While judo, taekwondo, boxing and wrestling are all official Olympics events, the Chinese martial art wushu failed in its bid to be included in the 2008 Games.
The International Olympics Committee, however, has allowed China to organise an international wushu event during the Beijing Olympics. It is not one of the 28 official Olympic sports nor a demonstration event, but has been called the '2008 Beijing Olympic Games Wushu Tournament'.
The tournament will be held from August 21 to 24 and features 15 events for both men and women. About 120 wushu fighters from all over the world will attend.
'It's disappointing wushu is not included in the official Olympic sports, even though the Olympics are being held in China,' said Hong Kong's head coach Yu Liguang. 'However, a wushu tournament held at the same time as the Olympics is still a good chance to showcase the sport to the world.'
Hong Kong is sending a six-member squad to Beijing this year, including Hei Zhihong, Liu Yang, Leung Ka-wai, Law Shum-yin, Geng Xiaoling and Cheng Chung-hang. They guaranteed their entry to the tournament by taking the top six places at the World Wushu Championships held in November.
Among the six athletes, Cheng, 20, is the youngest, yet still one of Hong Kong's medal hopes.