After years of disappointment, veteran Cheung Siu-lun finally punches his Olympics ticket
- The 34-year-old is poised to become the oldest Hong Kong athlete this summer if the Games go ahead
- After failing to make it to the 2012 and 2016 Games, foilist has double reason to celebrate after making both the team and individual competitions
Veteran fencer Cheung Siu-lun has finally become an Olympian thanks to persistence, patience and a lot of hard work that countered years of disappointment.
Cheung returned to Hong Kong with his fellow foil team members from Anaheim, California, where they took part in a training camp, but the hard work had already been done.
Cheung, who turns 35 in July, is poised to become the oldest Hong Kong athlete in his maiden Olympics.
“Yes, possibly I’ll be the oldest member of the squad,” said Cheung, who speaks on behalf of the younger members of the foil quartet featuring Edgar Cheung Ka-long (22), Ryan Choi Chun-yin (22) and Lawrence Ng Lok-wang (19).
“But it’s still too early to talk about the Tokyo Olympics even if we have qualified. We don’t even know whether the Games will go ahead as scheduled. The coronavirus outbreak has made life difficult for everyone in the sports community.
