Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2004

More Victories for CUHK Rowers T he Chinese University rowing team clinched the overall championship titles at the Tenth Inter-Universities Rowing Championships and the 18th Intervarsity Rowing Championships held on 21st and 22nd August, and 12th September 2004 respectively. The Ten th I n t e r - Un i v e r s i t i es R o w i ng Championships was held at the Shing Mun River Rowing Centre in Sha Tin. The participating teams came from CUHK, the University of Hong Kong, Baptist University, the Hong Kong Institute of Education, City University of Hong Kong, and the University of Science and Technology. The men's team from CUHK won three gold and four silver medals i n the tournament, ma k i ng them the champion for the fifth year in a row. The women's team won four gold and one bronze medals, making them the women's champion for the third successive year. Thus the CUHK team became the overall champion for the third consecutive year. Ten days later, the Inter- varsity Rowing Championships was held at the same venue. C U HK r owe rs c l i nched f our gold and one silver medals in the five matches organized for the day and captured the overall champion trophy. The I n t e r v a r s i ty Row i ng Champ i on s h i ps is an annual regatta held between CUHK and the University of Hong Kong. The CUHK teams showcased their excellent prowess and team work in all five matches. Except for the M i x ed Quadruple Sculls Invitation in which they came second, CUHK rowers walked away w i th gold in all other events. In particular, the CUHK Women's Coxed Four team won their third consecutive championship while the Men's Coxed Eight team succeeded in defending their championship title four years in a row. Students Clinch Gold and Silver Medals at National Universities Tennis Championships T he Chinese University tennis team w o n f i r st and second place respectively in the Division I men's singles and doub l es of the N i n t h Na t i o n al Universities Tennis Championships held at the Southwest Petroleum Institute i n Chengdu, Sichuan, from 10th to 16th Ju ly 2004. A record-breaking 417 representatives f r om 46 prestigious universities in China took part in the event News in Brief 67