‘Desperate’ Hong Kong fencer Ryan Choi almost abandoned season before Shanghai glory

Hong Kong fencer Ryan Choi Chun-yin has targeted further success on the back of his breakthrough triumph at the weekend – but revealed he almost skipped the event after a wretched run of results left him ready to write off the year. Foilist Choi outsmarted former world champion Tommaso Marini 15-12 in the Shanghai Grand … Read more

Late-blooming Hong Kong fencer Cedric Ho on an upward climb – and looking for new targets

Hong Kong’s top men’s epeeist Cedric Ho Wai-hang says he is still digesting his upwards trajectory of late, having continuously written his name into the history books for the past 14 months. A historic individual bronze medal at the Asian Games on September 26 last year was followed by another bronze with his teammates – … Read more