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I first met Coach Summer during a Ninja Sport experience shoot, and I was surprised by her petite stature. However, as I watched her demonstrate powerful Ninja Sport moves, effortlessly leaping from one bar to another with agility and precision, I was truly amazed and impressed! Let me introduce the athlete invited by BBOLD: a professional in the exciting new sport of Ninja Sport, where she frequently competes with her team in events around the world. What’s unexpected is that before becoming a Ninja Sport coach, Summer was actually a weightlifting coach. She has won the women’s division at the Taipei Gymefit Games in 2019, 2023, and 2024, showcasing her exceptional talent. Now, not only is she a professional Ninja Sport coach, but she has also achieved remarkable results in internatio...

Jackie Chan, a former Hong Kong Sanda athlete, has made a remarkable transition to the Hong Kong Muay Thai team, where she now serves as both a competitor and a coach. As the founder of a Muay Thai school, Jackie has dedicated herself to the sport, culminating in a stunning victory at the East Asian Muay Thai Championship in late 2024. Facing Mongolian fighter Sanchir Batbilegt, Jackie displayed calm precision, countering Sanchir's aggressive attacks to secure a gold medal in the women's 60 kg category and earn the title of Muay Thai Queen. Impressively, she achieved this in just one year after switching from Sanda to Muay Thai, showcasing her relentless training and exceptional adaptability. Jackie's passion for martial arts was ignited at a young age, inspired by martial arts ...

This month, The North Face 100 Hong Kong Trail Running Challenge 2024 attracted many newcomers to trail running, including actress Cecilia So, who participated in her first trail race. In a post-race interview, she expressed her satisfaction with her performance: "After this TNF race, I was amazed by my body's potential. I initially thought I wouldn't be able to run at all. I expected it to take four hours, but I finished in just two hours and forty minutes." Having previously tried road running, Cecilia found that trail running offered her much more enjoyment. She commented, "Road running can sometimes feel monotonous since the routes are often the same. I try to find ways to make it fun, like comparing myself to other runners to push myself to go faster or thinking about random t...

Tchoukball is gradually gaining attention as a sport. Recently, BBOLD editors invited the coach of the Hong Kong women's tchoukball team, Ng Tsz-lai, and team captain Candy to share their passion for the sport and their growth experiences. Tchoukball is a ball game played with a rebound net, which measures approximately one meter by one meter. Players need to throw the ball onto the net so that it rebounds into the opponent's area. This sport was invented by Swiss biologist Hermann Brandt in the 1970s and is a non-contact sport. The name "Tchoukball" comes from the sound the ball makes when it hits the net, which resembles the French word "tchouk." In Chinese, it is phonetically translated as "巧固球". The basic gameplay involves players shooting the ball from a 3-meter semi-circular z...

To make progress, it’s not just about giving 100% effort; it’s about putting in 120% dedication. Hong Kong rower Jenny Leung recently won a bronze medal alongside her teammate Huang Sheung Yee in the women’s double sculls event at the 2024 Asian Rowing Championships. In the early stages of the race, several teams were closely matched, but in the final moments, Jenny and Sheung Yee pushed themselves to the limit, increasing their rowing frequency to pull ahead of Kazakhstan and finish third. Congratulations to Jenny and Sheung Yee! In an interview, Jenny shared, “I believe the key to success lies mainly in our training. Before the competition, our coach focuses not only on improving our aerobic capacity but also on enhancing our anaerobic strength. Additionally, the chemistry with m...

Many children participate in extracurricular activities that are arranged by their families, but this particular child had her family choose to accompany her in learning a sport from scratch. Since she was seven years old, they have supported her journey, and through their continuous efforts, this "child," Ma Kwan-ching, has realized her dream of becoming the Hong Kong representative in windsurfing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kwan-ching noted that neither she nor her family had any special athletic talent, but they all possessed the perseverance to keep learning and practicing. Because her family learned and practiced alongside her, they gained a deeper understanding of her experiences and needs, providing unwavering support throughout her journey. With just over two months unti...

This year, The North Face 100 Ultra Trail Challenge @thenorthfacehk celebrates its tenth anniversary by introducing a new 100-kilometer relay race. This new format lowers the barrier to entry for the 100-kilometer event, allowing participants of all experience levels to team up and tackle the long-distance challenge together. This time, the current Hong Kong women's trail running representative, Harmony Lin @haharmonyxd, leads three other athletes: Hidy Yu @hidyyu, Chiu Fung @callstarcf, and Tin Hin @tinyanfung, in facing this exciting new competition. This year, rising trail running star Harmony Lin led several artists in her second participation in the TNF 100. She noted that her role had changed from focusing solely on personal goals to considering the needs of her teammates, whi...

On the first page of the book, Victoria begins with her aspiration to "become a soulful person." Through her many travels, she realizes that the essence of life lies in the fact that we cannot control its length; therefore, we should strive to live life to its fullest. The depth of life comes from valuing the quality of our experiences, gradually becoming the person we want to be, and not allowing days to pass by in regret. She organizes the book's content based on the "timeline" of her growth in the mindset of travel. The first three chapters, titled "Impermanence," "Pursuit," and "Life," explore how her travels have transformed her perspectives. For instance, during her first backpacking trip, she lost her luggage, which taught her about the "impermanence" of life. Later, as she ...