{"id":42084,"date":"2026-05-21T12:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T04:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/?page_id=42084"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:30:23","slug":"sports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/125anniversary-exhibition\/sports\/","title":{"rendered":"125th Anniversary \u2013 A Pioneer in Promoting Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42084\" class=\"elementor elementor-42084 elementor-42047\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725c424 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"725c424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf98b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf98b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-ld_banner\" data-id=\"9a48da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_banner.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-bnnr-1 d-flex flex-column overflow-hidden border-radius-10\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-bnnr-left d-flex align-items-center pos-rel z-index-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-bnnr-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-0 mb-5\">A Pioneer in Promoting Sports<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-bnnr-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-bnnr-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1141\" height=\"814\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-full size-full ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1913_\u6392\u7403\u6d3b\u52d5.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1913_\u6392\u7403\u6d3b\u52d5.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1913_\u6392\u7403\u6d3b\u52d5-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1913_\u6392\u7403\u6d3b\u52d5-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" data-aspect=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425cacc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"425cacc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The YMCA&#8217;s triangular emblem symbolises the holistic development of moral, intellectual, and physical education. Physical education has always been a core part of our mission, rooted in the aspiration &#8220;to cultivate the capacity for self-reliance and self-supporting in Chinese youth&#8221;, as physical fitness is the fundamental prerequisite for such independence.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Before the Bridges Street Centre was built, our rented premises were equipped with billiard tables, table tennis, Go, and Chinese chess for our members. The establishment of the Bridges Street Centre not only provided the first auditorium for the local Chinese community, but it also featured Hong Kong&#8217;s first indoor heated swimming pool and an indoor elevated bowl-shaped running track. It offered the youth of that era the most cutting-edge sports facilities, fitness services, and opportunities to engage in Western recreational activities, aligning perfectly with the prevailing social ideology of &#8220;national strengthening through sports&#8221; (\u9ad4\u80b2\u6551\u570b).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde1b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_promo\" data-id=\"bde1b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_promo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"lqd-promo-bde1b7b\" class=\"lqd-promo-wrap pos-rel lqd-promo-reverse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-inner d-flex pos-rel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-img d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-img-inner overflow-hidden\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{ \"direction\": \"rl\", \"bgcolor\": \"#FE055E\", \"revealSettings\": { \"onCoverAnimations\": [ {\"scale\": 2}, {\"scale\": 1} ] } }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"5760\" height=\"4440\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"w-100 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Basketball\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1960\u5e74\u9752\u5e74\u6703\u66f8\u9662\u7c43\u7403\u968a.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1960\u5e74\u9752\u5e74\u6703\u66f8\u9662\u7c43\u7403\u968a.jpg 5760w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1960\u5e74\u9752\u5e74\u6703\u66f8\u9662\u7c43\u7403\u968a-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1960\u5e74\u9752\u5e74\u6703\u66f8\u9662\u7c43\u7403\u968a-1024x789.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 5760px) 100vw, 5760px\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-content d-flex flex-column align-items-start justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-promo-content-inner\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-custom-animations=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ca-options='{ \"triggerHandler\": \"inview\", \"animationTarget\": \".lqd-chars .split-inner, .lqd-lines .split-inner, .elementor-button\", \"duration\": 650, \"startDelay\": 150, \"delay\": 50, \"initValues\": { \"translateY\": 30, \"opacity\": 0 }, \"animations\": { \"translateY\": 0, \"opacity\": 1 } }'\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-promo-title \"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-text=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-options='{ \"type\": \"chars, words\" }'\n\t\t\t>Basketball<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-text=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-options='{ \"type\": \"lines\" }'\n\t\t\t>Chinese YMCA College Basketball Team, 1960<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adae5da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adae5da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development Milestones of YMCA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617c0b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"617c0b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In 1920, we advocated setting up Hong Kong Federation of Basketball with the aim of promoting skills and interest in the sport. To popularise basketball in Hong Kong, we not only organised regular training classes, but our basketball teams also frequently participated in local competitions. We were even invited overseas for friendly matches to exchange skills, consistently achieved excellence.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64cda23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64cda23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Outstanding Achievements<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b0b2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31b0b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">1932: Bridges Street Centre hosted the first Hong Kong Open Women&#8217;s Basketball Competition<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">1950: Our Men&#8217;s Basketball Team won the championships in both the Open Basketball Tournament and the Hong Kong-Shanghai-Philippines Five-Team Basketball Tournament<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">1954: Our Women&#8217;s Basketball Team won the King&#8217;s Cup and the Elizabeth Youth Cup Basketball Tournament championships<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">1968: Five members of our Women&#8217;s Basketball Team were selected for the Hong Kong representative team to participate in the Asian Cup Basketball Competition<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">1976: Our Women&#8217;s Basketball Team won their fourth consecutive championship in the Hong Kong Women&#8217;s Basketball<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b19ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_promo\" data-id=\"22b19ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_promo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"lqd-promo-22b19ec\" class=\"lqd-promo-wrap pos-rel lqd-promo-reverse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-inner d-flex pos-rel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-img d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-img-inner overflow-hidden\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{ \"direction\": \"rl\", \"bgcolor\": \"#FE055E\", \"revealSettings\": { \"onCoverAnimations\": [ {\"scale\": 2}, {\"scale\": 1} ] } }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1141\" height=\"814\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"w-100 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Volleyball\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1913_\u6392\u7403\u6d3b\u52d5.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1913_\u6392\u7403\u6d3b\u52d5.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1913_\u6392\u7403\u6d3b\u52d5-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1913_\u6392\u7403\u6d3b\u52d5-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-content d-flex flex-column align-items-start justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-promo-content-inner\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-custom-animations=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ca-options='{ \"triggerHandler\": \"inview\", \"animationTarget\": \".lqd-chars .split-inner, .lqd-lines .split-inner, .elementor-button\", \"duration\": 650, \"startDelay\": 150, \"delay\": 50, \"initValues\": { \"translateY\": 30, \"opacity\": 0 }, \"animations\": { \"translateY\": 0, \"opacity\": 1 } }'\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-promo-title \"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-text=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-options='{ \"type\": \"chars, words\" }'\n\t\t\t>Volleyball<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-text=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-options='{ \"type\": \"lines\" }'\n\t\t\t>In 1951, we initiated the establishment of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Volleyball Association (currently the Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China).<br>In the early days of the interschool competition, volleyball matches were mostly held at the outdoor court next to the Bridges Street Centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15dfcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b15dfcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early Chinese Volleyball Teams<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-836e97c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"836e97c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">&#8220;Wo Lei Bo&#8221; (\u548c\u5229\u6ce2) is the early phonetic translation of Volleyball. The sport was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, an American YMCA physical education director, who aimed to design an indoor game that was less physically demanding than basketball and suitable for people of all ages. Our &#8220;Wo Lei Bo Team,&#8221; formed in 1913, was one of the earliest Chinese volleyball teams in Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In the same year, our student hostel on Bridges Street was completed, offering various recreational and sports activities for students. The open-air court adjacent to the hostel became a popular venue for volleyball games. Volleyball was introduced as an official event in the First Far East Sports Meet in 1913, and we proudly sent our players to compete in the 1915 Games.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b9dbe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_promo\" data-id=\"3b9dbe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_promo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"lqd-promo-3b9dbe1\" class=\"lqd-promo-wrap pos-rel lqd-promo-reverse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-inner d-flex pos-rel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-img d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-img-inner overflow-hidden\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{ \"direction\": \"rl\", \"bgcolor\": \"#FE055E\", \"revealSettings\": { \"onCoverAnimations\": [ {\"scale\": 2}, {\"scale\": 1} ] } }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1129\" height=\"741\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"w-100 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Swimming\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u76f8\u518aP.88-1960s\u5fc5\u8857\u6703\u6240\u5ba4\u5167\u6cf3\u6c60.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u76f8\u518aP.88-1960s\u5fc5\u8857\u6703\u6240\u5ba4\u5167\u6cf3\u6c60.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u76f8\u518aP.88-1960s\u5fc5\u8857\u6703\u6240\u5ba4\u5167\u6cf3\u6c60-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u76f8\u518aP.88-1960s\u5fc5\u8857\u6703\u6240\u5ba4\u5167\u6cf3\u6c60-1024x672.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" data-aspect=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-content d-flex flex-column align-items-start justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-promo-content-inner\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-custom-animations=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ca-options='{ \"triggerHandler\": \"inview\", \"animationTarget\": \".lqd-chars .split-inner, .lqd-lines .split-inner, .elementor-button\", \"duration\": 650, \"startDelay\": 150, \"delay\": 50, \"initValues\": { \"translateY\": 30, \"opacity\": 0 }, \"animations\": { \"translateY\": 0, \"opacity\": 1 } }'\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-promo-title \"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-text=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-options='{ \"type\": \"chars, words\" }'\n\t\t\t>Swimming<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-text=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-options='{ \"type\": \"lines\" }'\n\t\t\t>A swimming training class held at the indoor pool of the Bridges Street Centre in the 1960s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b059f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b059f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The First Indoor Swimming Pool<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b4e99 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6b4e99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ded910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ded910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In the pre-war era, swimming venues in Hong Kong were a rarity, and training was often hampered by the biting winter cold. Completed in 1918, the Bridges Street Centre (formerly known as the &#8220;Central Building&#8221;) housed Hong Kong&#8217;s first indoor swimming pool. This heated pool allowed for year-round practice, ensuring that swimming was no longer the exclusive privilege of a few Westerners and Chinese elites.\nOur first swimming team was formed in 1930, and the &#8220;Lai Tsun Swimming Team&#8221;(\u52f5\u9032\u5718) came into being three years later to further hone our members&#8217; swimming skills.&#8221; In 1954, we sent 12 swimmers to represesnt Hong Kong in the Far Eastern Olympic Games, underscoring our pioneering and pivotal role in professionalising the sport locally.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d28b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1d28b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"535\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0  &#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42083 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/F04_\u4e2d\u592e\u6703\u6240\u6f5b\u6c34\u8a13\u7df4-1024x703.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/F04_\u4e2d\u592e\u6703\u6240\u6f5b\u6c34\u8a13\u7df4-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/F04_\u4e2d\u592e\u6703\u6240\u6f5b\u6c34\u8a13\u7df4-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/F04_\u4e2d\u592e\u6703\u6240\u6f5b\u6c34\u8a13\u7df4-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/F04_\u4e2d\u592e\u6703\u6240\u6f5b\u6c34\u8a13\u7df4-2048x1406.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/F04_\u4e2d\u592e\u6703\u6240\u6f5b\u6c34\u8a13\u7df4-748x512.jpg 748w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/F04_\u4e2d\u592e\u6703\u6240\u6f5b\u6c34\u8a13\u7df4-760x520.jpg 760w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" data-aspect=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Diving training at the indoor pool of the Bridges Street Centre.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e7e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71e7e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Renowned Swimmers Nurtured by YMCA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2eafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc2eafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In our early years, YMCA swimming club nurtured a host of outstanding Chinese swimmers. Among them was female swimmer Ko Miu-ling, a renowned athlete in the 1940s who specialised in freestyle. Another famous swimmer was Chan Chun-nam, widely known in the swimming community for his long-distance freestyle and nicknamed &#8220;The Lung&#8221; (\u6c23\u888b) for his exceptional stamina.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e211252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_promo\" data-id=\"e211252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_promo.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"lqd-promo-e211252\" class=\"lqd-promo-wrap pos-rel lqd-promo-reverse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-inner d-flex pos-rel\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-img d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-img-inner overflow-hidden\" data-reveal=\"true\" data-reveal-options='{ \"direction\": \"rl\", \"bgcolor\": \"#FE055E\", \"revealSettings\": { \"onCoverAnimations\": [ {\"scale\": 2}, {\"scale\": 1} ] } }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 4288 2848&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"w-100 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Taspony\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4767.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4767.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4767-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_4767-1024x680.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" data-aspect=\"1.5056179775281\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-promo-content d-flex flex-column align-items-start justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-promo-content-inner\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-custom-animations=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ca-options='{ \"triggerHandler\": \"inview\", \"animationTarget\": \".lqd-chars .split-inner, .lqd-lines .split-inner, .elementor-button\", \"duration\": 650, \"startDelay\": 150, \"delay\": 50, \"initValues\": { \"translateY\": 30, \"opacity\": 0 }, \"animations\": { \"translateY\": 0, \"opacity\": 1 } }'\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-promo-title \"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-text=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-split-options='{ \"type\": \"chars, words\" }'\n\t\t\t>Taspony<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdcd0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdcd0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Story of Taspony in Hong Kong<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca972b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ca972b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Taspony originated in Japan and was invented in 1981 by Mr. Eizo Yamaguchi, the staff member of Nagoya YMCA. We brought the sport to Hong Kong in 2009, officially naming it &#8220;Taspony&#8221; (\u624b\u7dbf\u7403) locally, and actively promoted it across schools, communities, and elderly services. In 2016, we launched and promoted &#8220;Soft Taspony,&#8221; which further lowered the physical demands of the sport. 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It was first introduced to Hong Kong from the United Kingdom in 2015 by us, and is also suitable for people undergoing rehabilitation, such as those recovering from Parkinson\u2019s disease, cancer, or heart disease.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">A longitudinal study conducted by The Education University of Hong Kong revealed that Walking Football has a significantly positive impact on the physical and mental well-being of the golden-aged and those in rehabilitation. Just eight weeks of training can effectively improve cardiopulmonary function, lower limb muscle strength, and psychological resilience. Long-term participation also helps expand social circles and alleviate depressive symptoms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Building on this success, we established the Hong Kong China Walking Football Association in 2022, dedicating ourselves to promoting the sport across Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ec5df elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_button\" data-id=\"06ec5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ld_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/125anniversary-exhibition\/\"class=\"elementor-button btn btn-solid btn-custom-size btn-icon-shaped btn-has-label\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-text=\"back\" class=\"btn-txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tback\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc2d4b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fc2d4b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Pioneer in Promoting Sports Sporting Excellence in YMCA Schools Walking With You A Pioneer in Promoting Sports Sporting Excellence in YMCA Schools Walking With You A Pioneer in Promoting Sports Sporting Excellence in YMCA Schools Walking With You A Pioneer in Promoting Sports The YMCA&#8217;s triangular emblem symbolises the holistic development of moral, intellectual, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":0,"parent":41586,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42084","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42084"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42662,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42084\/revisions\/42662"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymca.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}