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HK wins two bronzes in fencing championships final day
HK wins two bronzes in fencing championships final day
The men's foil team beat Chinese Taipei to claim the bronze medal. Photo courtesy of the International Fencing Federation
The women's epee team defeated Japan in the bronze medal match. Photo courtesy of the International Fencing Federation
Team Hong Kong, China concluded the Asian Fencing Championships in Bali with a strong finish, securing bronze medals in both the men's foil and women's epee team events on Sunday.
The men's foil team, featuring individual gold medallist Ryan Choi alongside Edgar Cheung, Leung Chin-yu and Lawrence Ng, narrowly missed a place in the final.
They built a comfortable lead against Japan in the semi-finals, but a tough 3-12 loss for two-time Olympic gold medallist Cheung in the final bout saw Japan edge past Hong Kong 45-43.
This denied Hong Kong its first team final appearance since 2018.
The team bounced back decisively, defeating Chinese Taipei 45-31 to claim the bronze medal.
Japan took the gold, with the national team earning silver.
Meanwhile, the women's epee squad, with individual bronze medallist Kaylin Hsieh, Coco Lin, Natalie Chan and Moonie Chu, started powerfully.
They dominated Turkmenistan 45-22 in the first round and overcame Singapore 42-33 in the quarter-finals to reach the semis.
Facing world No. 2 China proved challenging, resulting in a 31-45 defeat.
However, the team secured their podium finish by defeating Japan 40-32 in the bronze medal match.
This double bronze medal performance on the final day capped an outstanding championships for Hong Kong, China.
The SAR team finished the competition with an impressive haul of one gold and four bronze medals across individual and team events.
