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Never Stop Dreaming - From Olympic Champion to Research Scholar

The very first Distinguished Elite Athletes Seminar "Never Stop Dreaming - From Olympic Champion to Research Scholar" delivered by Ms Wang Xin, former Olympic gold medalist, current Sports Advisor of Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and PhD student at PolyU, organised by RISports and jointly co-organised by the  Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), the PolyU - Samaranch Sports Development Centre and the PolyU - HKSI Research Centre was successfully held today. This seminar attracted nearly 100 PolyU staff and students, athletes and friends from the sports industry to share Ms Wang's journey from once an Olympics champion to now a research scholar.

PolyU and HKSI establish joint research centre for advancing sports and technology development

In order to drive research in the field of elite sports and promote the development of sports science and technology, PolyU and the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of the “PolyU–HKSI Research Centre” to help Hong Kong athletes reach their full potential and achieve greater success! The Centre will be jointly operated by PolyU’s Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) and the HKSI, serving as a platform for research innovation, knowledge exchange and technology transfer in the realm of elite sports. Under the leadership of the inaugural Centre Coordinators, Prof. Ming ZHANG from PolyU and Dr Raymond So from the HKSI, the expert team comprising academics, technologists, sports professionals and technical analysts will conduct cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and develop joint proposals for large-scale projects.   More: https://polyu.hk/CjaLR

Dr Tony Chen observed kinematic changes in marathon runners

The inaugural Bank of China (Hong Kong) Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HK Section) Half Marathon was held last Sunday. Dr Tony Chen, member of RISports and Research Assistant Professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), led a research team to conduct on-track experiment. By applying advanced wearable motion tracking sensors, the kinematic changes in runners of different competitive levels as they engaged in prolonged running were observed.

Dr Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki of Asics investigated PolyU's latest sports research development

Followed by the seminar delivered by Dr Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki, Chairman of Asics China Trading and Senior Managing Director of Asics Greater China, last Friday, he visited the wind tunnel laboratory and interactive design studio of PolyU to know more about our latest sports research development and provided some constructive comments.

Dr Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki of Asics shared about sports footwear science

The "Distinguished Sports Research Seminar Series - Sports Footwear Science" delivered by Dr Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki, Chairman of Asics China Trading and Senior Managing Director of Asics Greater China, organized by the Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports), and co-organized by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Samaranch Sports Development Centre, and Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) was successfully held today. This seminar attracted over 150 PolyU staff and students, professionals and friends from the sports industry. Thanks for all the support and look forward to seeing you in our coming seminars!

RISports featured on the cover story of Mainland - HK Academic Exchange

Prof. Ming Zhang and Dr Jason Cheung, Director and Senior Research Fellow of RISports, were featured in the cover story of Mainland - Hong Kong Academic Exchange Newsletter Vol. 138 (Oct 2023) introducing RISports and revealed the current research projects. Prof. Zhang looked forward to establishing a sports and health database that could support up to 100,000 Hong Kong citizens in the future. And after numerous clinical trials, the institute has launched the "Tai Chi Running" research scheme, which would be further promoted later. In addition to promoting the implementation of scientific research, RISports was also actively developing in all aspects, including dedicating itself to competition training. Next year, it also planned to offer a Master's degree programme in sports technology to attract graduates from mainland sports universities to come to Hong Kong for further education.   More details (Chinese only): https://www.bhkaec.org.hk/a/134433-cht

RISports welcomed representatives from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

The Research Institute for Sports Science and Technology (RISports) welcomed representatives from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust today! Our Director, Prof. Zhang Ming, and his team introduced RISports' establishment background and latest research projects.

Ms Wang Xin shared the spirit of life with over 200 PolyU students and staff

Our Sports Advisor and former Olympic diving gold medalist, Ms Wang Xin, delivered a speech for the Inspirational Talk Series by STARS Residential College last week. She shared about the spirit of life with over 200 PolyU students and staff. RISports Director, Prof. Zhang Ming, has also supported the talk and communicated with her.

RISports director met with Sports Advisors

In this summer, RISports director Prof. Zhang Ming met with our Sports Advisors to introduce some current projects and exchange ideas related to sports researches. They included Ms Zhang Ping, former Olympic volleyball gold medalist, Ms Wang Xin, former Olympic diving gold medalist, and Ms Guo Yina, former World Wushu Tai Chi Chuan Champion.

RISports is featuring in Excel x Impact

RISports is featuring in the latest issue of the PolyU magazine, Excel x Impact! Article: https://polyu.hk/sfSoR