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Host city
  
Hong Kong

Athletes participating
  
over 3000

Opening ceremony
  
14 May 2011

Teams participating
  
18

Events
  
83 events in 8 sports

Closing ceremony
  
5 June 2011

2011 Hong Kong Games

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.

Contents

Event

It has totally 83 events in 8 sports. They are including 42 events for male and 41 events for females. Compare with 2009 Hong Kong Games, futsal and volleyball are the new events.

The 8 sports are:

  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Badminton
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Futsal
  • Volleyball
  • The 18 District Councils will recruit eligible athletes through an open selection process to represent their district in the event.

    Venue

    Here is the final venue of each events.

    Awards

    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

    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.

    References

    2011 Hong Kong Games Wikipedia


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