CUHK claims eight medals at East Asian U20 Athletics Championships
23 October 2025
Young athletes from seven countries and regions competed at the second East Asian U20 Athletics Championships held in Hong Kong from 27 to 28 September. A squad of twelve athletes from CUHK gave their all on the track. CUHK athletes secured an impressive haul of eight bronze medals across six women’s events and two men’s events.
The bronze medal winners of the women’s events from CUHK are:
| Triple Jump | Sylvia Chow (Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health, Year 2) |
| Javelin Throw | Sarah Kwong Sze-oi (Energy and Environmental Engineering, Year 1) |
| 100m | Yu Pui-yi (Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health, Year 1) |
| 200m | Li Tsz-to (Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health, Year 2) |
| 5,000m | Kwong Tsz-yu (Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health, Year 2) |
| 4x100m relay | Li Tsz-to (Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health, Year 2), Yu Pui-yi (Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health, Year 1) |
CUHK athletes also claimed bronze medals in two men’s events:
| 5,000m | Chung Tak-chak (Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health, Year 1) |
| 4x100m relay | Chan Yat-lok (Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health, Year 1), James Chan Ting-fong (Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health, Year 1) |
The East Asian U20 Athletics Championships is the region’s flagship youth athletics event. Following its inaugural game in Yangzhou, China, in 2023, the second game was staged at Hong Kong Wan Chai Sports Ground last month. This year’s competitors hailed from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taipei, Mongolia, Japan and South Korea, all competing for regional honours.
Photo courtesy: Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates
