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Hong Kong guaranteed at least one gold medal at Asian Games with squash final showdown
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Hong Kong guaranteed at least one gold medal at Asian Games with squash final showdown

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Hong Kong is assured of at least one gold medal at the Asian Games as two local pairs contest the squash final, while fencing and badminton teams advance to quarter-finals, adding to the city's medal hopes.

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Hong Kong athletes are competing in various events at the Asian Games, with strong performances in fencing and badminton leading to quarter-final appearances.

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Hong Kong will win at least one gold medal in the Asian Games on Sunday, and the city’s athletes should add more colour to the overall medal tally, with representation in the last eight of various categories in fencing and badminton.

The guaranteed gold medal is in the squash event at the Nagoya Kinjo Futo Arena, where two Hong Kong pairs will face off for the gold medal, with Lee Ka-yi and Tang Ming-hong taking on the higher-ranked Toby Tse Yee-lam and Lai Cheuk-nam at 1.30pm Hong Kong time.

Among Hong Kong’s other medal hopes, the men’s épée team were earliest in action, successfully reaching the quarter-finals after defeating the United Arab Emirates 45-35 in their table-of-16 match.

The team of Lau Ho-fung, Ng Ho-tin, Fong Hoi-sun and Ho Wai-hang will next take on Chinese Taipei, while the women’s sabre team face South Korea in their quarter-final.

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Hong Kong will win at least one gold medal in the squash event

    Very likely · Within hours

  • Hong Kong's men's épée team will compete against Chinese Taipei in the quarter-finals

    Very likely · Within days

  • Hong Kong's women's sabre team will face South Korea in their quarter-final match

    Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • Will Hong Kong win additional gold medals beyond the squash event?
  • How will the fencing teams perform against Chinese Taipei and South Korea?
  • What is the full medal tally for Hong Kong at the Asian Games?

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PeopleLee Ka-yiTang Ming-hongToby Tse Yee-lamLai Cheuk-nam
OrganizationsHong Kong squash teamHong Kong men's épée teamHong Kong women's sabre team
PlacesHong KongNagoya Kinjo Futo ArenaChinese TaipeiSouth Korea
Topicsasian gamessquashfencingbadmintonlee ka-yitang ming-hong
This article was originally published by SCMP Sport.

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