One year of interviewing of Women and Girls In Sports in HK!
In April 2017 we released our first-ever interview. It came shortly after the 2017 Rugby Sevens, and on the backRecap: Mentor Walks x WISE HK on 20 April 2018
Thank you to all of you who participated as a mentor or mentee at our inaugural mentoring event, “Walk and
Christie Cheung — HK National team ice hockey player and student — on sharing a love of the sport with her father
Christie Cheung, 19 years old, is an ice hockey player playing for the club team Generation Next, as well as
Taylor Fu — football player and student — on being awarded a sports scholarship and aspiring to play football professionally
Taylor FU Chiu Man is a midfielder for the club team Kitchee and the Hong Kong Women’s National Football team.
Samantha Widmer – elite golfer, business woman and role model – on balancing her career and passion for the game of golf
Hailing from a group of islands in the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, Samantha was introduced to golf casually at the
Julia Hobbs – sales manager and American football player – on leading a sports league that is 95% men
As a sales manager and President of HKAFL, Julia spends much of her time outside of work organising the American
Yasmin Daswani – Cricket player and incoming legal trainee – on playing sports with her mother and the importance of role models
Yasmin Daswani is a batsman for the Hong Kong Cricket Club and a member of the Hong Kong National Women’s
Cindy Reid — vertical marathoner, banker and gym owner — on invisible health challenges for ambitious women athletes
In April 2017 we had interviewed vertical marathon racer, banker and gym owner, Cindy Reid on goal setting in discipline.
Pull To — Cricket player and nursing assistant — on encouraging local women to play sports
Pull is a bowler and captain for her club team, CCC Fung Wong, a team comprised primarily of local Chinese
Jess Cole — AFL player and marketing manager specialising in investments — on “just try it” and being the only women in AFL HK
Originally from Melbourne – the home of Australian Rules Football (AFL) — Jess has been living in Hong Kong for
Dee Caffari — career sailor and educator — on sports and sustainability, and providing sporting opportunities
Competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017 – 2018 as skipper of the team Turn the Tide on Plastic, Dee
In the Sport-light: Strongwoman Santina “Bam” Philips on how the sport empowers her
When you think of the word “strong” what images come to mind? And what do you think of when we