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The tenacity and perseverance of Hong Kong's athletes exemplify
the city's "can-do"spirit. The Government attaches great importance
to supporting athletes, including those with disabilities.
v Cycling athlete
Lee Wai-sze won the bronze
medal in the Women's Sprint,
being her second Olympic
medal to date.

#DYNAMIC

v Karate athlete
Sports stars Lau Mo-sheung Grace
The Hong Kong, China Delegation performed won the bronze medal in the
with distinction at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Women's Kata event, which is
Games, achieving the best results of the first karate Olympic medal
1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze in Hong Kong history.
medals in Hong Kong history, with
a number of athletes breaking Hong Kong
records or attaining personal best results.
v Fencing athlete Cheung Ka-long
won the gold medal in the Men's Foil
individual event, being the second Olympic
Games gold medal ever attained in the
history of the Hong Kong sports sector.

v Swimming athlete Siobhan
Bernadette Haughey won 2
silver medals in the Women's 100m v Table tennis athletes Lee Ho-ching (centre),
and 200m Freestyle and broke the Doo Hoi-kem (left) and Soo Wai-yam claimed bronze in the
respective Asian records. She is the Women's Table Tennis Team event. It is the second time the
first Hong Kong athlete to have won Hong Kong, China Delegation has won an Olympic medal in a table
two medals in an Olympic Games. tennis competition since the 2004 Athens Olympics.

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