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World No 1 Ryan Choi, here at the National Games last year, lost to an opponent who had not beaten him since before Covid. Photo: Elson Li
Greg Koenig

Hong Kong fencing coach ‘happy with team’ despite lacklustre display in Shanghai

Greg Koenig believes the foil quartet he has selected for Asian and World Championships can achieve ‘beautiful things’ over next two months.

Greg Koenig

Young Hong Kong fencers in Shanghai battle to make Asian, World championships

Vivian Kong Man-wai

Fencing No 1 Ryan Choi aims to put Hong Kong on top of the world

Ryan Choi Chun-yin

Hong Kong fencers extend world rankings lead over Japan at FIE Foil World Cup

Teenager Harris Ho played pivotal role in team’s progress to semi-finals, while Ryan Choi was the city’s best performer in individual events.

Teenager Harris Ho (right) was one of the standout performers at the FIE World Cup event. Photo: FIE
Greg Koenig

Hong Kong foil coach believes World Fencing League ‘positive move’ for sport

Greg Koenig, who helped turn Ryan Choi into a world champion, stated that global contest is a new way to use technology and engage audiences.

Ryan Choi Chun-yin

Lewis Hamilton watches Hong Kong’s Ryan Choi star on World Fencing League debut

World champion hails ‘breakthrough’ for his sport after overcoming Miles Chamley-Watson, the man responsible for innovative new venture.

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Cheung Ka-long

Hong Kong fencers sweep men’s foil junior, cadet titles at world championships

Lam Ho-long becomes only second city athlete to win junior world crown, while Harris Ho clinches cadet title with a perfect record.

Hong Kong’s Lam Ho-long (left) beat Egypt’s Abdelrahman Tolba to win the men’s foil junior title on Sunday. Photo: International Fencing Federation (FIE)
Ryan Choi Chun-yin

Hong Kong world champ Ryan Choi set to be part of ‘huge step forward’ for fencing

‘Genuine superstar’ among 12 athletes who will compete in inaugural World Fencing League in Los Angeles next month.

Ryan Choi Chun-yin

Fencing coach ‘hopes to bring surprises’ at world championships, Asian Games

Head coach Zheng Kangzhao also praises the emergence of the new generation, singling out 17-year-old Harris Ho as one to watch in the future.

Cheung Ka-long

Hong Kong’s Cheung Ka-long dismisses online insults after claiming Peru bronze

Two-time Olympic champion pips fellow Hongkonger Ryan Choi in quarter-final, as 18-year old Harris Ho also reaches last eight.

Cheung Ka-long (right) commiserates with Ryan Choi after narrowly beating his fellow Hongkonger in Peru. Photo: Handout
Style Edit

Style Edit: Chanel’s CC League empowers women athletes on and off the field

The initiative promotes confidence and camaraderie among sportswomen including Hong Kong’s Cindy Cheung and Janelle Leung.

Elite athletes and members of Chanel Beauty’s CC League: Heïdi Gaugain, Gaby Agundez, Cindy Cheung Sum-Yuet, Renee Montgomery, Janelle Leung, Marie-Julie Bonnin and Jain Kim. Photo: Handout

City fencers enjoy best medal haul at Asian Cadet and Junior Championships

The record-breaking team finished with six gold, six silver and eight bronze medals during the event, winning most in the cadet category.

Cheung Ka-long

Hong Kong foilist Cheung Ka-long finally gets on podium with bronze in Turin

Two-time Olympic champ had reached podium only twice in 12 events since winning gold in Paris, but his coach said it was only a matter of time.

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Greg Koenig

Hong Kong fencing coach Greg Koenig backs Cheung Ka-long to regain form

The Frenchman has requested that the ex-world No 1 ‘be ready for the team event’ this season to help foilists qualify for Olympics.

Cheung Ka-long (left), a two-time Olympic champion, has made a slow start to the season. Photo: handout
Ryan Choi Chun-yin

Hong Kong fencing star Ryan Choi welcomes ‘exciting and refreshing’ new generation

World No 1’s ultimate goal is Olympic gold to complete career, intimates he could quit after 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Fencer Ryan Choi Chun-yin is excited about the future of Hong Kong fencing with the emergence of a new generation. Photo: Dickson Lee
Ryan Choi Chun-yin

Hong Kong’s wealth of young fencing talent gives coach Koenig optimism for future

Coaching mastermind, who has recently become a permanent resident, says the promising future is part of the reason he has decided to stay.

Hong Kong’s young fencers continue medal streak at FIE Junior and Cadet World Cups

Foil fencer Harris Ho Shing-him claimed gold in Madrid and female foil fencer Fan Bo-yee won silver in Tbilisi.

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Vivian Kong Man-wai

Young Hong Kong fencers win 4 medals at FIE Junior and Cadet Épée World Cup

The city’s youth squad finished with two golds, one silver and one bronze, with Wong Pak-yiu winning his second consecutive World Cup gold.

Hong Kong fencers (from left) Wong Pak-yiu, Vivienne Lee, Ivana Lee and Anthony Ho pose with their medals after the FIE Junior and Cadet Epee World Cup in Bahrain. Photo: Hong Kong Fencing Association
Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games

American-Chinese teen fencer Liu ready to overcome tough start in ‘year of growth’

A year ago Jaelyn Liu left Hong Kong as the youngest winner ever of a foil World Cup event. The past 12 months have been full of highs and lows.

Ryan Choi Chun-yin

Hong Kong claim foil team gold at Paris World Cup, with young guns leading way

Lam Ho-long and Cheng Tit-nam do more than make up the numbers alongside world champion Ryan Choi and Olympic gold medallist Cheung Ka-long.

Hong Kong Football Club

US sacrifice Hong Kong fencing title bid with Olympic gold already in their sights

Head coach Ralf Bissdorf’s inexperienced squad take team foil bronze at AsiaWorld-Expo, while Italy seal third consecutive World Cup title.

The US women’s foil team (from left) Carolina Stutchbury, Jaelyn Liu, Lauren Scruggs and Lee Kiefer. Photo: FIE
Ryan Choi Chun-yin

Top Hong Kong fencer Ryan Choi gets year off to solid start with World Cup silver

World No 1 follows up a gold medal win in Japan last month with another podium finish in Paris while at home, women’s team attain best finish.

Hong Kong’s Ryan Choi (left) facing American Alexander Massialas in the final. Photo: Handout

Women’s Foil World Cup: champion Liu keeping expectations in check, 1 city fencer competing

The 16-year-old American called Hong Kong her ‘lucky place’, while Daphne Chan Nok-sze is the city’s only representative in round of 64.

Cheung Ka-long

Hong Kong fencers must ‘fix something’ to get 2028 Olympic goal back on track

Reviving the fortunes of Cheung Ka-long will be ‘long-term process’, coach Koenig says after disappointing World Cup for foil team.

Ryan Choi Chun-yin

Ryan Choi savours fencing World Cup gold, hopes to ‘cheer Hong Kong a bit’

Hongkonger reflects on ‘magical run’ to win in Japan, completed by repeating July’s world title-clinching victory over Kirill Borodachev.

Ryan Choi stands on top of the podium after winning World Cup gold in Fukuoka. Photo: FIE
Olympics

New fencing competition aims to drag ancient Olympic sport into modern era

World Fencing League will use technology to turn the sport’s ultra-fast actions more watchable, will not clash with current calendar.

Huang Qianqian (left) and Wang Yiran in the women’s foil individual final at the National Games in Hong Kong last month. Photo: Xinhua
Cheung Ka-long

The rise of fencing, a Hong Kong sport obsession – an infographic

Explore fencing - once a niche sport in Hong Kong, but now more popular because of gold-winning performances.

2025 National Games

Hong Kong fencing coach eyes global team success after ‘hits and misses’ at Games

Zheng Kangzhou looking for strength in numbers after individual glory for likes of Olympic champion Cheung Ka-long and world No 1 Ryan Choi.

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