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Jiang Chuqin

Hong Kong’s athletes have had a historically good National Games, winning more golds, nine, and more medals (19) across more sports (six) than ever before.
The first two golds came before the opening ceremony and there was success on an almost daily basis after that, be it breaking long-standing city records or adding titles in events and sports for the first time.
From sailor Nicholas Halliday, who got things rolling on the sea, to the men’s foil team who grabbed a first fencing gold on Wednesday, this is our tribute to the city’s sporting heroes.
Gold
Nicholas Halliday
Sailing – men’s ILCA 7 (October 29)
Nicholas Halliday got the city’s historic gold rush up and running before we had even entered November.
Competing in the coastal city of Shanwei, the Olympian sailor won the protracted competition by achieving a leading net score of 33 points.

The event requires consistency across multiple races, with a sailor’s worst finish being discarded. Halliday’s strategic racing saw him finish fourth in the 11th and final round – more than enough to hold off Shanxi’s Tang Yuanshuai by a decisive seven-point margin.
It also made Halliday the first sailing gold medallist from Hong Kong in any edition of the national multi-sport showpiece.
Ceci Lee Sze-wing
Cycling – women’s road race (November 9); women’s Omnium (November 17)
Ceci Lee Sze-wing crowned herself the undisputed queen of Hong Kong cycling, winning three gold medals, an unprecedented achievement for a city athlete at a single Games.
Her first came in the hours before the opening ceremony, when she successfully defended the women’s road race title she won in Shaanxi in 2021, launching a thrilling and decisive sprint on the home straight of the 138.7km Zhuhai course.
While her teammates returned to track cycling action at the Hong Kong Velodrome days later, Lee took a rest, returning to a golden weekend, which she wrapped up with Omnium gold in front of a packed crowd.

Ceci Lee and Chloe Leung Wing-yee
Cycling – women’s Madison (November 16)
In between winning her individual titles, Lee raced around the track in the women’s Madison alongside Chloe Leung.
The pair produced a composed performance, blowing away the opposition along with Leung’s pre-race nerves, and she said it was Lee’s new-found bullishness that had set the tone.
“Before the competition today, Ceci told me: ‘The road race was so difficult and still I managed it. We’ll be OK with this’,” Leung said. “And I thought to myself, if she was so confident in me, there was no reason for me to be under-confident.”
Siobhan Haughey
Swimming – women’s 200m freestyle (November 13); women’s 100m freestyle (November 15)
The city’s star of the pool proved she is one of Hong Kong’s greatest athletes ever by bringing home two golds in Shenzhen, a performance that came after an extended break at the start of the year and a back injury.
She dominated her favourite 200m freestyle event first with a time of one minute, 54.85 seconds, and 48 hours later touched the wall in 52.89 seconds to take the women’s 100m freestyle final.
Already Hong Kong’s most decorated Olympian, Haughey became the city’s first athlete to win two gold medals at a single China Games.

Ian Ho Yentou
Swimming – men’s 50m Freestyle (November 16)
The 28-year-old produced a scintillating performance to take gold in the men’s 50m freestyle in Shenzhen, consigning China’s Olympic star Pan Zhanle to the role of also-ran.
Ho’s success marked the first time a Hong Kong male swimmer has won a gold medal at the multi-sports games in China.
And what was just as impressive, the veteran swimmer won in a time of 21.71 seconds, shattering the city’s record, which he set only months ago at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
Rugby Sevens
Men’s team event (November 14)
Hong Kong men’s rugby sevens team did not let their home crowd down at Kai Tak Stadium, beating Shandong 26-19 in a rip-roaring final.
The city team were given a mighty scare when Shandong recovered from 12-0 down to lead 14-12 with only four minutes remaining.
But Julien Bourron answered the call to be the team’s hero, barrelling through fierce resistance to score under the posts before gathering himself to kick the conversion.
Cado Lee Ka-to pounced on some clumsy Shandong play to put Hong Kong out of sight and reduce Liu Luda’s late reply to a mere consolation.

Fencing
Men’s foil team (November 19)
Hong Kong’s men won the city’s first National Games gold in fencing, beating Fujian 45-34 in the final of the foil team event at Kai Tak Arena.
Seeded third, the home quartet eliminated Zhejiang and Jiangsu en route to the highly anticipated bout against the top seeds and defending champions.
The team included the city’s top fencers Ryan Choi Chun-yin and Cheung Ka-long, along with Leung Chin-yu and Lawrence Ng Lok-wang, and it was Ng’s performance in a nervy quarter-final against Zhejiang that drew praise from head coach Greg Koenig.
“Leung was not there in the first match but Lawrence came on and saved us,” he said.
Silver
Aaron Ho Sze-long
Fencing – men’s individual sabre (November 15)
Aaron Ho Sze-long brought home a historic first sabre medal for the city in claiming the men’s silver at Kai Tak Arena.
After emerging from the group stage, Ho grew in confidence and swept aside successive opponents, including 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist Xu Yingming of Guangdong, to reach the final – something no sabreist from Hong Kong had managed before.
However, a 15-7 loss at the hands of Shandong representative Wei Zhenhao marked the end of the amazing run by Ho, who applauded the thousands of fans after the heartbreaking defeat.

Triathlon
Mixed Relay team event (November 16)
Hong Kong’s triathletes sealed team silver following a roller-coaster race, finishing just 11 seconds behind Shandong, who finished in one hour, 24 minutes and five seconds.
Cade Wright led off with a blistering opening leg. Collapsing in a heap as she finished, Wright handed over to Robin Elg in the lead. Elg then kept the lead and delivered the team’s quickest leg at 19 minutes and 47 seconds.
Bailee Brown took over from Elg with Hong Kong in pole position, but retained it only until the closing run, rivalling several provinces’ best athletes.
When she handed over to Oscar Coggins on the final leg, Hong Kong were third. Coggins then made up ground and launched an exhilarating attack on the leading pair’s blindside during the cycling. But Shandong’s Zhang Xirui exploited his strong run to snatch gold.
Bronze
Tennis
Youth men’s team (November 12)
The bronze won by the youth men’s team marked the city’s first podium in a tennis team event at the competition.
As the tournament features no bronze medal match, the team – Jack Cheng, Nicholas Cheng and James Wong – secured their place on the podium after a hard-fought semi-final against top seeds Jiangsu at Hengqin International Tennis Centre in Zhuhai that they ultimately lost 2-0.
Oscar Coggins
Triathlon – men’s individual race (November 15)
Triathlete Coggins claimed the first major Games medal of his career, finishing in 1:49.21 behind Henan’s Fan Junjie and Chen Qi of Liaoning.
Adam Mak Sai-ting
Swimming – men’s 200m breaststroke (November 15)
Adam Mak Sai-ting became the first Hongkonger to ever win a men’s swimming medal at the Games, taking bronze in a city record of two minutes, 9.93 seconds.

Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan
Fencing – women’s individual épée (November 15)
Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan won a bronze medal after overcoming Mo Wanlin of Guangdong 15-9 in the third-place play-off. Unbeaten through the group stage and picking up wins in the early knockout rounds, Hsieh lost 14-8 in the semi-finals to former world champion Lin Sheng, who pocketed the event’s gold later.
Cheung Ka-long
Fencing – men’s individual foil (November 16)
After losing to Fujian’s Xu Jie in the semi-finals, Cheung Ka-long stormed to bronze with an emphatic 15-2 victory over Zeng Zhaoran.
“I am not happy with just a bronze medal,” he said. “I told myself I could not lose [before the semi-final] because I didn’t want to fight for the bronze as it was stressful. But Xu was really good and I didn’t grasp my opportunities.”
Siobhan Haughey
Swimming – women’s 50m breaststroke; women’s 50m freestyle (November 17)
Two finals in five minutes, two bronze medals, Siobhan Haughey added to her growing legend and signed off from the National Games in fine style.
Next up, the Asian Games.
“There is no time for celebration, but I am very happy and satisfied with my performance at the National Games,” Haughey said afterwards. “I now understand where the standards are and know there is still plenty of room for improvement.”
Coleman Wong Chak-lam
Tennis – men’s singles (November 19)
Coleman Wong Chak-lam’s impressive run was stopped in the quarter-finals by Wu Yibing, who won 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in a three-set epic.
Still, Wong’s medal was the city’s first in tennis singles, a feat he called a “milestone achievement”.


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Hong Kong’s most decorated Olympian, Siobhan Haughey, won her favourite event, the 200m freestyle, and the 100m freestyle at the National Games, along with two bronze medals. Photo: Eugene Lee

Sailor Nicholas Halliday got the ball rolling before the Games officially began. Photo: Edmond So

Cyclists Ceci Lee (left) and Chloe Leung won the Madison race last Sunday. Photo: Karma Lo

Ian Ho became the first Hong Kong male swimmer to win gold at the National Games. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong foilists Lawrence Ng, Cheung Ka-long, Leung Chin-yu and Ryan Choi. Photo: Elson Li

Bailee Brown, Oscar Coggins, Cade Wright and Robin Elg won silver in the mixed relay. Photo: Eugene Lee

Kaylin Hsieh won a bronze medal in the individual épée at Kai Tak Arena. Photo: Elson Li

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Hong Kong cyclists Ceci Lee (left) and Chloe Leung celebrate after winning the Madison race at the National Games on Sunday. Photo: Karma Lo

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Aaron Ho did something no other Hong Kong fencer ever has on Saturday. Photo: Elson Li

Siobhan Haughey poses with her gold medal after winning the women’s 100m freestyle. Photo: Xinhua

Kaylin Hsieh celebrates after beating Shandong’s Wang Xiaoxue in the first knockout round. Photo: Elson Li

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First-time winners brought honour alongside established medallists as the city won more medals than at any previous Games


First-time winners brought honour alongside established medallists as the city won more medals than at any previous Games.


Meet Hong Kong’s history-making medal winners from the National Games

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First-time winners brought honour alongside established medallists as the city won more medals than at any previous Games