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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ming Pao invited some tug-of-war coaches as well as sports and physics experts, including Dr. CHOW Chi Ching, Gary, Assistant Professor at the Department of Health and Physical Education, to analyse the science behind the game of tug-of-war. Dr Chow explained the static actions and muscular actions of tug-of-war from the perspective of sports science.

Dr. OR Pui Lai, Peggy, Assistant Professor of the Department of Health and Physical Education, combining scientific research results with education to promote the development of health and sex education for secondary school students. She worked with Mr Koo Ming Yan, Managing Director of Beauty Asia Investment Limted, to develop and set up vending machines for biodegradable plant-based sanitary napkins in Secondary Schools.

Ta Kung ran an interview with Miss He Jianxin, a member of the Hong Kong Junior Wushu Team, and a student of the Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management programme on her recent updates amid the Covid-19 pandemic. She hopes to build a career in sports management and be able to manage a sports team after her study at EdUHK.

HPE collaborated with the Hong Kong Infection Control Nurses' Association (HKICNA) to develop the third series of What’s happened to me, which focuses on COVID-19.

As lined up by the Commuincation Office, EdUHK, local dailies reported that EdUHK appointed the World Cycling Champion Mr Wong Kam-po and karate athlete Mr Lee Chun-ho as ambassadors for the “Elite Athlete Friendly University” to help promote the whole-person development of local athletes.

Dr. OR Pui Lai, Peggy, Assistant Professor of the Department of Health & Physical Education, who has been engaging in fencing for around four years, was quoted as saying that the main points of performing fencing lunge lie with the stability of the centre of gravity and the strong explosive power. She reminded that a skilled fencer will keep the footwork light and shift to avoid being detected by the opponents.