Ms Tamara Moore, Director of Live Entertainment & Retail Marketing of the Memphis Grizzlies, an NBA team, was invited by the Department of Health and Physical Education to share her management experience with students in the Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management programme via Zoom on 13 October 2020.

Chiu Hin Chun (Chun), the elite athlete-student of Bachelor of Health Education (Honours), has won the gold medal at Hong Kong Around the Island – Rowing Double Sculls (CMix2x), with his partner Claire Susan Burley on 15th November 2020. The race was signified by the long distance (45 km) and a scenic race course along the coastline of Hong Kong Island, with metropolitan skyline on the one side and the tranquil nature on the other side.

Good News! Shek Wai Hung (Stone), the elite athlete-student of Bachelor of Health Education (Honours) is voted The City’s Best male Athlete by the Hong Kong Sports Press Association. Stone won the gold medal at World Challenge Cup in Slovenia, following after World Cup (Croatia) victory of Vault competition in 2019, and become one of the athlete from Hong Kong to book a ticket to next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.

Ming Pao, Ming Pao OL and Ming Pao Daily News cited Dr. CHOW Chi Ching, Gary, Assistant Professor at the Department of Health and Physical Education, as saying that resistance training and aerobic exercise are complementary to each other, which will boost sports performance and physical fitness. He dismissed rumours that resistance training alone can help build muscle and there is no need to do aerobic exercise. He said doing aerobic exercise will help improve blood circulation and improve physical strength in the long run.

As lined up by CO, HK01, HKET, Ming Pao, Apple Daily, Commercial Daily and Sports Road reported that the EdUHK Annual Cross Country Race went virtual this year due to the epidemic. Participants had before 29 November to record and upload their miles through a mobile application with no restrictions on time and venue.