姜愛儀

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Keung Oi-yee is a Hong Kong dragon boat paddler, born on 21 July 1973 and standing 163 centimetres, a veteran paddler 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. Judging by her date of birth, she was about 50 when she competed at those Games, among the older members of the Hong Kong dragon boat squad; that she could take the stage alongside much younger team-mates reflects how the sport, built on teamwork, remains open to athletes of different ages. A dragon boat combines paddlers, a drummer and a steerer, and a 12-crew boat requires the whole crew to stroke in unison with the drummer's beat, so the experience of senior paddlers is valuable in steadying the boat's rhythm. The Hong Kong dragon boat team is made up largely of amateur paddlers who hold other jobs, training and competing in their spare time, often over many years of local and international events. Little has been published about Keung's personal history, and her date of birth, height and events are as recorded in the Hangzhou Asian Games athlete profiles.