Hong Kong's young fencers draw inspiration from Olympic 'Sword Queen'

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With two of its three gold medals won in fencing, Hong Kong has emerged as a powerhouse in the sport at the Paris games.  The impact of the success of Edgar Cheung Ka-long, and in particular Vivian Kong, is already being felt across the city.

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00:00Obviously, there's Chen Ka-long, you know, and recently I woke up to a pleasant surprise

00:28for the Vivian Kong, just first time and then winning the gold medal for Hong Kong.

00:35It's very inspiring.

00:36It's more than a physical game in how you have to use your mind to decide how to approach

00:43the situation.

00:44Different opponents may require different approaches and strategies because they have

00:49their own strategy and you have to find your way of counteracting that.

01:19I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:26I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:27I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:28I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:29I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:30I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:31I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:32I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:33I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:34I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:35I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:36I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:37I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:38I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:39I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:40I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:41I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:42I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:43I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:44I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:45I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:46I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:47I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:48I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:49I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:50I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:51I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:52I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:53I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:54I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:55I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:56I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:57I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:58I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

01:59I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

02:00I'm very happy to be here and I'm very excited to be able to compete in the World Championships.

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