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Tokyo Paralympics: Alison Yu Chui-yee knocked out by China’s Rong Jing in the women’s individual foil

  • The 37-year-old bows out at quarter-final despite promising wins in the preliminary bouts
  • Last chance for Yu, Ng and Chung to win a Tokyo medal lies in the team foil event on Sunday

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Hong Kong fencer Alison Yu Chui-yee (left) speaks to Rong Jing of China after the women's individual épée category A quarter-final game at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo in August. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee
Andrew McNicol
Hong Kong’s biggest Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games fencing medal hope Alison Yu Chui-yee lost to reigning champion Rong Jing again – this time in the women’s individual foil category A quarter-final on Saturday.

The 37-year-old Yu had qualified for the knockout rounds after finishing in the top four in the overall pool rankings but the lost to China’s Rong 10-15 at the Makurahi Messe.

Yu, an Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012 foil gold medallist, was seeded fourth, one place higher than Rong. But it seemed Rio 2016 foil gold medallist Rong had her number in both disciplines having won in the individual épée quarter-final on Thursday (11-15) – which Yu called a “disappointing” result.
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Rong had also beaten Yu in the Rio 2016 foil final five years ago, handing 11-time medallist Yu her first Paralympic defeat in 12 years. This means Yu’s only chance of collecting a medal in her fifth consecutive Games is in the team foil event on Sunday.

Hong Kong’s Yu (left) against Nataliia Mandryk of Ukraine in the women’s épée individual category A round of 16 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong’s Yu (left) against Nataliia Mandryk of Ukraine in the women’s épée individual category A round of 16 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan. Photo: Reuters
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The early exit came as a surprise to many as Yu appeared to be in good form having beaten Ionela Andreea Mogos of Italy (5-1), Mieko Matsumoto of Japan (5-0), Nataliia Mandryk (5-0) and Gvantsa Zadishvili of Georgia (5-2) earlier in the day. Her only preliminary round loss came via Hungarian No 2 seed Zsuzsanna Krajnyak (2-5).

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