林嘉怡

English

Lam Ka Yi is a sports administrator with the Canoe Association of Hong Kong, China, currently serving as deputy director of its Elite Training Committee and as a member of its Hong Kong team selection panel. The Elite Training Committee sets and carries out the long-term development policies of the territory's representative and elite canoeing squads, supervises the teams and approves delegation selections, while the selection panel picks the athletes who will represent Hong Kong according to principles of fairness, taking into account test results, day-to-day training performance, discipline, professional ethics and contribution to the sport. In 2023 Lam attended the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou as a team official within the Hong Kong, China delegation, covering both the sprint canoe and canoe slalom disciplines as part of the management team for the territory's water-sports squad. In the same year she was listed as deputy director of the association's Elite Training Committee. As deputy director her work covers approving delegation selections, supervising training and competition discipline and promoting the development of elite canoeing locally; the committee also works with the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Hong Kong Sports Institute to nurture promising athletes. As she works mainly in administration and management, verifiable personal details such as her year of birth, schooling and background are limited in the public record.