Hong Kong fencer Harris Ho makes Youth Olympic Games history with foil gold in Dakar
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Harris Ho Shing-him, 17, won Hong Kong's first fencing gold at a Youth Olympic Games by claiming the individual foil title in Dakar, Senegal, despite losing his opening bout.
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Harris Ho Shing-him is a member of Hong Kong's men's foil team that won a rare silver medal at the Asian Games. He won Hong Kong's first fencing gold at a Youth Olympic Games.
Making history is becoming something of a habit for Hong Kong's Harris Ho Shing-him, who has claimed the city's first fencing gold at a Youth Olympic Games.
A member of the men's foil team that claimed a rare silver medal at the Asian Games, the 17-year-old sealed his individual foil title in Dakar on Monday, despite losing his first bout of the day.
Ho overcame a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Aris Kiayias in his opening match in Pool 1, eventually turning the tables on his Cypriot rival in the semi-finals, winning 15-10 at the DEX Pavilion.
Open Questions
- What was the final score of the gold medal match?
- Who did Ho face in the final?
- Which edition of the Youth Olympic Games was this?
