Hong Kong competed in the

2009 East Asian Games ) , Host city = Hong Kong , Teams participating = 9 , Athletes participating = 2,377 , Events = 262 events in 22 sports , Opening ceremony = December 5, 2009 , Closing ceremony = December 13, 2009 , Officially opened by = State Councilor L ...

held in Hong Kong from 5 December 2009 to 13 December 2009. Hong Kong finished fourth on the medal table with 26 gold medals. Hong Kong won its first-ever international title in

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

at this event.

References

2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong at the East Asian Games 2009 in Hong Kong sport {{Asian-games-stub