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With an unprecedented haul of at least 52 medals in the bag, the city can once again be proud of its athletes and ensure those glory days continue.
Hong Kong and China teams show learning and sport do go together with medals bonanza at World University Games.
City honours system that traditionally rewards retired officials, politicians, business and influential figures enhances its credibility and relevance.
- City’s fencing championships slated as one of the test events Hong Kong has vowed to stage before it co-hosts the Games
- Hong Kong fencing team still seeking training facilities, having declined government’s offer of To Kwa Wan Sports Centre because it is ‘too old and too small’
Hosts take maiden World Cup title only weeks after missing out on a place in the Paris Olympics.
Olympic champion loses to world No 83 Davide Filippi of Italy but looks forward to two more competitions to improve Games seeding.
‘These are the rules we agreed with, so we have to follow them,’ Hong Kong coach Gregory Koenig says as continent quotas leave defending champion Cheung Ka-long as the city’s only foilist going to Paris.
Hong Kong will also host rugby sevens, golf, triathlon, beach volleyball, men’s handball and under-22 men’s basketball.
Teenage foilist Daphne Chan hailed as ‘inspiration for all Hong Kong female fencers’ after sealing place at Paris Games, as coach advises her ‘exactly what I said to Cheung Ka-long’ before his Olympic gold.
Team’s advantage over mainland China in the women’s épée qualifying race evaporates but they can still make it if they better their compatriots in World Cup in Nanjing.
The likes of Olympic champion Cheung Ka-long will have a chance to perform in front of home fans in May.
Team need to qualify if they are to send extra fencers to the Games, and must finish in top two in final World Cup event or beat China to a spot reserved for Asia and Oceania.
World No 4 Cheung Ka-long loses to world No 20 Guillaume Bianchi as Italians sweep the podium places and the Hong Kong contingent are all beaten early.
Women’s épée team emotional after 36-34 loss to South Korea in Wednesday’s final – but they make history with city’s best finish at an Asiad.
Cheung Ka-long wins city’s first fencing title at an Asian Games with dominant victory over China’s Chen Haiwei.
World No 2 Vivian Kong has had an up-and-down year, winning gold at the Asian Championships but missing out on the global title.
New coach Lee Wook-jae doubles sabre team’s daily training hours ahead of Hangzhou – and it’s been paying dividends.
Women’s world No 2 Vivian Kong is among the favourites to win the individual épée event in Hangzhou.
Chef de mission Mabel Mak hails athletes for record medal tally, as fencers Ryan Choi and Kaylin Hsieh turn attention to gold and glory at next month’s Asian Games.
After being laid low with the virus for a week, he returns to court to take bronze – and there is a chance of a second fencing gold for Cheung Ka-long on Monday.
Hong Kong defeats world No 1 United States in the medal playoff 45-31, where Choi takes 15 points.
Men’s foil team beats world no 1 United States 45-31 in bronze medal match after losing to Japan in semi-finals.
Épée teams now level on ranking points with four World Cup series left before qualification for Paris 2024 closes.
Olha Kharlan says the FIE president assured her it was possible not to shake hands and offer a touch of her blade instead.
Olympic gold medallist Cheung Ka-long loses in men’s quarter-finals at tournament in Milan, falls 2 more places to No 7 in rankings.
Vivian Kong defeats Hong Kong teammate Kaylin Hsieh in the épée in Milan, but her podium hopes end in the quarter-finals, causing her to slip to No 2 in the world rankings.
Women’s épée world No 1 could become city’s first world champion as tournament gets under way in Italy.
Tang King-shing, chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Institute, says fund grew to HK$1 billion as authorities hope to encourage dual career development in athletes.
Hong Kong beaten by champions South Korea in Asian Championships semi-finals before losing to China in playoff for third place.
Hong Kong’s leading men’s foil stars Cheung Ka-long and Ryan Choi Chun-yin both fall in round of 16 in Wuxi.
