https://www.scmp.com/rss/522144/feed The latest news and top stories on Grace Lau Mo-sheung, a highly decorated Hong Kong athlete. Known for her exceptional skill in kata, she made history as Hong Kong’s first Olympic karate medallist, securing bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Games. She has achieved multiple World Championship medals, including a silver in 2023 and is a three-time Asian Karate Championships gold medallist. A former world number one in female kata, she also earned bronze at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham and is... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Chan Mike Chan Fencing world champion and first-time nominee Ryan Choi Chun-yin scooped up the big prize when he was crowned men’s “best of the best” at the Cathay 2025 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards on Tuesday. Choi, who last year became the men’s foil individual world champion in Tbilisi and rose to the world No 1 spot, also won two other awards during the ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, attended by Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Warner Cheuk Wing-hing, and Secretary for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3348576/hong-kong-sports-stars-awards-fencer-ryan-choi-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-win-best-best?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3348576/hong-kong-sports-stars-awards-fencer-ryan-choi-swimmer-siobhan-haughey-win-best-best?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:22:30 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong’s World Games karate hero Grace Lau Mo-sheung has said she was unhappy to be denied an opportunity to add National Games glory to her global success. Lau roared to victory over Maho Ono of Japan to top the podium at this month’s Games in Chengdu. The 33-year-old has now fixed her sights on fulfilling the second half of the pledge she made to her late grandmother, Mary, who died shortly before the World Games. “I promised her I would become world champion and, for me, that’s two... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3323385/hong-kong-world-games-hero-grace-lau-sad-over-national-games-targets-more-global-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3323385/hong-kong-world-games-hero-grace-lau-sad-over-national-games-targets-more-global-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:00:42 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Hong Kong has become accustomed to winning medals at top international sporting events, a departure from the past when places on the podium were scarce. The new-found success highlights the progress made in developing the city’s athletes and giving them the best chance to compete at the highest level. Sporting excellence in diverse forms was on display during the World Games in Chengdu, with Hong Kong achieving its best-ever performance. It secured three gold medals, two silver and a bronze. The... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3322329/world-games-showing-leaves-hong-kong-much-celebrate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3322329/world-games-showing-leaves-hong-kong-much-celebrate?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:45:08 +0000 Tom Bell Tom Bell China brought down the curtain on the 12th World Games on Sunday as a colourful closing ceremony concluded 10 action-packed days in Chengdu. The four-yearly jamboree – comprising disciplines not included in the Olympics – had drawn 5,000 athletes from 110 countries and regions to the southwest Chinese city to compete in 34 sports ranging from familiar Games fare to the likes of powerboating and cheerleading. Sunday night’s ceremony began at 8pm local time and took place at the International... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3322145/world-games-end-chengdu-colourful-ceremony-china-top-medals-table?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3322145/world-games-end-chengdu-colourful-ceremony-china-top-medals-table?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2025 12:37:29 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Hong Kong wushu exponent Lydia Sham Hui-yu won the city’s third gold medal at the World Games in Chengdu on Saturday, following on from the win by Anthony Yeung Chung-hei earlier in the day in the same sport. Sham’s gold in the Chinese martial art, which is also known as kung fu, came in the women’s changquan-jianshu-qiangshu combined event. Sham won her first World Games gold with 29.260 points, ahead of Malaysia’s Pang Pui Yee, who won silver, and Japan’s Nanoha Kida on bronze. Earlier, Yeung... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321302/world-games-chengdu-hong-kongs-gold-tally-doubled-yeung-wins-wushu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3321302/world-games-chengdu-hong-kongs-gold-tally-doubled-yeung-wins-wushu?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Aug 2025 05:13:37 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Grace Lau Mo-sheung has won Hong Kong’s first medal at the World Games in Chengdu, after she beat Japan’s Maho Ono in the karate kata final on Friday. The world No 1 Hongkonger won with an impressive score of 45.3, over Ono’s 43.6, at the Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre Gymnasium. Finishing top of the podium for the first time at a multi-sport Games was a moment to savour for the 33-year-old, who had to settle for bronze not only at the 2022 edition in Birmingham, Alabama, but also at the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3321215/hong-kongs-grace-lau-eyes-world-games-karate-medal-asks-positive-energy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3321215/hong-kongs-grace-lau-eyes-world-games-karate-medal-asks-positive-energy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:39:58 +0000