HK's wheelchair fencers shine at World Cup

Former South China Morning Post Student Sportsperson of the Year Alison Yu Chui-yee played a key role as Hong Kong finished second in the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup at the Regal Riverside Hotel in Sha Tin last weekend.

Yu and Chan Yui-chong, the world's top-ranked players, each won two golds and a silver, helping Hong Kong to finish second behind China in the medals table.

China finished top of the standings with six gold, four silver and nine bronze medals.

The SAR was second with four gold, three silver and three bronze medals.

'I have improved a lot, both technically and mentally,' said Yu, who won four gold medals for Hong Kong at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games.

Yu, a first year student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said she had more time to train now because of the flexibility in her studies.