World Games wushu silver for Hong Kong’s Cheung after Tomato Ho’s bruising squash loss
Cheung Yat-lam beaten to men’s 70kg gold while fellow sanda exponent Chan Tsz-ching, like Ho, loses in bronze match
Cheung Yat-lam won Hong Kong’s fifth medal at the World Games on Tuesday, when he finished with silver in the men’s 70kg wushu final in Chengdu, while two other Hongkongers missed out on bronze medals.
Competing in the sanda or free-fighting event, Cheung lost 2-1 to South Korea’s Song Gi-cheol at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium.
Earlier, fellow wushu exponent Chan Tsz-ching lost the fight for third place against Iran’s Soheilain Mansourian Semiromi in the women’s 60kg weight category.
Squash player Tomato Ho Tze-lok was also unable to add to the city’s medal tally as she was defeated in the women’s bronze match.
Overall, Hong Kong had three gold medals along with one silver and one bronze by Tuesday evening, extending the city’s best-ever performance at the World Games.
Wushu has had its best showing in the Games, contributing two gold medals and one silver, with the other medals coming from karate (gold) and wake surf (bronze).