Hong Kong at the 2022 World Games

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Hong Kong at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeHKG
NOCSports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors17 (6 men and 11 women) in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 43rd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
4
Total
5
World Games appearances

Hong Kong competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Hong Kong won one gold medal and four bronze medals. The country finished in 43rd place in the medal table.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Cheung Ka Wai Cue sports Men's snooker 17 July
 Bronze Grace Lau Karate Women's kata 8 July

Invitational sports

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Yeung Chung Hei Wushu Men's taijiquan & taijijian 13 July
 Bronze Lee Wing Yung Wushu Women's nanquan & nandao 13 July
 Bronze Michelle Yeung Wushu Women's daoshu & gunshu 13 July

Competitors

The following list specifies the number of competitors for Hong Kong in each sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Air sports 0 1 1
Billiards sports 1 0 1
Karate 0 1 1
Muaythai 0 1 1
Orienteering 2 2 4
Road speed skating
Track speed skating
0 2 2
Squash 1 2 3
Wushu 2 2 4
Total 6 11 17

Air sports

Hong Kong competed in drone racing.[2]

Drone racing

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Repechage 4 Repechage quarterfinal Repechage semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lai Ka Ki Drone racing 40.100523 30 DNF 3 R Did not advance DNF 4 Did not advance 30

Cue sports

Hong Kong won one gold medal in cue sports.[3][4][5]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Cheung Ka Wai Men's snooker  Brown (GBR)
W 3–0
 Ramzan (PAK)
W 3–1
 Al-Obaidli (BHR)
W 3–0
 Shahin (EGY)
W 3-1
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Karate

Hong Kong won one bronze medal in karate.[6][7]

Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Grace Lau Women's kata  Kokumai (USA)
W 24.94–24.32
 Ismail (EGY)
W 24.68–24.54
 Ono (JPN)
L 25.06–25.52
2 Q  Sánchez (ESP)
L 25.66–26.92
 Casale (ITA)
W 26.28–25.54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Muaythai

Hong Kong competed in muaythai.[8]

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alex Tsang –57 kg Bye  Brandt (USA)
L 27–30
Bronze medal final
 Axling (SWE)
L 17–20
4

Orienteering

Hong Kong competed in orienteering.[9]

Men

Athlete Event Time Rank
Li Chun Ho Men's sprint 19:09.00 37
Yu Tsz Wai 18:51.00 35
Li Chun Ho Men's middle distance 1:00:17.00 34
Yu Tsz Wai 58:52.00 32

Women

Athlete Event Time Rank
Lam Cho Yu Women's sprint 19:20.00 26
Leung Ka Ki 20:24.00 30
Lam Cho Yu Women's middle distance 1:03:26.00 28
Leung Ka Ki 1:08:16.00 29

Mixed

Athlete Event Time Rank
Li Chun Ho
Yu Tsz Wai
Lam Cho Yu
Leung Ka Ki
Mixed team relay 59:17.00 12

Roller skating

Road

Hong Kong competed in road speed skating.[10]

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Result Rank
Karinne Tsz Ching Tam Women's 100 m 11.861 2 Did not advance 12
Women's 1 lap 1:18.98 3 Did not advance 12
Vanessa Natalie Wong Women's 10,000 m point race DNF
Women's 15,000 m elimination race EL 15

Track

Hong Kong competed in track speed skating.[11]

Athlete Event Qualification Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Result Rank
Karinne Tsz Ching Tam 200 m time trial 20.813 14 Did not advance 14
500 m sprint 49.324 4 Did not advance 14
1000 m sprint 1:37.420 6 Did not advance 25
Vanessa Natalie Wong 1:33.128 5 Did not advance 20
10,000 elimination race EL 14
10,000 m points race DNF

Squash

Hong Kong competed in squash.[12]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 / CR Quarterfinal / CQ Semifinal / CS Final / BM / CF
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lam Yat Ting Men's singles  Wilhelmi (SUI)
L 11–9, 10–12, 3–11
Did not advance Classification round
 Omlor (GER)
L 7–11, 11–2, 3–11
Did not advance =17

Wushu

Hong Kong won three medals in wushu.[13][14]

Athlete Event Apparatus 1 Apparatus 2 Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Ngan Lok Man Men's nanquan / nangun 8.717 5 8.720 5 17.437 5
Yeung Chung Hei Men's taijiquan / taijijian 9.253 3 9.650 1 18.903 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Michelle Yeung Women's daoshu / gunshu 9.220 3 9.360 2 18.580 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lee Wing Yung Women's nanquan / nandao 8.977 3 9.117 3 18.094 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Drone Racing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Snooker results" (PDF). The World Games 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Billiard Sports results book" (PDF). The World Games 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ^ Wang, Zhan (July 9, 2022). ""Hong Kong's Grace Lau wins bronze at World Games"". China Daily. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Orienteering Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Road Speed Skating Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Track Speed Skating Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Squash Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Wushu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  14. ^ Chui, Shirley (July 14, 2022). ""World Games: Hong Kong wushu trio all win bronze medals, continuing city's tradition of success"". South China Morning Post. Retrieved January 14, 2023.