Hong Kong’s Olympic Gold medalist Cheung Ka-long created another piece of history over the weekend winning gold in men’s individual foil at the FIE World Cup in Paris.
Cheung beat Edoardo Luperi of Italy 15-12 in the final.
photos: Eva Pavia FIE
Tag: Edgar Cheung Ka Long
Edgar Cheung Ka Long Wins Gold
Edgar Cheung Ka Long stands on the podium to collect his GOLD medal in the foil competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – Chapeau.
Cheung fought really hard to get there, facing 6 match points in his quarterfinal but made victory in the final look simple beating defending champion Italian Daniele Garozzo 15-11.
“I just tried to talk to myself, I’m nothing against him. This is the Olympic champion, the (former) world champion. I’m nobody, I just keep fighting until the end,” Cheung said after his bout.
This is only Hong Kong’s second-ever gold medal after Lei Lai San’s windsurfing gold in 1996, and only the fourth ever!
“The reaction in Hong Kong has been insane,” Cheung said at a news conference. “It means a lot to show to the world we can do it, we’re not only a city, we can fight for victory,”
updated: to add quote