Hong Kong athletes won two gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the 2009 East Asian Games today.

Hong Kong cyclist Steven Wong won the first 2009 East Asian Games gold medal while Chan Kwok-ming, Marco Fu and Fung Kwok-wai have won a gold medal in the men's team snooker match.

Eric Lee and Lee Chen-man also scored a silver medal and a bronze medal in the men's English billiards match. The Hong Kong team won a bronze medal  in men's table tennis, too.

Extending congratulations to Hong Kong athletes, Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing encouraged the Hong Kong delegation to strive for excellence and wished them every success in the upcoming events.

"Hong Kong athletes have demonstrated their excellent skills and perseverance at the very beginning of the games, seizing five medals. We are very proud of their outstanding achievements," Mr Tsang added.

Stunning victory: Hong Kong cyclist Steven Wong wins the first 2009 East Asian Games gold medal while Ma Liyun of China dashes to the tape in the cycling BMX women's elite final. Marco Fu joins his teammates to beat their opponents in the men's team snooker final.

HK's first gold

Twisting and turning, whirling and twirling his way to the finish line in the cycling BMX men's elite final in a time of 30.181 seconds, he pipped the Japanese rider Masahiro Sampei by 0.564 seconds. Third was China's Zhao Zhiyang, almost a full second further back.

The 21-year-old gold medallist said he was very happy with his ride and praised the riding circuit.

"When the Hong Kong public remembers my name, I sincerely hope that they give recognition to BMX as a sport," a smiling Wong said.

He added that the Hong Kong Jockey Club International BMX Park, where the competition was held, should be put to more use as it was the perfect surface for this type of cycling.

More results

Ma Liyun of China dashed to the tape in a time of 35.746 seconds in the women's version of the same race. Second in this race was Ayaka Miwa of Japan, 1.061 second behind. Third was another Chinese rider, Jiang Nannan in a time of 39.2 seconds.  

China's Tian Pengfei overcame his countrymen Yu Delu for 15-red snooker singles title and in the English billiards singles competition it was heartbreak for Hong Kong's Eric Lee who lost by a nose to Hwang Chul Ho of Korea and had to settle for a silver.

The final gold of the day went to crack shot Jin Jong Oh of Korea in the men's 10-metre air pistol finals with a score of 685.8 points.

For other event results, click here.

Meanwhile, all tickets for EAG badminton competitions have been sold. The on-site box office at Queen Elizabeth Stadium will not be in operation.