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Italy’s national Olympic Committee has lodged a formal complaint after a dramatic final match between Hong Kong fencing champion Cheung Ka-long and Italy’s Filippo Macchi on July 30, 2024. Cheung defeated the Italian to win the gold medal, but Macchi has been declared the “moral winner” by his coach. The sporting controversy has spilled into social media, even sparking an Italy vs Hong Kong “Instagram war” involving pineapples and pizza.
