Hong Kong’s first permanent para archery range to open at Victoria Recreation Club in Sai Kung
- Hong Kong Sports Association for the Physically Disabled partners with Victoria Recreation Club to develop city’s first para archery range
- The new range will mirror the requirements of para archery competitions including wheelchair-accessible pathways and fixed archery targets
Para athletes in Hong Kong will soon have access to the city’s first specially designed archery range under a new partnership with the Hong Kong Sports Association for the Physically Disabled and the Victoria Recreation Club.
Due to open later this year at VRC’s Sai Kung facility, it will be the first permanent para archery range developed to provide a long-term and stable training for the Hong Kong squad and people with physical impairments.
The facilities of the range will be tailor-made to the needs of the physically impaired, with priority given to the association’s athletes for regular training. It will also be open to members of VRC and the public.
To promote para archery in the community, the association will organise training and coaching courses, in a bid to identify and nurture new talent and coaches. It will also allow the Hong Kong para team to enhance their competitiveness, and facilitate the development of local para sports.
Leung Lai Yin, chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Association for the Physically Disabled, said the range would not have been possible without the support from government and the Sir David Trench Fund, an initiative to provide much-needed funding for sport and cultural activities.
“As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the association this year, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to VRC on teaming up for this meaningful project,” Leung said.
“With the opening of the range, we believe it will help the Hong Kong team pursue excellence and drive sports for people with physical impairments.”
