林新棟

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Lam San-tung was born in 1998 and is a Hong Kong rower who has specialised in crew boats. On 24 September 2023 he partnered Wong Wai-chun in the final of the men's coxless pair at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, winning gold in 6:44.20 at the Fuyang Water Sports Centre. It was the Hong Kong, China delegation's first gold of those Games, the territory's first Asian Games gold in an open-weight men's boat, and Hong Kong rowing's first Asian Games gold since Incheon 2014. The Hong Kong rowing team at those Games won one gold, one silver and one bronze in all, while the Hong Kong, China delegation finished with eight gold, 16 silver and 29 bronze - its best-ever haul - with Lam's gold setting the tone. He has also won national championship gold in partnership with Chan Chi-fung and taken silver in the men's lightweight double sculls at the Asian Rowing Championships. In 2025 he was selected for the Hong Kong delegation at the 15th National Games, racing the men's four with To Siu-po, Chan Pak-hong and Chan Tik-lun. At the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya in 2026 he switched to the men's lightweight double sculls with Chan Tik-lun, taking bronze on 24 September in 6:24.84. Lam is a graduate of the Bachelor of Health Education (Honours) programme at The Education University of Hong Kong and is one of the leading figures in Hong Kong's men's rowing squad.