The 2024 Asian Trampoline Gymnastics Championships were held in Hong Kong, China, from May 11 to 12, 2024. [1] [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Senior men | Li Yuming China | Yasufumi Mita Japan | Fu Weijian China |
Senior women | Zhang Xinxin China | Cao Yunzhu China | Amane Katsumori Japan |
Junior men | Yu Weijie China | Jumpei Takagi Japan | Sardor Mukhammadiev Uzbekistan |
Junior women | Zhang Yu China | Mo Huixi China | Yuki Masutani Japan |
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With 7.4 million residents of various nationalities in a 1,104-square-kilometre (426 sq mi) territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated territories in the world.
The Hong Kong national football team represents Hong Kong in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China, the governing body for football in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong men's national cricket team is the team that represents Hong Kong in international competitions. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1969.
The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony, which began in 1841.
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The Japan national rugby sevens team participates in competitions such as the World Rugby Sevens Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Hong Kong–United States relations are bilateral relations between Hong Kong and the United States.
The visa policy of Hong Kong deals with the requirements in which a foreign national wishing to enter Hong Kong through one of the 15 immigration control points must meet to obtain an entry permit or Visa, which depending on the traveller's nationality, may be required to travel to, enter, and remain in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Visitors from over 145 countries are permitted without Visa entry for periods ranging from 7 to 180 days, to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for tourism or certain business-related activities. All visitors must hold a passport valid for more than 1 month.
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Coleman Wong Chak-lam is a tennis player from Hong Kong. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 180, achieved on 6 May 2024, and doubles ranking of No. 564, achieved on 18 September 2023. As the first-ever male Hong Kong tennis player to crack the top 300 and the top 200 in the ATP singles rankings, he is also the highest-ranked male Hong Kong tennis player in history.
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