Curling Sports Federation of Hong Kong China (Chinese: 中國香港冰壺運動總會), or simply Curling Hong Kong China (Chinese: 中國香港冰壺),[1][2] is the national governing body of the sport of curling in Hong Kong. It is responsible for promoting and developing the sport throughout the city, managing national curling teams, and representing the Hong Kong in international curling events.

History

Curling Hong Kong China was established as the Hong Kong Curling Association (HKCurling). It was founded by former lecturer John Li Shek-chong in 2014. Li is also known for developing an iceless variation of the sport called "floor curling".[3] HKCurling became conditional members of the World Curling Federation in September of the same year.[4]

The men's national team made its debut at the 2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships.[5]

The association became full members in 2016.[3] The women's team was formed in the same year.[5]

In January 2023, the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China ordered its member association to include "China" in their names.[6] HKCurling changed its name to Curling Hong Kong China which was approved by the Hong Kong Companies Registry by August 2024.[2]

The Hong Kong curling teams made its debut in multisport competitions at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Curling Hong Kong China. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "N/A" (in English and Chinese). Curling Hong Kong China. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2025 – via Instagram. We are excited to announce that the Government's Companies Registry has approved our name change, to Curling Sports Federation of Hong Kong China / 中國香港冰壺體育總會. We will be using the abbreviations Curling Hong Kong China and 中國香港冰壺 going forward.
  3. ^ a b Moon, Louise (30 January 2018). "Winter sports in Hong Kong: from curling to ice hockey to skiing, could you be city's next Olympian?". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  4. ^ Osborne, Paul (24 October 2014). "Hong Kong and Qatar become conditional members of World Curling Federation". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Our Teams". Curling Hong Kong China. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong sports bodies told to include 'China' in names". The Straits Times. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong, China to make curling debut at Harbin 2025". Asian Games Hub. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  8. ^ Lei, Li; Zhang, Stephy (8 February 2025). "Hong Kong shows potential in winter sports". China Daily HK. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Curling_Association
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