Hong Kong Olympian

Tiffany Chan will be one of only three amateur golfers at the Rio Olympics this month, which sees golf return to the Summer Games for the first time since 1904

Being presented with the flag of Hong Kong from Mark Chan

Mark Chan, President of the Hong Kong Golf Association, said: "Make no mistake: Hong Kong has a rich and proud golfing heritage. Golf has been played in Hong Kong since 1879 and the UBS Hong Kong Open, our flagship championship, is Hong Kong's oldest professional sporting event. But even so, for Tiffany to qualify for Rio, on the occasion of the game's return to the Olympics after more than a century's absence, makes this the greatest day in Hong Kong golfing history.

"Tiffany is a highly gifted individual and I'm delighted for her because she is also a wonderful person, one that we at the Hong Kong Golf Association have known since she first took up the game. She will undoubtedly inspire the next generation of Hong Kong juniors who will look to follow in her footsteps.  Her future, like that of Hong Kong golf itself, is very bright."

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