The 2011 Hong Kong Games, officially known as The 3rd Hong Kong Games (Chinese: 第三屆全港運動會), is a major biannual multi-sport event to be held in Hong Kong between the 18 Districts. The games will take place from 14 May to 5 June 2011.[1]

The 3rd Hong Kong Games
Host cityHong Kong
Teams18
Athletesover 3000
Events83 events in 8 sports
Opening14 May 2011
Closing5 June 2011
Opened byChief Executive Donald Tsang
Athlete's OathChan Tsz Ching, Yuen Long
Judge's OathN/A
Torch lighterZou Kai and Yang Wei
Main venueSiu Sai Wan Sports Ground (Opening)
Kowloon Park Sports Centre (Closing)

Event

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It total there are 83 events in the 8 sports. This includes 42 events for male and 41 events for female. Compare with 2009 Hong Kong Games, futsal and volleyball are the new event.

The 8 sports are:

The 18 District Councils recruited athletes in an open selection process to represent their district in the event.

Venue

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Here is the final venue of each events.

Athletics Badminton Basketball Swimming
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Kowloon Park Sports Centre Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre Kowloon Park Swimming Pool
       
Table Tennis Tennis Futsal Volleyball
Harbour Road Sports Centre Victoria Park Tennis Court Ma On Shan Sports Centre Kowloon Bay Sports Centre
       

Awards

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The District with the highest total scores will be crowned Overall Champion, followed by the first and second runners-up.

Other awards include:

  • The Best Local Characteristics Award
  • District with the Greatest Participation
  • The Best Performance Award (for cheering)

The 2011 event will see the addition of awards for "District with the Most Gold Medals" and "District with the Best Progress".

Medal Tally

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Hong Kong is a relatively small Special Administrative Region, so it is impossible for districts take turn to host the event. The event is held regionwide.

RankDistrictsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Yuen Long District1261533
2Sha Tin District11111234
3Kowloon City District712322
4Sai Kung District76215
5Tuen Mun District67619
6Eastern District66618
7Kwai Tsing District5319
8Central and Western District46818
9Wong Tai Sin District45716
10North District43411
11Wan Chai District4127
12Kwun Tong District37313
13Tai Po District31610
14Yau Tsim Mong District3126
15Islands District2215
16Southern District1438
17Sham Shui Po District1315
18Tsuen Wan District0112
Totals (18 entries)838583251

2015 Hong Kong Games

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Rank Districts Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Yuen Long District 10 10 8 28
2 Sha Tin District 10 8 8 26
3 Kowloon City District 9 8 4 21
4 Eastern District 8 2 7 17
5 Wong Tai Sin District 7 12 3 22

See also

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References

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  1. ^ New sports added to HK Games Archived 2010-06-24 at the Wayback Machine, News.gov.hk, 21 June 2010