Salom Yiu

Salom Yiu Kam Shing
姚錦成
Personal information
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country  Hong Kong
Sport Men's Rugby union
Medal record
National Games of China
2013 Liaoning Men's Rugby Sevens
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Men's Rugby Sevens
East Asian Games
2009 Hong Kong Men's Rugby Sevens

Salom Yiu Kam Shing ((traditional Chinese (HK)): 姚錦成) is a Hong Kong Rugby Union player. He plays for Valley Fort RFC, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens team and the Hong Kong national rugby union team.

Career

Salom Yiu started his career after watching the Hong Kong Sevens from the stand and then doing more research on the sport.[1] He was a member of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens team at the 2009 East Asian Games. He was a Silver medal winner at both the 2009 East Asian Games and the 2010 Asian Games, losing both time to Japan.[2] He became a full-time professional when Rugby Sevens became the first team sport admitted to the Hong Kong Sports Institute in April 2013.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kevin Kaho Tsui (14 March 2013). "Meet the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Team". Hong Kong Magazine.
  2. ↑ "Japan mauls HK to avenge Sevens loss in Borneo". China Daily. 24 November 2010.
  3. ↑ "Elite sevens players get into special program". The Standard (Hong Kong). 13 December 2013.
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