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Chan Kin-wa

Having been crowned mistral world champion and Asian champion before, windsurfer Cheng Kwok-fai is aiming to complete the set by winning the Asian Games gold in Incheon.
The 30-year-old will represent Hong Kong in the men's IMCO class, which has seen him win the world championship and the Asian championship, but the Asiad gold has so far eluded him. IMCO is no longer an Olympic class competition after the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

	I am not young any more and if I cannot win a medal in Incheon, I will have to consider my future as an athlete

	Cheng Kwok-fai
"I am not young any more and if I cannot win a medal in Incheon, I will have to consider my future as an athlete," said Cheng, who lifted the 2006 World Championship mistral title in Shenzhen and was the Asian mistral champion last year and this year. "I have been focusing on this class after the last Asian Games in Guangzhou and a gold medal will be my target."

 
Should he win a gold medal in Incheon, Cheng said he would consider committing himself to the sport for another two years with the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games as his target.
Cheng also competed in the RS:X Olympic class at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, where he finished a disappointing fifth. "A gold medal in Incheon means I still have a future in the sport and I don't mind shifting back to RS:X to boost my qualifying hopes for the 2016 Olympic Games," he said. "But the Incheon Games will be the immediate target before I consider my future."
Despite sufficient preparation for the Asian Games, Cheng admitted it would be difficult to win a medal as the competition will easily be affected by many factors. "We have already been in Incheon twice this year for training and for fact-finding because we must grasp the sea current and weather conditions if we want to achieve a good result," he said. "A small miscalculation will blow your entire game plan."
Hong Kong has entered all four windsurfing classes in Incheon. Joining Cheng are Hayley Chan Hei-man (women's RS:X), Andy Leung Ho-tsun (men's RS:X) and Lo Sin-lam (women's RS:One).
With only four boardsailors so far entered in the women's RS:X, Chan was a bit concerned at the low entry. "The organisers will cancel the event if there are less than four participants and I hope all of them will show up in Incheon," said Chan.


Cheng Kwok-fai hopes to sail away with gold in Incheon

Hong Kong windsufers (left to right) Leung Ho-tsun, Chan Hei-man, Cheng Kwok-fai and Lo Sin-lam at Hong Kong Sea School, Stanley. Photo: Dickson Lee

Cheng Kwok-fai will be chasing gold in Incheon. Photo: Dickson Lee

Cheng Kwok-fai (left) and the rest of the HK squad. Photo: Dickson Lee

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