HK young fencers draw inspiration from ‘Sword Queen’

CORRECTION / Fencing student Lloyd Davies poses for a photo at a fencing studio in Hong Kong on July 29, 2024. Twelve-year-old Hong Kong fencing beginner Lloyd got a new role model over the weekend -- "Sword Queen" Vivian Kong Man-wai, who clawed back from 7-1 down in the women's epee final to win Olympic gold in Paris. "I woke up to the pleasant surprise of Vivian Kong (winning)," Lloyd told AFP on July 29 at a fencing school in Central District, Hong Kong's commercial heartland. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) / To go with 'OLY-2024-FENCING-HKG-WOMEN-EPEE, REPORTAGE' by Xinqi SU / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Davies] instead of [Daves]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.”

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Hong Kong fencing beginner Lloyd got a new role model over the weekend – “Sword Queen” Vivian Kong, who clawed back a 7-1 deficit in the women’s epee final to win Olympic gold in Paris.

“I woke up to the pleasant surprise of Vivian (winning),” Lloyd said on Monday at a fencing school in Central District, Hong Kong’s commercial heartland.