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Highlights of the Ninth World Firefighters Games (WFG) 2006 on the third day (February 20) will include Tai Chi and power lifting.
There will be 19 participants in the Tai Chi competition, including three from mainland China, one from Venezuela and 15 from Hong Kong. The competition will be held at the Games Village at Tamar Site, starting at 2pm.
Thirty contestants will take part in power lifting, which will be held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai, starting at 10am. The final and prize presentation will be held at 4pm.
Full event schedule for February 20:
Arm Wrestling 10 am - 6 pm Games Village
Basketball 10 am - 6 pm Shek Kip Mei Indoor
Games Hall
Cycling - 9.30 am - 12 pm Pak Tam Chung,
Road Race Sai Kung
Golf 8 am - 4 pm Kau Sai Chau, Sai Kung
Lawn Bowls 8 am - 6 pm Victoria Park
Power Lifting 8 am - 5 pm Queen Elizabeth Stadium,
Wan Chai
Running - 9 am - 1 pm Shing Mun Reservoir
Cross Country
Sailing 8.30 am - 5 pm Tai Mei Tuk Water
Laser Class 1 Sports Centre
Shooting - 2.30 pm - 6 pm South China Athletic
Air Gun Association Sports
Complex 9 am - 6 pm Disciplined Service
Snooker Sport Recreation
Centre, Causeway Bay
Soccer 10 am - 6 pm Kowloon Tsai Sports
(11-a-side) Ground pitch No. 1
Softball - 9 am - 6 pm Hong Kong Softball
Slow Pitch Association,
Tin Kwong Road
Table Tennis 9 am - 5 pm Harbour Road Sports
Centre
Tai Chi 2 pm - 5 pm Games Village
Ten-pin 9 am - 8 pm Police Recreation
Bowling Club
Tennis 9 am - 6 pm Victoria Park,
Causeway Bay
Toughest 9 am - 5 pm Games Village
Firefighter
Alive
Volleyball - 8 am - 7 pm Kowloon Park Sports
Indoor Centre
Windsurfing 9 am - 5 pm Tai Mei Tuk Water
Sports Complex
Ends/Sunday, February 19, 2006
Issued at HKT 13:02
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