Sports in Hong Kong are a significant part of its culture. Due to British influence going as far back as the late 19th century, Hong Kong had an earlier introduction to Western athletics compared to other Asia regions.
The Hong Kong national rugby union team, nicknamed the Dragons, is one of the better rugby sides in Asia outside Japan, and has consistently made the repechages of the Rugby World Cup qualifying. Rugby union in Hong Kong is administered by the Hong Kong Rugby Union since 1952, and competes annually in the Asia Rugby Championship.
The Hong Kong women's national cricket team is the team that represents the Chinese special administrative region of Hong Kong in international women's cricket. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Hong Kong women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I. Hong Kong made its Twenty20 International debut against Indonesia on 12 January 2019 at Bangkok during the Thailand Women's T20 Smash.
The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Hong Kong. As such it is a separate member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It is also a member of the Olympic Council of Asia. The current president is Timothy Fok. The headquarters building is called the Hong Kong Olympic House, located beside Hong Kong Stadium.
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Hong Kong, followed by rugby union. The Football Association of Hong Kong, China (HKFA) is the governing body for football in Hong Kong.
The Mongolian national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Mongolia in international competitions, administered by the Mongolian National Basketball Association.
Hong Kong under-20 football team is a regional association football youth team of Hong Kong and is controlled by the Hong Kong Football Association.
Venise Chan is a former tennis player from Hong Kong. Chan, who reached No. 1 in Hong Kong and No. 340 in WTA rankings, also played college tennis for the University of Washington.
The Hong Kong basketball team is the representative basketball team of Hong Kong. It is managed by the Hong Kong Basketball Association (HKBA).
The Hong Kong women's national basketball team is the women's national basketball team of Hong Kong. It is managed by the China Hong Kong Basketball Association (HKBA).
The Hong Kong men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Hong Kong, governed by the China Hong Kong Basketball Association. It represents the country in international under-18 basketball competitions.
The Hong Kong national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of Hong Kong, governed by the China Hong Kong Basketball Association. It represents the country in international under-16 basketball competitions.
The Hong Kong women's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Hong Kong, governed by the China Hong Kong Basketball Association. It represents the country in international under-18 women's basketball competitions.
The Hong Kong men's national 3x3 team is a representative basketball team of Hong Kong, governed by the China Hong Kong Basketball Association. It represents the region in international 3x3 basketball competitions.
The Hong Kong women's 3x3 team is representative basketball team of Hong Kong, governed by the China Hong Kong Basketball Association. It represents the region in international 3x3 women's basketball competitions.
The Eastern basketball team, is a professional men's basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club. The team also known as Chinese: 東方男籃; lit. 'Eastern Men's Basketball' and Hong Kong Eastern for sponsorship reason. The team competes in the Hong Kong A1 Division and the ASEAN Basketball League since 2016.
The Iraq women's national under-17 football team is the female representative football team for under-17, under-16 and under-15 competitions and it is controlled by Iraq Football Association.
Kelsie Bouttle is a Hong Kong women's rugby union player. She plays as a centre for Valley RFC and the Hong Kong women's national rugby union team.
Hong Kong competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Hong Kong made its debut at the Asian Games in 1954 Manila, and the best achievement for the territory was in 2010 Asian Games held in neighboring Guangzhou, finishing with 8 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze medals totaling 40 medals. At the previous edition in held 4 years later in Incheon, the total number of medals increased to 42, but the number of gold medals fell to 6, In Indonesia the performance of local athletes was satisfactory, improving the results obtained in 2010 and 2014 with 46 medals achieving the best results at the games.
The Hong Kong women's national U-17 football team is the female representative football team for Hong Kong in under-17 women's competitions. The team plays AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup. The nation has yet to qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
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