‘Some people may think touch rugby was not a good choice for a girl’: Hong Kong star Rebecca Wong says sport has been a huge part of her life since childhood
- The 22-year-old sets off for Japan with the women’s Hong Kong national touch team, the first for the programme
- Wong first got into the sport in primary school and has been playing ever since
If you’re trying to find Rebecca Wong Chi-ling, her weeks are designed and orchestrated around the sport she loves: touch rugby.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, the Hong Kong native can be found at King’s Park training with the Hong Kong national touch team. On Tuesdays and Thursdays you will find her with her Education University of Hong Kong team at the Pak Shek Kok Sports Grounds, and on Thursday and Sunday nights she is either in Happy Valley or the Po Kong Village with the Raven Touch Football Club.
This is all on top of physical education studies at the Education University of Hong Kong for Wong, who has a goal of becoming a P.E. teacher to help promote sports and active living, which would include introducing touch rugby in schools.
“It seems really busy, but I enjoy every one of them,” said the 22-year-old Wong. “These training sessions help me to have better time management between my academic affairs and the sport, and help me to relax from the daily stress and build up good social connections with teammates.”
Wong is in Japan with the Hong Kong national women’s touch team, the first for the programme which used to only have a mixed team. Her involvement started long ago, in primary school at Po Leung Kuk Siu Hon Sum. Wong said one of her teachers sparked her interest in the sport, and watching the older kids have fun pricked her interest as well.
