Hong Kong Medal Count Rises to 23 After Record Day at Nagoya Asian Games
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Summary
Hong Kong athletes achieved their most successful single day at the Nagoya Asian Games on September 24, adding seven medals including gold from rower Chiu Hin-chun in the men's lightweight single sculls. The karate team, returning home with two silver and three bronze medals, credited their success to team unity. The overall medal tally now stands at four gold, ten silver and nine bronze, placing Hong Kong among the top performers in Asia.
Key Points
- Chiu Hin-chun (趙顯臻) won gold in the men's lightweight single sculls with a time of 6 minutes 50.32 seconds, defeating Iranian and South Korean rivals to claim his first Asian Games gold after silver in 2018 and bronze in 2023 .
- Hong Kong's karate team concluded their Nagoya campaign with 2 silver and 3 bronze medals, their best-ever performance at a single Asian Games, with the team returning to Hong Kong on September 24 .
- Tsang Yat-ting (曾綺婷), a four-time Asian Games competitor and mother of one, won silver in the women's kata 50kg division, defeating opponents from Chinese Taipei and the Philippines before losing to Malaysia's Shahmalarani Chandran in the final .
- Equestestrian team finished fourth in the team eventing competition with 144.70 penalty points, missing bronze by just 1.2 points, with Ho Yuen-yan (何苑欣) also finishing fourth individually .
- Culture, Sports and Tourism Secretary June Cheung (羅淑佩) praised athletes for their breakthrough performances, noting September 24 was the most medals won in a single day since the Games began .
Why It Matters
The diversity of sports delivering medals—from traditional powerhouses like swimming and fencing to emerging disciplines like wushu sanda and karate—demonstrates Hong Kong's broad-based elite sports development . Government support through the Jockey Club Elite Athletes Incentive Scheme, offering up to HK$2 million for team gold medals, signals continued institutional commitment that could inspire future generations of athletes .
The diversity of sports delivering medals—from traditional powerhouses like swimming and fencing to emerging disciplines like wushu sanda and karate—demonstrates Hong Kong's broad-based elite sports development . Government support through the Jockey Club Elite Athletes Incentive Scheme, offering up to HK$2 million for team gold medals, signals continued institutional commitment that could inspire future generations of athletes .