Paris Olympics 2024: Hong Kong Athletes We’re Rooting For

The Paris Summer Olympics 2024 is just around the corner and Hong Kong has several Olympians in the lineup! Ranging from swimming to fencing to athletics, see all the Hong Kong athletes competing across 13 sports in France this year.

At the last Tokyo Olympics in 2020, Hong Kong athletes brought six medals home, including a gold from Cheung Ka Long in Men’s Foil (will he repeat the impressive feat this year?) and two silvers from Siobhan Haughey, one of Hong Kong’s favourite swimmers (how is she only 26 years old?). Will Hong Kong beat its own record this year, who knows? But we know who we’ll be cheering on! There are a total of 35 Hong Kong athletes competing in this year’s Paris Olympics, read on for the full details.

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Hong Kong Athletes In Artistic Gymnastics

Shek Wai Hung is the sole Hong Kong competitor in the always-thrilling Olympic category, gymnastics, and he’s certainly one to watch as he recently won a bronze medal at the World Cup in Cairo for his routine. Who else is excited to see the spins, leaps and rolls?

Hong Kong Representative In Athletics

Run, Felix, run! Hong Kong didn’t have anyone qualify for the Paris Olympics Athletics sport, so the World Athletics organisation gave 24-year-old sprinter Felix Diu the opportunity to compete in one of the ‘universality’ spots which are allocated for under-represented countries to increase diversity in the Games. Diu will be facing off against some of the best runners in the world in the Men’s 100m, but is personally hoping to beat his own record of 10.33 seconds.

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Several Hong Kongers In Badminton

Badminton is one of the most popular sports in the 852, so is it any wonder there are six Hong Kong athletes competing at the Paris Olympics 2024? We have the Mixed Doubles team of Chun Man Tang and Tse Ying Suet (who just about missed the Bronze in Tokyo 2020) and the Women’s Doubles team of Yeung Pui Lam and Yeung Nga Ting. Lo Sin Yan Happy will be competing in the Women’s Singles (at the age of 21!) and you can see Lee Cheuk Yiu in the Men’s Singles.

Hong Kong Athletes In Cycling

Wan Yau Vincent Lau is set to ride in the Men’s Road Race, while Lee Sze Wing (also known as Ceci or the ‘little queen of cycling’) will be competing in both the Cycling Road and Track disciplines in the Women’s Road Race and Omnium.

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Defending Champion In Fencing?

Edgar Cheung Ka Long was the first Hong Kong fencer to win a medal at the Olympics, and this year he will once again be competing in the Men’s Foil Individual – will he be a two-time champion? Hong Kong has a few shots at a fencing medal, with Ho Wai Hang in the Men’s Épée Individual, left-handed Vivian Kong Man Wai in the Women’s Épée Individual, and 19-year-old Daphne Chan Nok Sze who you can cheer on in the Women’s Foil Individual.

Hong Kong Sportswoman In Judo

Ka Lee Wong is the only Hong Kong representative in the Paris Olympics 2024 for Judo. You can catch this young Olympian in the Women’s -48kg event.

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Hong Kong Athlete In Rowing

Another sole competitor from Hong Kong, you might have seen Chiu Hin Chun in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016, but if not you can cheer for him this year in the Men’s Single Sculls.

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Several Hopes For Sailing

It’s no wonder that on an island like Hong Kong we have a fair few athletes competing in the Sailing discipline, and in multiple events to boot! In the Paris Olympics, you can catch first-time-Olympians Russell Williams Aylsworth and Akira Luke Sakai in the Men’s Skiff, Cheng Ching Yin and Ma Kwan Ching in Men’s and Women’s Windsurfing respectively, and Nicholas Halliday in the Men’s Dinghy event.

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Optimistic Hong Kongers In Swimming

Now here’s a sport we love to watch and cheer for our local reps! The Relay Athletes consist of Stephanie Hoi Shun Au (four-time Olympian!), Camille Cheng Lily Mai, Tam Hoi Lam (‘Karen’) and Natalie Cheuk Tang Kan. As the only male Hong Kong swimmer in the Paris Olympics, Ian Yentou Ho has a lot on his shoulders as he competes in the Men’s 50m and 100m Freestyle. 17-year-old prodigy Cindy Cheung Sum Yuet will be in the Women’s 100m and 200m Backstroke and Silver-medallist Siobhan Haughey will be reprising her position in the Women’s 100m and 200m Freestyle.

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Hong Kong Teams In Table Tennis

Hong Kong historically churns out multiple Olympians for Table Tennis, and this year is no different! In the Women’s Team we have Bronze-medallists Lee Ho Ching and Hoi Kem Doo (also in Women’s Singles and Doubles) as well as Ng Wing Lam (‘Pedrey’) and Zhu Chengzhu (also in Women’s Singles). Wong Chun Ting has another shot at a medal in the Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles events.

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Hong Kong Martial Artist In Taekwondo

Lo Wai Fung is the first athlete from Hong Kong to be awarded a Taekwondo Olympic qualification, so be sure to cheer him on at the Men’s -68kg event!

Hong Kong Athlete In Triathlon

For one of the most intense sports in the Olympics, Jason Tai Long Ng will be the sole triathlete representing Hong Kong. Catch him in the Men’s Individual: swimming for 1.5km, cycling for 40km and running for 10km!

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