鄒紫欣

English

Chau Tsz-yan is a Hong Kong dragon boat paddler, born on 17 June 2005 and standing 155 centimetres, one of the younger paddlers in the Hong Kong women's team. In 2023 she was named in the Hong Kong, China delegation for the dragon boat events at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, competing in the women's 12-crew 1,000 metres straight-course race, in which Hong Kong finished seventh. Dragon boat is a team sport demanding complete synchronisation: a 12-crew boat combines paddlers, a drummer and a steerer, and the paddlers must stroke in unison to the drummer's beat, with any difference in power or cadence affecting the boat's speed and placing a premium on team cohesion. In 2025, at the mass-participation dragon boat events of the 15th National Games, a joint Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao team was formed, and Chau was named in its squads for both the women's 500 metres and the mixed 500 metres straight-course races. Hong Kong's dragon boat team is made up largely of amateur paddlers who hold other jobs, and younger athletes often balance study or work with intensive training. Chau's date of birth, height and events are as recorded in the Hangzhou Asian Games athlete profiles, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's National Games athlete list and the SF&OC's published lists.