HKLP Lens: Hong Kong athletes take home 47 medals at Hangzhou’s 2023 Asian Para Games

Hong Kong Free Press

The Hangzhou Asian Para Games came to a close on Saturday evening, with team Hong Kong ranking 10th in the medal table with 47 medals in total: eight gold, 15 silver, and 24 bronze.

Chief Executive John Lee on Saturday congratulated the city’s athletes “most heartening.” In a statement released on Saturday afternoon, he said: “Breakthroughs were achieved in swimming including breaking several Asian Para Games records and winning all three medals in the same event. Their achievements are most heartening.”

Swimmer Chan Yui-lam competes in the women’s 100-metre backstroke S-14 event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 24, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Swimmer Chan Yiu-lam had an exceptional games, winning two golds for 100 metre butterfly S14 and 100 metre backstroke S14, and a silver in the 100 metre breaststroke SB14 event.

Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team compete in the men's sabre team event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 24, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee. — Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team compete in the men’s sabre team event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 24, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Hong Kong star badminton player Chu Man-kai snatched gold in the men’s SH6 singles event on Friday, adding to the gold medal he won in the 2018 Asian Para Games.

Chu Man-kai competes in the men's badminton singles SH6 event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 27, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee. — Chu Man-kai competes in the badminton men’s singles SH6 event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 27, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Hong Kong’s Boccia Team has consistently excelled at the Asian Para Games. At the 2018 event in Indonesia, the team won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. This year, they beat that tally to win one gold, two silver and three bronze medals.

Yeung Hiu-lam competes in the boccia women's individual BC4 event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 25, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee. — Yeung Hiu-lam competes in the boccia women’s individual BC4 event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 25, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Yeung Hiu-lam won a gold in the boccia women’s individual BC2 event on Wednesday, while Ho Yuen-kei and Tse Tak-wah won a silver in the boccia mixed BC3 pairs event on Thursday.

Ho Yuen-kei and Tse Tak-wah compete in the boccia Mixed BC3 Pairs event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 27, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee. — Ho Yuen-kei and Tse Tak-wah compete in the boccia mixed BC3 pairs event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 27, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Swimmer Chan Yui-lam competes in the women’s 100-metre butterfly S-14 event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 26, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team compete in the women's foil team event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 24, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee. — Hong Kong wheelchair fencing team compete in the women’s foil team event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 24, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Chiu Kan-shan competes in the table tennis' women's singles class 7 at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 25, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee. — Chiu Kan-shan competes in the table tennis’ women’s singles class 7 at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 25, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Tong Wai-sum competes in lawn bowl in the men's singles B6 classification at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 27, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee. — Tong Wai-sum competes in lawn bowl in the men’s singles B6 classification at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 27, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Yui Chui-yee wins a bronze in the women's foil single event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 23, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee. — Yui Chui-yee wins a bronze in the women’s foil single event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games on October 23, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

Ng Mui-wui (left) and Wong Ting-ting compete to win gold in the women's doubles-Class WD22 table tennis event on the final day of the Asian Para Games on October 28, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee. — Ng Mui-wui (left) and Wong Ting-ting compete to win gold in the women’s doubles-Class WD22 table tennis event on the final day of the Asian Para Games on October 28, 2023. Photo: China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee.

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