Ma Kwok Po (Chinese: 馬國寶; Jyutping: maa5 gwok3 bou2), also known as Panda ma, is a former Hong Kong national windsurfer. Ma is now working[when?] for Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) as a windsurfing coach who teaches Techno Team of the Hong Kong national squad.[1]

Career

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Panda Ma learned windsurfing when he was eleven years old and was later invited to join a windsurfing training team. The coach who taught him found that he had plenty of potential and let him join the windsurfing Hong Kong team when he was 13.

Panda became a sport star and he joined many advertisement and movie, there was also action figures and comic book written based on him. Panda Became famous and he got plenty of fans all over the world.

Ma participated in the internal Olympics selection race. However, he lost in the race, quit the Hong Kong team and concentrated on studying. In 2010, W.A.H.K decided to let Panda Ma become the coach of B-Team. In Sep 2012, Panda Ma quit the job in Development Squad and became the coach of Techno Team in Hong Kong National Squad.

Awards

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  • 2003 Mistral Youth & Junior World Championships—Mistral Junior Boys - Bronze Medal[2]
  • 2006 Mistral Youth & Junior World Championships—Mistral Youth Boys - Gold Medal[3] [4] [5]
  • 2006 FedEx RS:X Asian Championships—RS:X Men - Bronze Medal[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Who is Ma Kwok Po?". Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "::Windsurfing Association of Hong Kong::". Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  3. ^ "::Windsurfing Association of Hong Kong::". Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  4. ^ "Press Office - World Festival On The Beach 2006". www.wwfestival.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  5. ^ "IMCO - International Mistral Class Organization". www.imco.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  6. ^ "::Windsurfing Association of Hong Kong::". Archived from the original on 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2011-01-25.