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Fencers show golden touch

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A group of young fencers from Hong Kong showed their mettle, winning seven medals - two gold, three silver and two bronze - at a competition on the mainland.

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The athletes, aged 10 to 13, participated in the National Children's Fencing Competition in Fuzhou , Fujian province, from August 8-16.

It attracted nearly 400 fencers from all over China and they impressed the crowd with their speed, power and precision.

This was the second time Hong Kong had sent a team to the event, where China's up-and-coming players show off their talents.

In the individual boys' foil which featured 80 players, Howie Chan and Yeung Tsz-ka won gold and silver, respectively.

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In the boys' sabre, Jackson Wang clinched silver, followed by Lee Sze-ho who took bronze.

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