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Hong Kong dominates fencing
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-09-20 08:30
With a newly-taken gold medal on the second day for the sport, Chinese Hong
Kong is well ahead in the medal standings at the 12th Paralympic Games fencing
event in Athens on September 19.
After a "Day of Hong Kong" featuring three gold medals in individual events
on Saturday, the women's epee team of Hong Kong won the team open title by
beating their Hungarian opponents on Sunday evening.
Chan Yui Chong, Fan Pui Shan and Yu Chui Yee won six out of the nine matches
and outscored the Hungarians 45-33 for the sport's first team honor in the
Athens Games.
The Hong Kong fencers were part of the Saturday's stunning victory, when Yu
won over Fan to take the women's individual epee Category A title and Chan lost
Thai Saysunee Jana in the women's individual epee Category B final to take the
silver medal.
The Hungarians were however happy with their performance. "The team from Hong
Kong was fencing very fast and in a fanatic way," said Judit Palfi after the
match.
France won the bronze after beating 45-42 defending champion Poland from the
Sydney Olympic Games.
China became the Paralympic Games men's foil team winners, after beating Hong
Kong 45-41 in the final.
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