Having reached a career-high world ranking of 180, the 19-year-old is among 128 players in the qualifying rounds in Paris, chasing 16 places in the main draw.

Demand from other leagues in the region shows appetite for EASL ahead of 2024-25 season, co-founder and CEO Henry Kerins says.

Officials hope incentive will spark push for glory, with athletes able to win HK$1.25 million for gold in singles event, with success in doubles earning pair HK$1.875 million.

Robbie Capito wins UK Open Pool Championship with 13-10 win over Mieszko Fortunski, then warns loss of Tier A status means 90 per cent loss of funding for sport in Hong Kong.

Zhu Ting has not played for the national team for more than two years after the bitter disappointment of the side’s ninth-place finish at Tokyo Games.

Jason Ng still ahead of Ayan Beisenbayev for Paris place, but the Kazakhs may boast the personnel to help their star man overtake, Hong Kong coach Andrew Wright says.

Cheung Ka-long, Siobhan Haughey and the rest of Hong Kong’s Paris athlete delegation will be joined by Lo Wai-fung.

WBC Asia super flyweight champion will take on Tanwarat Saengiamjit of Thailand for vacant WIBA super bantamweight belt.

Head coach Andrew Wright says Jason Ng will have the best team possible to support him as he tackles final stage of qualification for Summer Olympics.

City’s fencing championships slated as one of the test events the city has vowed to stage six to 12 months before it co-hosts the Games.

Vera Lui says she has worked on her technique since last year’s Asian Games and is heading ‘in the right direction’.

Hosts take maiden World Cup title only weeks after missing out on a place in the Paris Olympics.

Olympic champion loses to world No 83 Davide Filippi of Italy but looks forward to two more competitions to improve Games seeding.

The world top-50 veteran says the game has made him mentally stronger but he will need to keep evolving to keep the next generations at bay.

Neil Jensen says event showcases another signal the city continues to bounce back after Covid-19 pandemic.

Jason Ng finishes sixth at Asian Triathlon Championships in Japan, but with China’s Fan Junjie grabbing podium spot the battle to top the rankings is still anyone’s to win.

Defeats at hands of Japan and South Korea leave China bottom of Group B and out of running for Summer Games.

Wong Ka-lee loses in first bout of the day at Asian Judo Championships to Kurbanay Kurbanova in women’s under-48kgs category.

The city’s athletes have secured just 20 places so far at this summer’s multi-sport event, compared with 46 in Tokyo, but several are still in the running for spots.

‘These are the rules we agreed with, so we have to follow them,’ Hong Kong coach Gregory Koenig says as continent quotas leave defending champion Cheung Ka-long as the city’s only foilist going to Paris.

Boey Leung left with sore head and reveals the damage inside her helmet, but says no serious injuries after incident during Madison.

Home men’s and women’s teams exit competition as top four in each chase a first ticket to Paris on Sunday.

City’s team start with two losses, but their star player Li Tsz-kwan says it provides valuable experience and asks: ‘How do we develop specific tactics and training plans?’

‘It’s a totally different thing to organise,’ head of Hong Kong committee Yeung Tak-keung says as he reveals city will have test events and join torch relay.

Hamish Kenny says his documentary tells how the sport is growing across the continent and helping communities.

Plans to bring Ronaldo’s Saudi club Al Nassr to the city have been discussed, with the new stadium at Kai Tak Sports Park a potential venue.

Teenage foilist Daphne Chan hailed as ‘inspiration for all Hong Kong female fencers’ after sealing place at Paris Games, as coach advises her ‘exactly what I said to Cheung Ka-long’ before his Olympic gold.

Salom Yiu retired again on Sunday, and claimed this time he meant it, after Hong Kong’s men beat Japan to win the Melrose Claymore competition.

Ng’s four-placed finish could see him push ahead in race for Paris, as Robin Elg finished sixth and Mark Yu eighth; Bailee Brown was best women’s finisher.

Two late tries send Hong Kong’s men to 33-14 defeat against Japan, although sides could still meet in Sunday’s final. Micayla Baltazar scores brace as city’s women beat Thailand 28-10.