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Asian Games 2014 - Incheon

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women’s 10-metre air rifle shooting gold medallist Yang Qian of China in Tokyo in Japan. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese Olympic champions urge 2022 Asian Games focus in video message

‘Don’t underestimate yourself and don’t be afraid of failure,’ says double Olympic champion Yang Quan, alongside fellow Tokyo Games gold medallists Guan Chenchen, Wang Yilyu, Chen Yufei, Shi Zhiyong and Wang Shun.

‘Don’t underestimate yourself and don’t be afraid of failure,’ says the 21-year-old fan favourite Yang, who won two golds in Tokyo

Olympic champions Guan Chenchen, Wang Yilyu, Chen Yufei, Shi Zhiyong and Wang Shun also outline the secrets to their success

7 Jan 2022 - 2:47PMvideocam

Pui Kwan-kay to step down as Olympic Committee vice-president

15 Dec 2020 - 10:31PM

Trailblazing Hong Kong rower Lee Ka-man retires, bowing to injury

19 Oct 2020 - 10:34PM

Boots and all | All that glitters is Asian Games gold

Another Hong Kong Sports Stars Award was pocketed by the men’s sevens squad on Monday night. It was another feather in the cap for rugby but how I wish the accolades were handed out for winning a gold medal at the Asian Games.

1 Aug 2015 - 8:16PM

Rowan Varty on the charge in the Asian Games gold-medal game last year, but Japan proved our nemesis once again. Photo: Nora Tam/SCMP

Hong Kong’s ‘super seven’ run riot over Pakistan and Philippines

Being part of the Asian Games is "humbling" for Hong Kong, but Jamie Hood's men showed a touch of arrogance as they brushed aside Pakistan and the Philippines to put down a marker in the rugby sevens competition.

1 Oct 2014 - 3:10PM

Opinion | Left field: Hong Kong seem fated always to be second to Japan in Asian rugby

So are we second best or not? The silver medals hanging around the necks of Hong Kong's players should provide the answer after the men's rugby sevens team returned from the Asian Games in Incheon.

11 Oct 2014 - 11:26PM

Hong Kong athletes did city proud at Asian Games

Hong Kong's 472-strong squad of athletes won just six gold medals at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, but that is no indication of underperformance or a lack of sporting talent, as might be expected.

7 Oct 2014 - 7:40AM

Silver medalists players of China's Hong Kong pose on the podium during the awarding ceremony of the men's rugby contest at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong 4x100m hero So Chun-hong targets Rio Olympics after seizing Asian Games chance

6 Oct 2014 - 9:47AM

Hopes of thaw as North, South Korea agree to resume reconciliation talks

North and South Korea agreed to resume reconciliation talks after the North sent its most senior delegation ever to its estranged neighbour at just 24 hours' notice.

5 Oct 2014 - 5:51AM

China comes out on top in Asian Games with 151 gold medals

The Asian Games ended in Incheon, South Korea, with China just managing to pass 150 gold medals.

5 Oct 2014 - 5:08AM

Chinese athletes celebrate the nation's victory after it came out on top in the Asian Games yesterday. Photo: Xinhua

Opinion | Inside Incheon: An unqualified success? It didn't even come close

5 Oct 2014 - 12:32AM

Bahrain's Ali Hasan Mahboob wins the men's marathon in front of a near empty stadium in Incheon. Photo: Reuters

Asian Games can accommodate more athletes, says OCA chief

5 Oct 2014 - 12:14AM

Hong Kong table tennis players pave path for homegrown talent

3 Oct 2014 - 11:47PM

Hong Kong edged out of Asiad cricket medals

3 Oct 2014 - 11:17PM

Hong Kong bowler Mohammad Aizaz Khan in action. Photos: Nora Tam

Opinion | Inside Incheon: Shek Wai-hung's rags-to-riches tale is tailor-made for film

3 Oct 2014 - 11:31PM

Hong Kong's Shek Wai-hung celebrates an unlikely gold in the men's fault ahead of South Korea's Yang Hakseon bronze medalist Huang Xi of China. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong cricketers lose to Afghanistan in quarter-finals

3 Oct 2014 - 7:39AM

Opinion | Inside Incheon: Medal antics turn Games into a farce

2 Oct 2014 - 10:49PM

Hong Kong Asian Games athletes surpass Guangzhou Games total

3 Oct 2014 - 10:30AM

Hong Kong's Cheng Tsz-man competes in the kata. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong mixed doubles pair close in on table tennis gold at Asian Games

3 Oct 2014 - 10:38AM

Hong Kong lose to Japan in Asian Games men’s gold medal final

The ghosts of the past came back to haunt Hong Kong's men's sevens team on Thursday as they settled for a silver medal for the second successive Games, once again undone by Japan. And there were tears for Hong Kong's women who lost to Kazakhstan in the bronze medal match.

4 Oct 2014 - 12:10AM

Hong Kong women edge into the semi-finals to set up showdown with Japan

2 Oct 2014 - 12:37AM

Hong Kong's Aggie Poon Pak-yan fends off a tackle against Kazakhstan. Photos: Nora Tam

Coach Gareth Baber issues rallying cry as Hong Kong go for gold

2 Oct 2014 - 8:52AM

Hong Kong's Tom McQueen has his hands full as he faces two players from the Philippines ready to tackle him during their match. Photos: Nora Tam

Lee Ho-ching smiling again as Hong Kong stun China in mixed doubles

1 Oct 2014 - 10:56PM

Wu Siu-hong on course for elusive individual medal

1 Oct 2014 - 10:55PM

Opinion | Inside Incheon: Sibling rivalry should make compelling viewing

1 Oct 2014 - 10:53PM

The North Korean women's football team won the gold medal in Incheon. Will their male counterparts do the same against their southern neighbours? Photo: AP

Former Hong Kong triathlon hero Andrew Wright slams local governing body

2 Oct 2014 - 8:33AM

Andrew Wright regrets helping his sport retain its HKSI elite status four years ago. Photo: SCMP Photo

Two-try Aggie Poon puts Hong Kong women in confident mood

Two tries from winger Aggie Poon Pak-yan in a winning cause against powerful Kazakhstan has put Hong Kong within touching distance of the gold medal in the Asian Games women’s rugby sevens competition.

2 Oct 2014 - 4:56PM

Hong Kong men power into semis and declare ‘we are ready’

Like the finest sword that is forged in the hottest fire, Hong Kong are honed and ready as they prepare for the final thrust to win Asian Games gold in the men’s rugby sevens competition on Thursday.

1 Oct 2014 - 10:13PM

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Asian Games 2014 - Incheon

The world's second largest multi-sports event, the Asian Games, will start on Friday, September 19, in Incheon, South Korea. The 16-day extravaganza will bring together nearly 10,000 athletes in the biggest sporting event next to the Olympics. A total of 439 gold medals will be up for grabs in 36 sports, including all 28 at the Summer Olympics, with China overwhelming favourites to again dominate the Asiad.

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Asian Games 2014 - Incheon

Chinese Olympic champions urge 2022 Asian Games focus in video message

‘Don’t underestimate yourself and don’t be afraid of failure,’ says double Olympic champion Yang Quan, alongside fellow Tokyo Games gold medallists Guan Chenchen, Wang Yilyu, Chen Yufei, Shi Zhiyong and Wang Shun.

‘Don’t underestimate yourself and don’t be afraid of failure,’ says the 21-year-old fan favourite Yang, who won two golds in Tokyo Olympic champions Guan Chenchen, Wang Yilyu, Chen Yufei, Shi Zhiyong and Wang Shun also outline the secrets to their success

Pui Kwan-kay to step down as Olympic Committee vice-president

Trailblazing Hong Kong rower Lee Ka-man retires, bowing to injury

Boots and all | All that glitters is Asian Games gold

Another Hong Kong Sports Stars Award was pocketed by the men’s sevens squad on Monday night. It was another feather in the cap for rugby but how I wish the accolades were handed out for winning a gold medal at the Asian Games.

Hong Kong’s ‘super seven’ run riot over Pakistan and Philippines

Being part of the Asian Games is "humbling" for Hong Kong, but Jamie Hood's men showed a touch of arrogance as they brushed aside Pakistan and the Philippines to put down a marker in the rugby sevens competition.

Opinion | Left field: Hong Kong seem fated always to be second to Japan in Asian rugby

So are we second best or not? The silver medals hanging around the necks of Hong Kong's players should provide the answer after the men's rugby sevens team returned from the Asian Games in Incheon.

Hong Kong athletes did city proud at Asian Games

Hong Kong's 472-strong squad of athletes won just six gold medals at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, but that is no indication of underperformance or a lack of sporting talent, as might be expected.

Hong Kong 4x100m hero So Chun-hong targets Rio Olympics after seizing Asian Games chance

Hopes of thaw as North, South Korea agree to resume reconciliation talks

North and South Korea agreed to resume reconciliation talks after the North sent its most senior delegation ever to its estranged neighbour at just 24 hours' notice.

China comes out on top in Asian Games with 151 gold medals

The Asian Games ended in Incheon, South Korea, with China just managing to pass 150 gold medals.

Opinion | Inside Incheon: An unqualified success? It didn't even come close

Asian Games can accommodate more athletes, says OCA chief

Hong Kong table tennis players pave path for homegrown talent

Hong Kong edged out of Asiad cricket medals

Opinion | Inside Incheon: Shek Wai-hung's rags-to-riches tale is tailor-made for film

Hong Kong cricketers lose to Afghanistan in quarter-finals

Opinion | Inside Incheon: Medal antics turn Games into a farce

Hong Kong Asian Games athletes surpass Guangzhou Games total

Hong Kong mixed doubles pair close in on table tennis gold at Asian Games

Hong Kong lose to Japan in Asian Games men’s gold medal final

The ghosts of the past came back to haunt Hong Kong's men's sevens team on Thursday as they settled for a silver medal for the second successive Games, once again undone by Japan. And there were tears for Hong Kong's women who lost to Kazakhstan in the bronze medal match.

Hong Kong women edge into the semi-finals to set up showdown with Japan

Coach Gareth Baber issues rallying cry as Hong Kong go for gold

Lee Ho-ching smiling again as Hong Kong stun China in mixed doubles

Wu Siu-hong on course for elusive individual medal

Opinion | Inside Incheon: Sibling rivalry should make compelling viewing

Former Hong Kong triathlon hero Andrew Wright slams local governing body

Two-try Aggie Poon puts Hong Kong women in confident mood

Two tries from winger Aggie Poon Pak-yan in a winning cause against powerful Kazakhstan has put Hong Kong within touching distance of the gold medal in the Asian Games women’s rugby sevens competition.

Hong Kong men power into semis and declare ‘we are ready’

Like the finest sword that is forged in the hottest fire, Hong Kong are honed and ready as they prepare for the final thrust to win Asian Games gold in the men’s rugby sevens competition on Thursday.

‘Don’t underestimate yourself and don’t be afraid of failure,’ says the 21-year-old fan favourite Yang, who won two golds in Tokyo

Olympic champions Guan Chenchen, Wang Yilyu, Chen Yufei, Shi Zhiyong and Wang Shun also outline the secrets to their success