Hong Kong Olympians win record gold medals and big bonuses


HONG Kong fencer Edgar Cheung won the men’s individual foil event at the Paris Olympics, earning one of the biggest financial rewards an Olympian can get and allowing the Asian financial hub to clinch multiple gold medals in the international tournament for the first time.

Edgar edged Italy’s Filippo Macchi late on Monday in Paris after a close match, defending his title from the Tokyo Olympics.

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