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RTHK
04-08-2025
- Sport
- RTHK
Rope skipping body says it complies with flag rule
Rope skipping body says it complies with flag rule Athletes from Hong Kong, China take part in World Jump Rope Championships in Japan. Photo courtesy of the International Jump Rope Union The Hong Kong Rope Skipping Association, China said on Monday it has strictly followed the guidelines, after reports suggested the SAR regional flag shown at the medal ceremonies of the World Jump Rope Championships in Japan differed from the official design. The rope skipping association said the correct version of the SAR regional flag was given to the organisers earlier. More than 2,600 athletes from 34 countries and regions took part in the tournament recently held in Kawasaki, with representatives from Hong Kong, China winning a number of medals. The Hong Kong Rope Skipping Association, China said it has all along followed strictly the guidelines provided by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department on the use of the regional flag and the national anthem when participating in overseas tournaments. The body added it had followed established procedures for the world championships in Japan by, for example, providing organisers with a file of the correct regional flag that was downloaded from the official government website. The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, for its part, said it contacted the rope skipping association to learn about the case. The bureau also reminded sports organisations that the regional flag displayed at competitions must match the format and specifications stated on the government's webpage, and that they should reference guidelines issued by the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China.
USA Today
30-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 World Jump Rope Championships schedule: Dates, time and how to watch
The 2025 World Jump Rope Championships are underway, with the fastest rope-skippers and Double Dutch masters converging in Kawasaki, Japan. The World Championships, which will be administered by the International Jump Rope Union (IJRU), will include a wide range of single rope and Double Dutch events, with participants vying for supremacy in individual, pair, and team categories. Culttz Kawasaki (a.k.a. the Kawasaki City Sports and Culture Center) is hosting this year's event, with competition in 12 different events taking place from July 27 to August 4. According to the IJRU, over 2,600 participants from more than 30 countries are set to compete. The World Jump Rope Championships are held once every two years, with Belgium (female and mixed) and Hong Kong (male) looking to defend their Team Overall titles. Colorado Springs, Colo. hosting the last edition in 2023. Here's what to know about the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships, including a schedule and how to watch: World Jump Rope Championships 2025 schedule All times Eastern. World Jump Rope Championships 2025 - Time, streaming, how to watch The 2025 World Jump Rope Championships, running from July 27 to August 4, will be streamed by the International Jump Rope Union on their site The event finals on August 1-3 will be streamed live on the Olympic Channel. Viewers in Canada can watch on CBC Sports' YouTube channel. World Jump Rope Championships acronyms explained Wondering what the events are at the World Jump Rope Championships, or at least what all these acronyms mean? Don't worry, we've got you covered:
Hamilton Spectator
28-07-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton-area Today: Hackers said ‘you must pay,' the city replied ‘no way' + Get out your seat and jump around
G ood morning! It's July 28, here are the top stories today in the Hamilton area. It's hot — again. Environment Canada is forecasting a high of 32 C at the airport weather station that feels like 40 with humidity. There is a heat warning in effect. Find the latest provincial road closures and traffic incidents via Ontario 511 . Taking transit today? Find the latest GO Transit service updates here . The latest information on local bus services are available here: Hamilton , Burlington and Oakville . The city did not pay a ransom of more than $18 million demanded by hackers who infiltrated the city's networks in a massive cyberattack early last year. However, Hamilton has spent around $18 million so far recovering from the crippling attack. It's a great year for peaches and cherries at Puddicombe Farm this year. The Winona family has been growing tender fruit for seven generations. Nearly two dozen athletes from Hamilton's Jumpsations club are competing for Team Canada at the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships. Skippers from their preteens to athletes in their late 40s made the cut. Andrew and Eric Smoke had their murder convictions upheld by the Court of Appeal for Ontario. The duo were found guilty of shooting Andrew (Scruff) Davis in the head while he held his toddler in his lap. A child was arrested was handcuffed Friday after a stolen car was involved in a police chase that left a pedestrian injured and the front porch of a home in splinters. Subscribe to our newsletters for the latest local content . Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Hamilton Spectator
27-07-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton jump rope athletes hit world stage in Japan
Double Dutch. Speed. Endurance. Sprint. Freestyle. Athletes from Hamilton's Jumpsations Rope Skipping do it all and more — and nearly two dozen members of the east Mountain club are representing Team Canada at the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships in Japan. Shannon Fox, head coach of Jumpsations Rope Skipping, told The Spectator that 23 athletes from the Rymal Road East club — ranging from preteens to folks in their late 40s — are part of the Steeltown contingent for the national team. While it's not the first time the club, which has grown to more than 150 active members, has seen its athletes qualify for Team Canada, it's the largest delegation Jumpsations has ever sent for an international competition. 'We're really excited,' said Fox, who is also the assistant coach for Team Canada. 'They've all been working so hard.' The World Jump Rope Championships, hosted in Kawasaki, Japan, by the International Jump Rope Union, will see roughly 1,500 competitors from more than 30 countries, with categories spanning from high-speed single rope to double Dutch freestyle. The event, which runs from July 7 to Aug. 3, is broken down into three tournaments — the Junior World Jump Rope Championships, the World Jump Rope Championships and the International Open Tournament. Athletes from Jumpsations are set to compete in both individual and team events in all three tournaments, noted Fox. Jumpsations athlete Aylla Peters is competing for Team Canada at the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships in Japan. Junior jump rope athlete Aylla Peters is competing in a dozen categories across the event, including the double Dutch speed relay, double Dutch pairs freestyle and single rope speed endurance. Peters told The Spectator that she started skipping in a class when she was five years old — and it just stuck. 'I tried all of the other sports and I didn't really like them,' said Peters. 'When I found jump rope, I just loved it.' Japan will mark Peters' third time competing in the international competition for Team Canada. The 14-year-old previously competed in the worlds in Norway as well as the United States. Peters is also a part of the crew that will be representing Canada in the Team Show competition, which will see 12 skippers take part in a five-minute routine against seven other countries. Peters said her favourite part of the sport has been travelling with her teammates, who have turned into her close friends. Jumpsations athlete Sydney Nicholls, pictured in this supplied photo, will represent Team Canada at the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships in Japan. 'We get to travel to these different countries that we likely wouldn't get to go to without jump rope,' said Peters. 'It's exciting and the sport is really growing. It's going to be a lot of fun.' That jump rope-fuelled joy was echoed by fellow Jumpsations athlete Sydney Nicholls, who will be competing in eight categories at the event, including individual single rope freestyle and double Dutch speed sprint. Jumpsations athlete Sydney Nicholls, pictured in this supplied photo, will represent Team Canada at the 2025 World Jump Rope Championships in Japan. Nicholls, 19, has been skipping competitively for more than a decade — this year's worlds will mark her fifth time representing Canada at the international competition. 'The opportunities this sport has given me have been incredible, to say the least,' said Nicholls. 'I feel really proud to wear Canada on my shirt.' Nicholls previously did both gymnastics and jump rope, but when the time came to pick one or the other, she went with the latter because of the creative freedom that comes with the sport. 'It's not rigid, unlike other sports,' said Nicholls. 'We're able to make our routines and work on skills we enjoy.' That aspect of the sport is what sets it apart for many athletes, said Fox, pointing to the 'infinite number of skills' athletes can learn, as well as the ability for folks to find jump rope later on in life. One of the oldest members of Team Canada is in their late 40s, Fox added. 'Skipping is for anybody,' said Fox. 'We truly are a community.'
Hamilton Spectator
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Wellandport teens skip to World Jump Rope Championships
For three Wellandport teens, what started out as a chat on a beach eight years ago has turned into a passion for jumping rope and two trips to the world championships. Sarayah Killins, 14, along with her sisters Lexi, 16, and Kaeli, 17, will be competing at the World Jump Rope Championships in Kawasaki, Japan July 27 to Aug. 3. Kim Killins, the teens' mother, noted they were on the beach at their cottage in Long Point when the niece of a family friend asked them to join the Lincoln Leapers pre-competitive team. The girls agreed to give it a try. 'My kids had never skipped before,' Kim said. 'It was a fluke and it turned out amazing for the kids.' A video of them skipping on the deck of their Wellandport home was sent to the family friend's niece — who was with the Lincoln Leapers — and the trio were accepted. It wasn't long before the girls joined the competitive team, and they have been jumping rope competitively ever since. In 2023, they finished in the middle of the pack at their first world competition in Colorado, and last year they joined the Jumpsations rope skipping group in Hamilton. The teens were chosen in January for the 103-member Team Canada squad after a competition in Hamilton last November. Jumpers compete in a variety of speed and freestyle competitions. Speed events include endurance and power contests in singles, pairs and team categories, while freestyle jumping is divided into singles, pairs, Double Dutch and team sections and the athletes are judged on content and presentation. 'I'm hoping to place on the podium (in the top three) for at least one of my 12 events,' Sarayah said. 'There's a lot of pressure.' She said the pairs Double Dutch event (two people turning the rope and two people jumping) is her best chance at a top-three finish. 'It takes a lot of concentration to focus on the routine part and memorizing it,' said Sarayah, who will be entering Grade 9 at E.L. Crossley Secondary School in September. 'I hope to get top three in the one-by-60 (one jumper and two people turning the rope) or the pairs Double Dutch,' Lexi said. 'You really have to focus and make sure you're not turning the ropes too fast or too slow and you have to make sure they're not slapping on the ground and hitting our jumpers' foot and even when you're jumping in the ropes, you have to make sure you keep your feet up nice and high and you're staying in the middle of the rope.' She is heading into Grade 11 at Crossley. Kaeli said she finds competitive rope jumping rewarding. '(When) you get on the podium at the nationals and you're like 'oh wow, I did it,' that's kind of what brings me back,' said Kaeli, who will be studying political science at Brock University in September. 'To hit a new personal best or a clean routine is still as rewarding (as a podium finish).' Kaeli said the wheel event is her specialty. The wheel features two jumpers each holding one end of their own rope and one end of their partner's rope and the jumpers turn the ropes in a synchronized, cyclical motion. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
