Paris Olympics 2024: with 100 days to go, here’s what we know about Hong Kong’s squad, who’s qualified and who hasn’t
- The city’s athletes have secured just 20 places so far at this summer’s multi-sport event, but several more are still in the running for places
- Among them are participants in triathlon, gymnastics and athletics, but there will be no place for men’s teams in fencing nor table tennis
With only a 100 days to go to the Olympic Games, Hong Kong looks likely to send a smaller squad to Paris than the history-making one that claimed six medals in Tokyo three years ago.
So far, the city’s athletes have secured just 20 places at this summer’s multi-sport event, well down on the 46 that made up the delegation to Japan.
While several are still hoping to qualify in sports such as triathlon, gymnastics and athletics, there will be no place for the men’s teams in either fencing or table tennis. There is also no spot for Grace Lau Mo-sheung, with karate dropped by the International Olympic Committee.
Here is a look at who has qualified, and who still might:
Athletics
The sport is not one of Hong Kong’s strengths, and the city needed a male universality slot from the IAAF for Chan Chung-wang to compete in Tokyo in the men’s 110m hurdles, where he finished last in his heat.
