:14 May 2011
Closing:5 June 2011
Opened By:Chief Executive Donald Tsang
Athlete Oath:Chan Tsz Ching, Yuen Long
Judge Oath:N/A
Torch Lighter:Zou Kai and Yang Wei
Stadium:Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground (Opening)
Kowloon Park Sports Centre (Closing)

The 2011 Hong Kong Games, officially known as The 3rd Hong Kong Games , is a major biannual multi-sport event to be held in Hong Kong between the 18 Districts. The games will take place from 14 May to 5 June 2011.[1]

Event

It total there are 83 events in the 8 sports. This includes 42 events for male and 41 events for female. Compare with 2009 Hong Kong Games, futsal and volleyball are the new event.

The 8 sports are:

The 18 District Councils recruited athletes in an open selection process to represent their district in the event.

Venue

Here is the final venue of each events.

AthleticsBadmintonBasketballSwimming
Tseung Kwan O Sports GroundKowloon Park Sports CentreSun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports CentreKowloon Park Swimming Pool
Table TennisTennisFutsalVolleyball
Harbour Road Sports CentreVictoria Park Tennis CourtMa On Shan Sports CentreKowloon Bay Sports Centre

Awards

The District with the highest total scores will be crowned Overall Champion, followed by the first and second runners-up.

Other awards include:

The 2011 event will see the addition of awards for "District with the Most Gold Medals" and "District with the Best Progress".

Medal Tally

Hong Kong is a relatively small Special Administrative Region, so it is impossible for districts take turn to host the event. The event is held regionwide.

2015 Hong Kong Games

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1Yuen Long District1010828
2Sha Tin District108826
3Kowloon City District98421
4Eastern District82717
5Wong Tai Sin District712322

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/100621/html/100621en05005.htm New sports added to HK Games