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Heroes of Hong Kong: Medal haulers of Tokyo Olympics 2020

<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;The athletes watching at home in Hong Kong—keep training, because it will be your turn soon&#8221; – 23-year-old swimmer,&nbsp;Siobhan Haughey.</strong></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;I beat an Olympic champion to become an Olympic champion. Before the draw was made, I knew I might meet him&#8221; – 24-year-old&nbsp;fencer, Edgar Cheung Ka-long.</strong></p></blockquote>
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<p class="generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p" data-v-88c503ae="" data-v-7d2e2812="">23-year-old swimmer Siobhan Haughey is continuing with her magical form at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics &#8211; she has sealed a second silver for the city in the women&#8217;s 100m freestyle final on Friday morning. Haughey touched the wall in a sensational lap of 52.27 seconds, marginally beaten by Australia&#8217;s Emma McKeon who finished at 51:96.</p>
<p class="generic-article__body article-details-type--p content--p" data-v-88c503ae="" data-v-7d2e2812="">The latest win, brings Hong Kong&#8217;s medal tally to three, after Edgar Cheung&#8217;s gold in men&#8217;s individual fencing event. That&#8217;s the best performance the city has ever had at the&nbsp;Olympics -surreal, to say the least.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Games were a year delayed, over US$20 billion spent — nearly triple the original budget, taking place under the constant threat of cancellations in the midst of a fourth COVID-19 emergency in Tokyo, hot and muggy weather, eerily quiet stadiums – it&#8217;s an Olympic like none other in modern history. Yet, Hong Kong&#8217;s &#8216;insane&#8217; run at the Games (as described by gold medalist&nbsp;Edgar Cheung Ka-long), has been nothing short of spectacular.</p>
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<p>The stadiums in Japan might be eclipsed under darkened vibes, the fever back home is electrifying. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about the Hong Kong medalists making us proud at the 2020 Olympic Games:</p>
<div data-v-1c765de2=""><strong>1. Siobhan Haughey: 23-year-old swim sensation who refused to play for Ireland</strong></div>
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<figure id="attachment_59856" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-59856" style="width: 420px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-59856" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-420x280.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="280" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-420x280.jpg 420w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Olympics-2020-Photo-AFP.jpg 1098w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-59856" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Hong Kong&#8217;s very own mermaid in action in the 200m freestyle event. Photo courtesy: AFP</em></figcaption></figure>
<p><em>&nbsp;28 July 2021/30 July 2021.</em></p>
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<div data-v-1c765de2="">Born to an Irish father and local mum, Hong Kong&#8217;s 23-year-old swim hero, Siobhan Haughey has done the unthinkable. She&#8217;s secured a double medal for Hong Kong, in 100m and 200m categories, a feat which no local athlete has ever achieved before.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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<div data-v-1c765de2=""><strong>&#8220;I hope Cheung Ka-long’s and my performances this Olympics can push fellow Hong Kong athletes competing&#8230; And also the athletes watching at home in Hong Kong &#8211; keep training, because it will be your turn soon&#8221; &#8211; Haughey in a post-match interview to the local press.&nbsp;</strong></div>
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<p>A mermaid of sorts, she began her swim training at the age of 4&nbsp;at the South China Athletic Association. Early on, her coaches recognized she was &#8220;gifted in swimming&#8221; and convinced her to keep up with the training. After making waves at the local and international swimming events, Haughey fell passionately in love with the sport.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>A regular day for the Olympic sensation would start with waking up at 3am for studies, 5am for swim practice, then a full day at school followed by piano practice after &#8211; repeat that for six days a week. The grind ensured she achieved the highest level in piano, got excellent grades in school, cruised through a University of Michigan Psychology under-grad and smashed through several swimming accolades &#8211;&nbsp;63 local and 13 Asian records, to be precise.&nbsp;</p>
<figure id="attachment_59855" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-59855" style="width: 420px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-59855" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-420x280.jpg" alt="" width="420" height="280" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-420x280.jpg 420w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siobhan-Haughey-Swimmer.jpg 1098w" sizes="(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-59855" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Photo courtesy: Xinhua</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>Haughey&#8217;s coach has complete faith that the &#8220;little fish&#8221; (lovingly called by teammates), can go faster and faster. The best is yet to come, perhaps a gold in the future?&nbsp;<em>Add oil, Hong Kong!</em></p>
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<div data-v-1c765de2="">&nbsp;<strong>2. Edgar Cheung Ka-long: The world #19 who went for gold!</strong></div>
<figure id="attachment_59853" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-59853" style="width: 448px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-59853" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-448x280.jpg" alt="" width="448" height="280" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-448x280.jpg 448w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-200x125.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-800x500.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-480x300.jpg 480w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-768x480.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-120x75.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-500x313.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-400x250.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gold-medallist-Hong-Kong’s-Cheung-Ka-Long-600x375.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-59853" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Hong Kong&#8217;s Edgar Cheung celebrates his gold in the men&#8217;s individual foil during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Photo courtesy: Fabrice Coffrine/ AFP)</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>&nbsp;26 July 2021.</p>
<p>The city&#8217;s first Olympic gold in 25 years obviously sent the home crowds into rapture.&nbsp;Hong Kong fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long, the world No 19, accomplished the unbelievable feat. He beat the reigning gold medalist of the 2016 Rio Olympics — 28-year-old Daniele Garozzo from Italy by 15–11. And before this historic golden moment, he shook the world by defeating current World No 1 foil fencer –&nbsp;Alessio Foconi from Italy – in the table of 16 match.&nbsp;</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;The reaction in Hong Kong has been insane&#8221; &#8211; Cheung, in a post-match interview to the local press.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>No better way to describe the frenzy which enveloped the city after Cheung&#8217;s historic breakthrough and strong attack against the Italian gold medalist. The match did get close in the final rounds but not even for a moment did Cheung allow the title to slip away. His victory not only marks the first gold for the HKSAR in 25 years, after windsurfer Lee Lai-shan&#8217;s 1996 success, but also the fourth medal for the city in the history of Olympics.</p>
<p>The HK government is rewarding Cheung with five million Hong Kong dollars for the sporting glory.&nbsp;</p>
<figure id="attachment_59852" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-59852" style="width: 494px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-59852 size-medium" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-494x280.jpg" alt="" width="494" height="280" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-494x280.jpg 494w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-200x113.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-800x453.jpg 800w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-768x435.jpg 768w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-120x68.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-500x283.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-400x227.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long-600x340.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Fencer-Cheung-Ka-Long.jpg 1049w" sizes="(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-59852" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Photo courtesy: AFP</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>Like with any sports megastar, the journey to the top was a result of years of dedication, focus and hard work. His awe-inspiring journey started in fencing schools and trainings at the age of 10 &#8211; he showed incredible promise right from the beginning accumulating sporting accolades instead of Marvel collectibles like the other children his age. He was named the&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Most Promising Young Athlete&#8221;</strong> for Hong Kong at the&nbsp;<em>Samsung Hong Kong Sports Star Awards Ceremony</em> in 2013,&nbsp;“<strong>Outstanding Junior Athlete</strong>” by the <em>Hong Kong Sports Institute</em> in 2014 and ultimately exploded on the fencing scene with&nbsp;the <strong>Asian champion crown</strong> in 2016 at the <em>Wuxi Asian Fencing Championships</em> at just&nbsp;18-years-old &#8211; the first Hong Konger to earn that coveted spot.&nbsp;</p>
<figure id="attachment_59850" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-59850" style="width: 480px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-59850" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edgar-Cheung-Ka-long-480x280.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="280" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edgar-Cheung-Ka-long-480x280.jpg 480w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edgar-Cheung-Ka-long-200x117.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edgar-Cheung-Ka-long-120x70.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edgar-Cheung-Ka-long-500x292.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edgar-Cheung-Ka-long-400x233.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edgar-Cheung-Ka-long-600x350.jpg 600w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Edgar-Cheung-Ka-long.jpg 660w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-59850" class="wp-caption-text"><em>Cheung Ka-long against Russia’s Kirill Borodachev (right) during the semi-finals. Photo courtesy: Reuters</em></figcaption></figure>
<p>Within a week of the 2020 Olympics, <strong>Haughey&#8217;s double silver and fencer Cheung Ka-long&#8217;s men&#8217;s individual foil gold means that Tokyo is already Hong Kong&#8217;s most successful Olympics ever. </strong>And it&#8217;s&nbsp;not the end for Cheung at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. On August 1, the Hong Kong Men&#8217;s Foil team featuring Cheung will have a chance to shine at the piste again.<strong>&nbsp;</strong><em>Add oil, Hong Kong!</em></p>
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