The 2009 Hong Kong Games, officially known as The 2nd Hong Kong Games (Chinese:第二屆全港運動會), was a major multi-sport event in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. The games were staged between 9 May and 31 May 2009, with participation from 2307 athletes. The awards included 80 gold medals, 80 silver medals and 81 bronze medals. The ultimate tournament victor was the Yuen Long District.

Purpose

Expanding on the 2007 Hong Kong Games, the event aimed to popularize sports participation in the Hong Kong area. Also, with the staging of 2009 East Asian Games

2009 East Asian Games

The 2009 East Asian Games, officially known as the V East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Hong Kong, between 5 December and 13 December 2009. A total of 2,377 athletes from 9 East Asian national competed in 262 events in 22 sports...

 in December of the same year, the Hong Kong games acted as a precursor to this larger event.

Event

The 2009 Hong Kong Games included 6 separate events: athletics, basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

, swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

, table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 and tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

. Swimming and tennis were featured for the first time in the Games.

Opening ceremony

The Opening Ceremony was held on 9 May in Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, located at Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a multi-purpose sports ground. It was the main venue for track and field events for the 2009 Hong Kong Games, 2009 East Asian Games and 2011 Hong Kong Games....

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Closing ceremony

The Closing Ceremony was held on 31 May in Kowloon Park Sports Ground.

Locations

• Athletics
  • Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
    Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
    Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, located at Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a multi-purpose sports ground. It was the main venue for track and field events for the 2009 Hong Kong Games, 2009 East Asian Games and 2011 Hong Kong Games....
    
    
• Basketball
  • Chai Wan Sports Centre
  • Lung Sum Avenue Sports Centre
  • Shek Kip Mei Park Sports Centre
  • Tin Shui Sports Centre
  • Western Park Sports Centre
• Badminton
  • Hong Kong Park Sports Centre
  • Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Centre
  • Queen Elizabeth Stadium
    Queen Elizabeth Stadium
    The Queen Elizabeth Stadium is an indoor sport facility on the Morrison Hill in Wan Chai, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. First opened in 1980, it has a 3,500-seat arena, gymnasia, squash and badminton courts, and a multi-purpose hall...
    
    
  • Tseung Kwan O Sports Centre
  • Tsing Yi Sports Centre
• Swimming
  • Kowloon Park Swimming Pool
• Table Tennis
  • Shun Lee Tsuen Sports Centre
  • Smithfield Sports Centre
  • Wai Tsuen Sports Centre
  • Yuen Wo Road Sports Centre
• Tennis
  • Aberdeen Tennis and Squash Centre
  • Quarry Bay Park
    Quarry Bay Park
    Quarry Bay Park in Quarry Bay is a small urban park in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. The park is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department, a department of Hong Kong Government.-History:...
    
    
  • Shek Kip Mei Park
    Shek Kip Mei Park
    Shek Kip Mei Park is an urban park located in Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong and located near an area famed for temporary housing built on a hill side...
    
    
  • Tai Po Sports Ground
    Tai Po Sports Ground
    Tai Po Sports Ground is a sports ground at 21 Tai Po Tau Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was opened on 23 September 1992....
    
    
  • Tsing Yi Park
    Tsing Yi Park
    Tsing Yi Park is a public park on the Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong with Tsing Yi Estate, Tsing Yi Garden, Broadview Garden and St. Paul's Village in its proximity.-External links:*...
    
    
  • Victoria Park
    Victoria Park, Hong Kong
    Victoria Park is a public park in Hong Kong, named after Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. It is located in Causeway Bay, on the north of Hong Kong Island, between Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR stations...
    
    

Sports events

• Athletics - Sha Tin District
• Badminton - Tuen Mun District
• Basketball - Yuen Long District
• Swimming - Eastern District
• Table Tennis - Kowloon City District
• Tennis - Yuen Long District

Cheering team competition

• The Best Performance Award - Yuen Long District
• The Best Local Characteristics Award - Wong Tai Sin District

Others

• District with the Greatest Participation - Eastern District