Cheung Ka-long needs mental reset to win third Olympic fencing gold, coach says
Hongkonger urged to ‘rediscover the pleasure he had before’ as he returns to training after two months off
Hong Kong’s two-time Olympic champion fencer Cheung Ka-long has reached a pivotal moment and must reset mentally to move forward, his coach has said.
Greg Koenig, head coach of the city’s men’s and women’s foil teams, said Cheung must rediscover his love of the sport when he returns to training this week following a two-month break.
From there, he will seek National Games success next month, and can set his sights on becoming the first to win a third Olympic individual foil crown, in Los Angeles in 2028.
“What’s important for Ka-long right now is that we have to reset everything; we have to start from zero, psychologically,” Koenig said. “There was too much pressure, and he needed this mental rest.