Hong Kong jiu-jitsu team going for gold at Asian Championship – with an eye on a place at the Olympic table
- Black belt Viking Wong heads a seven-strong team travelling to Mongolia for next month's competition
- Wong hopes results can help team qualify for the Asian Games – and snag a coveted place on the Hong Kong Olympic Committee
Hong Kong black belt Viking Wong will be leading the charge for his city at the Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championships in Mongolia next month, with the team heading off this weekend.
Leaders Tesa Ho – Hong Kong’s first female black belt – and North Hui will take charge of the team featuring Wong, Ken Man, Tong Wai-yin, Vincent Sit, Ken To, Leung King-pong and Isabela Li.
“With everyone having a full-time job we hope to lead by example, showing young aspiring local athletes you can have a career and do sport at a high level,” Wong said.
It’s the first time Hong Kong is sending out a female athlete, and Wong anticipates a high chance of all seven members medalling, following a successful training camp at the Hybrid MMA gym in Central.
Jiu-jitsu was introduced into the Asian Games last summer, and will feature at the Southeast Asia Games later this year.
Hong Kong did not send a team to Jakarta but Wong hopes success in Mongolia can help put jiu-jitsu on the map in the city.