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香港科技大學（科大）今年透過「學生運動員學習支援及入學計劃」（SALSA）計劃，取錄了超過11名傑出香港運動員，人數創歷年來最高。科大今日舉辦歡迎典禮，特別邀請到一眾傑出學生運動員新生、香港體育學院代表、運動員的教練、中學校長、老師及家人等出席，一同慶祝各精英運動員即將展開人生新一頁，並祝願他們在學業和運動上的發展都能再創高峰。 11名傑出運動員將於今年九月入讀科大，涵蓋桌球、劍擊、賽艇、棒球、花樣滑冰、拯溺、帆船和田徑等項目，當中包括：  

It was another typical day in this summer holiday. The sea along the Clear Water Bay was shimmering in the morning sunlight, and student sailor Maddalena Di SALVO – or “Maddy” as her friends affectionately call her – was ready to begin hours-long training with her coach and teammate. Travelling westward to Tin Shui Wai, student Joseph CHU poured his heart and soul into upgrading his invention at his high school’s laboratory – a hands-free tracking shopping cart designed for the elderly living in Hong Kong’s neighborhoods.

香港科技大學（科大）今日派遣全港最大規模的大學生團隊，到杭州亞洲運動會出任義務工作。是次出征獲中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室（中聯辦）協調安排，16名科大學生義工，包括多個來自如劍擊、欖球、射箭和合球等大學校隊的成員，本周初出席了由中聯辦教育科技部處長方磊主持的培訓活動，並於今日中午正式啟程前往杭州，參與將於本周六揭幕的第19屆亞洲運動會。 此外，3名科大學生和校友亦將以運動員身份，於本屆亞運會與各國運動員同場競技，為港爭光。出賽的科大運動員包括透過學生運動員入學計劃（SAAS）入讀機械及航空航天工程學系的伍泰龍，他將代表香港出戰本屆亞運的三項鐵人項目。市場學系學生黄皓雋將出戰足球項目；而剛於本年畢業的資訊系統學系校友黃淨淳，則將出戰運動攀登項目。科大一向著重學生之多元發展，並設有學生運動員入學計劃（SAAS），提供獎學金、生活津貼、全面及靈活的學習支援和安排，以助學生運動員同時追求運動及學術成就。

Three HKUST alumni have pioneered a sweat sensor that eliminates the need for invasive blood samples when testing for muscle fatigue.

The table tennis Olympic medalist will be admitted to the School of Science in the new academic year (2022/23)

Edith Lee has experienced serious heartbreaks when she narrowly missed out on qualifying for world-class archery competitions not only once, but twice. The computer science and engineering student, who is one of the city’s top recurve bow archers, is now taking her gap year before resuming her final year study in September, after her disqualification for the World University Championships and the Asian Games. Edith studied science subjects in secondary school but she admits she was never a top student, so had never dreamed of studying in a university. But in order to follow her idol Korean archer Ki Bo Bae’s path to compete in the World University Archery Championships, she studied extremely hard and was admitted to HKUST in 2015.

Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) Executive Director Mr. Adam KWOK Kai-fai will donate HK$6 million to the Sports Aerodynamics Science Initiative Project launched by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to help enhance elite cyclists’ performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.   Mr. Adam Kwok, Executive Director of SHKP, Dr. Trisha LEAHY, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) and Prof. ZHANG Xin, Chair Professor of Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of HKUST, signed an agreement to kick off the “A. Kwok Sports Aerodynamics Science Initiative” today, under the witness of Mr. YEUNG Tak-keung, Commissioner for Sports, Mr. Tony CHOI , Deputy Chief Executive and Dr. Raymond SO, Director of Elite Training Science and Technology, both from the HKSI, Prof. MOK Kwok-tai, Associate Dean of Engineering (Undergraduate Studies) of HKUST, Mr. LEUNG Hung-tak, Chairman of the Cycling Association of Hong Kong, China, Mr.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to facilitate dual career pathways in sports and academics for elite athletes in Hong Kong. Under this MoU, HKSI can nominate full-time elite athletes for admission to undergraduate programs of HKUST. The University will offer flexible academic accommodations, including study load balancing, re-scheduling in examinations and adjustment in class attendance requirement, on a case-by-case basis. An advisory committee comprising faculty members and sports specialists will be formed to oversee the athletes’ learning progress and address their individual needs. To accommodate their intensive trainings and competition schedules, HKUST may extend their study to a maximum of twice the normative program duration.