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English

Yu Long is a Hong Kong skateboarder who competes in the park and street disciplines and is one of the territory's leading figures in the sport. He has won a bronze medal in skateboarding at the National Games, making him one of the few Hong Kong skaters to reach the podium at that event, the highest-level multi-sport competition on the mainland. In 2023 he represented Hong Kong, China in the men's park skateboarding at the Hangzhou Asian Games, but finished last in the preliminary round and did not reach the final; afterwards he said it was the best-atmosphere competition he had ever attended, lingering to look back at the stands as he left. He grew up near a Hong Kong skate park, initially stopping out of curiosity to watch the local skaters practise before joining them, and found in the park a sense of achievement and joy he had never felt before. In November 2023 he joined Lee Ka-lung and former Hong Kong representative Piet Guilfoyle at the street skating challenge of the Lee Garden Skateboarding Festival 2023 in Paterson Street, Causeway Bay, exchanging skills with world-class skaters from Japan; he said he hoped to let people of different ages appreciate the variety and fun of skateboarding. In 2024 he excelled at the skateboarding demonstration event newly added to the ninth Hong Kong Games, winning gold in both the men's open street and park competitions, beating teammate Lee Ka-lung in a closely fought street final. Both skaters hoped the Hong Kong Games would introduce more residents to skateboarding and draw in young newcomers. Yu was subsequently named in the Hong Kong skateboarding training squad (men's street) for 2025 to 2027.