Hong Kong, China at Asian Games 2026: Fencing Legacy & Squad Watch
Fresh off a record-best 53-medal haul at Hangzhou, Hong Kong heads to Aichi-Nagoya led by two-time Olympic foil champion Cheung Ka-long. Here’s what’s confirmed so far about Hong Kong’s 2026 squads.
Hong Kong’s Asian Games Track Record
Hong Kong has set a new medal record at each of the last two editions, with total medals climbing from 46 in 2018 to 53 in 2023 — its best-ever haul.
| Edition | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Jakarta-Palembang | 13th | 8 | 18 | 20 | 46 |
| 2022/23 Hangzhou | 12th | 8 | 16 | 29 | 53 |
Source: Hong Kong at the 2018 Asian Games and Hong Kong at the 2022 Asian Games, Wikipedia.
Hong Kong’s Strongest Sports
Fencing has been Hong Kong’s marquee sport since the emergence of Cheung Ka-long, delivering 8 medals at Hangzhou alone. Cycling, table tennis, squash, and windsurfing/sailing are its other traditional medal banks, with badminton, wushu, karate, rowing, swimming, and athletics as secondary contributors. Hong Kong’s men’s football team also reached the Games semi-finals for the first time at Hangzhou — the city’s best-ever football result.
Hong Kong’s Official Squads by Sport
Hong Kong’s federations have named full rosters in several sports, though many were still pending final ratification by the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee (SF&OC) as of mid-August 2026, five weeks before the Games.
Confirmed via official federation/media sources
| Sport | Key Named Athletes | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fencing | 24-athlete squad led by Cheung Ka-long (2x Olympic foil champion, 4th Games), plus Choi Chun-yin, Chan Nok-sze, and others across foil, epee, and sabre | Confirmed |
| Football (Men’s & Women’s) | Full rosters published for both teams, incl. 3 overage players on the men’s side; men drawn with Japan, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan; women drawn with China, Philippines, Uzbekistan | Confirmed |
| Windsurfing | 4-athlete squad incl. Alex Cheng Ching-yin (Hangzhou bronze medalist), Mui Ma Kwan-ching, plus two U19 debutants | Confirmed |
Reported but not yet formally finalized
| Sport | Notes |
|---|---|
| Athletics | A full squad list has been published by the HK Athletics Association across sprints, hurdles, jumps, and distance events, but explicitly noted as “pending final ratification” by the SF&OC. |
| Tennis | A 12-name nomination list led by Wong Chak-lam, HK’s top-ranked ATP player, has been submitted but not yet finalized. |
| Swimming | A 34-athlete preliminary list led by Siobhán Haughey has been announced, with 14-year-old Ko Ka-lin as the youngest selection. |
| Table Tennis | No formal roster published yet, but veteran Wong Chun-ting (Hangzhou bronze medalist) is widely expected to lead the team. |
| Cycling | No official roster confirmed, but retired Olympic medalist Sarah Lee has publicly endorsed young riders Lee Sze-wing and Yip Hon-wen as medal hopefuls. |
| Badminton | No roster published; the presumptive headline pairing, Tang Chun-man/Tse Ying-suet, has since withdrawn due to injury (see storylines). |
Team confirmed, no roster yet / not found
| Sports |
|---|
| Squash, Karate, Wushu, Rowing, Volleyball, Sailing (non-windsurfing), Baseball/Softball, Dragon Boat, Wrestling |
Storylines to Watch
Cheung Ka-long chases his first individual Asiad gold. The two-time consecutive Olympic foil champion (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024) — the first Hong Kong athlete to win back-to-back Olympic golds — competes at his 4th Asian Games. He has a Hangzhou team gold plus multiple individual silvers/bronzes since 2014, but no individual Asiad title yet.
Vivian Kong will not compete. Hong Kong’s other Olympic fencing gold medalist (Paris 2024, women’s individual epee) retired from the sport in August 2024 amid political backlash over a university thesis, and was elected to Hong Kong’s Legislative Council in December 2025. She does not appear on the 2026 fencing squad.
Badminton’s headline pair ruled out. Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medalists Tang Chun-man/Tse Ying-suet, Hong Kong’s premier mixed-doubles pair, will miss the Games after Tang suffered a near-complete ACL rupture in training just weeks before the event.
Siobhán Haughey’s continued excellence. Hong Kong’s most decorated Olympic swimmer (2 Tokyo silvers, 2 Paris bronzes) is transitioning into a mentorship role for younger teammates while still racing competitively.
Building on a historic football run. The men’s team enters 2026 aiming to build on its 2023 Hangzhou semi-final finish — the city’s best-ever Asian Games football result.