Chong Ka-yan (born 24 November 1993) is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

and sevens player. She competed for

at the

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Rugby career

Sevens career

Chong made her sevens debut for

at the Qingdao leg of the

2015 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series The 2015 Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series is the 16th edition of Asia's continental sevens tournament for women. It was played over two legs hosted in Qingdao, China and Sri Lanka. China 5-6 September 2015 at Qingdao, China Pool W Poo ...

. She competed in the

2019 Hong Kong Sevens The 2019 Hong Kong Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Hong Kong Stadium between the 5–7 April 2019. It was the 44th edition of the Hong Kong Sevens, and the seventh tournament of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Serie ...

which was a qualifier for the 2019–20 Sevens Series, she scored a try in her sides loss to

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. In 2021, she was part of the

sevens side that competed at the repechage tournament in

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. She featured for Hong Kong in the

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leg of the 2024 Sevens Challenger Series; she scored a hat-trick in her sides seventh place win over

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

. She was then named in the squad for the 2024 Hong Kong Sevens to compete in the Melrose Claymore challenge. She helped her side beat China in the first match when she crossed the try-line.

XVs career

Chong was named in Hong Kong's XVs team to the

where they made their debut. At the 2023 Asia Championship she scored a try in Hong Kong's narrow defeat to

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

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. In 2024, she started in the opening match of the Asia Championship against

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. She scored in the 78th minute despite her side going down 12–29.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chong, Ka-yan 1993 births Living people Hong Kong female rugby union players Hong Kong female rugby sevens players Rugby union players at the 2018 Asian Games Hong Kong women's international rugby union players Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong Asian Games medalists in rugby union Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games