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Salom Yiu

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Height
  
1.84 m (6 ft ⁄2 in)

Name
  
Salom Yiu

Sport
  
Men's Rugby union

Country
  
Hong Kong

Weight
  
82 kg (181 lb)


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Salom Yiu Kam Shing ((in traditional Chinese (HK)): 姚錦成) is a Hong Kong Rugby Union player. He plays for Valley Fort RFC, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens team and the Hong Kong national rugby union team.

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Career

Salom Yiu started his career after watching the Hong Kong Sevens from the stand and then doing more research on the sport. He was a member of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens team at the 2009 East Asian Games. He was a Silver medal winner at both the 2009 East Asian Games and the 2010 Asian Games, losing both time to Japan. He became a full-time professional when Rugby Sevens became the first team sport admitted to the Hong Kong Sports Institute in April 2013.

References

Salom Yiu Wikipedia