FROM A BOY TO A SWORDSMAN

Maturity and experience help Hong Kong's Cheung win historic second Olympic fencing gold

Two years ago, in a quandary following his gold medal win in the men's individual foil at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Edgar Cheung Ka-long watched Michael Jordan's documentary The Last Dance for a second time to learn how the legendary basketball player sustained his drive.

"The conventional path to win a championship involves striving for a very long time, but I achieved this goal relatively early, so what should I strive for next?" the Hong Kong champion fencer told local media at the time.

Ultimately, he discovered the answer — to continue winning. Two years later, at the Paris Olympics, 27-year-old Cheung successfully defended his men's foil individual title on Monday.