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Hong Kong athletes secure multiple medals at Asian Games in Japan

Chiu Hin-chun wins gold in rowing as Siobhan Haughey secures her fourth medal of the week

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  • Hong Kong athletes achieved significant success in Japan, with rower Chiu Hin-chun winning gold and Siobhan Haughey claiming her fourth medal.
  • The city's total medal count reached 23, including four golds, following strong performances in rowing, wushu, and fencing.

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Rower Chiu Hin-chun grabbed the gold he needed to complete his set of Asian Games medals, Siobhan Haughey won her fourth of the week, and there was a wushu first as Hong Kong’s athletes had a Thursday to remember in Japan.

Chiu’s triumph in the lightweight men’s singles sculls was one of four medals the city’s rowers brought home in Nagoya and Tokyo.

Winne Hung Wing-yan took silver in the women’s lightweight single sculls, while there was bronze for women’s pair Cheung Yuen-shan and Leung Wing-wun in the lightweight double, and for Lam Sun-tung and Chan Tik-lun in the men’s version.

Away from the water, wushu athlete Leung Yu-hong won silver in men’s sanda, while fencer Fong Hoi-sun earned bronze in the men’s individual épée. The haul took Hong Kong’s overall tally to 23, made up of four gold, 10 silver and nine bronze.

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This article was originally published by SCMP Sport.

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