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Annie Aui

Annie Au Wing-chi is a squash player from Hong Kong. She reached an all-time career high of No.6 in the world rankings in 2012 and won the Asian Championships in 2013, the first Hong Kong player to do so.

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  • With star players having retired since the last Games in Jakarta, younger replacements will play a fuller role next month in Hangzhou
  • Newly crowned Asian women’s champion Simmi Chan among the city’s eight-strong squad for the Games

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says it will be difficult to add the sport to the programme when Hong Kong co-hosts the games with Guangdong and Macau.

The 18-year-old shows her potential by beating senior players on her way to winning the home tournament, while Yip Tsz-fung snatches the men’s title.

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A group of aspiring players, headed by world number 44 Ho Tze-lok, are competing in this week’s Chairman Cup in the first local event in over a year.

Newly crowned Asian champion Annie Au Wing-chi insists age won't prevent her from fulfilling her Olympic dream should squash be selected for the 2020 Games later this year.