HKU Student-athletes Asian Games Homecoming Event

Thirty student-athletes from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) achieved outstanding results across 12 sports at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. Notable achievements included Coleman Wong Chak-lam winning Hong Kong’s historic first tennis gold, and Chow Chi Kiu and Karlsson Jane Christa Ming Suet breaking the Hong Kong women’s 4x400-meter record. Fencing success came from Ryan Choi Chun-yin (two silvers), Fong Hoi-sun (bronze), and Ho Sze-long (bronze). In sailing, Tiffany Mak Hiu Tung and Emily Grace Polson secured silver, while Russell Williams Aylsworth won bronze. Triathletes Bailee Brown and Robin Elg also claimed bronze. At the Asian Para Games, Wong Yue Ching and Winnie Pang Wing Ka won bronze medals in their respective table tennis events.

To celebrate these student-athletes’ remarkable achievements, HKU is organising the “HKU Student-athletes Asian Games Homecoming Event” on Wednesday (28 October) on campus. Fencer Ryan Choi Chun-yin, along with 20 other HKU student-athletes, will attend the event. Professor Xiang Zhang, President and Vice-Chancellor of HKU, Professor Bennett Yim, Director of Undergraduate Admissions and International Student Exchange at HKU, and Dr Michael Tse, Director of Centre for Sports and Exercise at HKU, as well as other distinguished guests from the Hong Kong Sports Institute and various sports associations, will also be present to show their support and encouragement.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend. Details are as follows:

Date: October 28, 2026 (Wednesday)
Time: 4:30 pm-5:00 pm
Venue: Philip K. H. Wong Theatre, 2/F, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU