Hong Kong Olympians Win Record Gold Medals and Big Bonuses
- Cheung beats Italy’s Macchi in men’s foil fencing finals
- Hong Kong Olympic champions get HK$6 million for gold medals
Edgar Cheung celebrates winning the Fencing Men's Foil Individual Gold Medal Bout on on July 29.
Photographer: Al Bello/Getty Images
Hong Kong fencer Edgar Cheung won the men’s individual foil event at the Paris Olympics, earning one of the biggest financial rewards an Olympian can get and allowing the Asian financial hub to clinch multiple gold medals in the international tournament for the first time.
Cheung edged out Italy’s Filippo Macchi late Monday in Paris after a close match, defending his title from the Tokyo Olympics. He is only the third fencer in Olympic history to have successfully defended one’s title in the event.