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| Full name | Wong Kam-po | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 13, 1973 Hong Kong |
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| Discipline | Track, road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000-2003 2003-2004 2005-2006 2007 |
Telekom Malaysia Marco Polo Cycling Team Purapharm Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team |
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Wong Kam-po BBS MH (Chinese: 黃金寶; pinyin: Huang Jinbao, born March 13, 1973 in Hong Kong) in Shatin, Hong Kong, is a world champion racing cyclist.
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Wong Kam-po joined the Hong Kong cycling team in 1990. He quit the team after allegedly fighting with a team mate. After meeting his current coach Shen Jiang-Kong (Chinese: 沈金康), he rejoined the team and began a successful career, winning golds in the National Games of the People's Republic of China (1997 & 2001) and the Asian Games (1998, 2006 & 2010). His 1997 win of the Philippine Marlboro Tour was the only championship by a non-Filipino in the event.
Wong Kam-po became the first Chinese World Champion cyclist by winning the 15 km-scratch in 2007 UCI Track World Championships.[1] He earned the right to wear the Rainbow Jersey for the year 2007-08. Wong performed well at the 2007 UCI B World Championships road race, with a 4th place finish, to win an invitation to the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is the flag bearer for Hong Kong, China.
After Wong Kam-Po won his third Asian Games Gold Medal in Guangzhou, Hong Kong's Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing said, "I would like to pay my particular tribute to our cyclist Wong Kam-po who has won three gold, one silver and one bronze, including the gold medal grabbed today, during his various performances at the Asian Games. He epitomises Hong Kong people's determination and perseverance. This is legendary."[2]
Wong Kam-po is a supporter of Hong Kong's 2023 Asian Games bid. On 29 November 2010, speaking at the Legislative Council Home Affairs Panel special meeting on the proposed hosting of the 2023 Asian Games, Wong Kam-po said political parties' resistance to the proposal broke his heart. He said Hong Kong needs the spirit of sport, urging legislators to view the issue from a long-term and global perspective.[3]
In the week of October 16, Wong Kam-po was preparing for the 11th National Games in Shandong.[4] In preparing for the event, Wong and his team was 10 minutes early, and the security guards did not let them enter the venue.[5] The team was then assaulted by the security.[4] Cyclist Wong Kam-po was pushed down to the floor by the guards.[4] Hong Kong Sports Institute coach Zhang Pak-ming (張百鳴) was surrounded by four security guards and beaten.[4] His leg was injured. A threat was also made to destroy the HK team's car.[4] The incident was reported to the police, after which they could enter the venue. President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China Timothy Fok expressed concern for the case.[4]