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Building a Safety Net for Helping Elite Athletes to Repick a “Dual Path Development Life”
In a contributed article to Ming Pao, Professor Stephen Chiu Wing-kai, Chair Professor of Sociology, Dr Gary Chow Chi-ching, Assistant Professor of Department of Health and Physical Education and Ms Samantha Liu Siu-man, Elite Athlete Development Officer cited the study by a Canadian scholar Jean Côte’ to discuss the three main paths for athletes to choose between training and study, and made four proposals for universities to provide assistances to elite athletes in their academic and career developments.
Most Valuable Athlete and Most Dedicated Athlete Award
In 2020/21, sports competitions had been suspended for a long period. In the beginning of the pandemic, USFHK adopted alternative arrangements for competitions at tertiary level yet it was still a tough and challenging year due to the widespread outbreak of COVID-19. The EdUHK Annual Prize Presentation Day was also forced to be cancelled this year to prevent the spread of infectious disease. However, to show our appreciation for the participation and efforts made by the coaches and the sport team members in such difficult times, HPE had distributed the E-certificates to honour the MVP and MDAA awardees of the USFHK sports competitions.
EdUHK promotes dual career pathways for athlete students
Local dailies reported on the awards to the HK team, including the HK$300 million Booster Fund jointly set up by the government and the HKJC for the enhancement of HK athletes’ abilities.