Published: 14:09, August 10, 2025 | Updated: 15:20, August 10, 2025
HK claims two golds in wushu for record World Games performance
By Iris Muk in Hong Kong
This combo picture, created on Aug 10, 2025, shows Yeung Chung-hei (left) of China's Hong Kong competing during the men's Taijijian combat final and Lydia Sham Hui-yu competing during the women's Changquan-Jianshu-Qiangshu final of the Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Hong Kong athletes clinched two gold medals in wushu at the World Games in Chengdu on Saturday, bringing the medal count to three and also surpassing the record of one gold at the 2022 edition.
Lydia Sham Hui-yu won a gold medal in the wushu Women's Changquan - Jianshu - Qiangshu Combined event, following another triumph achieved by Anthony Yeung Chung-hei earlier in the day in the wushu Men's Taijijian Combined event.
Gold medalist Lydia Sham Hui-yu (center) of China's Hong Kong, silver medalist Pang Pui Yee (left) of Malaysia, and bronze medalist Kida Nanoha of Japan pose during the awarding ceremony for the women's Changquan-Jianshu-Qiangshu of the Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)This Aug 9, 2025, photo shows Lydia Sham Hui-yu competing during the women's Changquan-Jianshu-Qiangshu final of the Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2025. (SPORTS FEDERATION & OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, CHINA)
Sham secured her first World Games gold with 29.260 points, while Malaysia’s Pang Pui-yee won silver, and Japan’s Nanoha Kida earned bronze.
“Lydia Sham performed at the highest level in Changquan, Jianshu, and Qiangshu, demonstrating her ability across all three disciplines. Her skills and resilience were truly impressive, and her victory is well-deserved,” said Wong Po-kee, Chef de Mission of the Hong Kong, China delegation.
This victory not only marked the delegation's third gold medal at the World Games 2025 but also the second gold claimed by the wushu team, Wong added.
This Aug 9, 2025, photo shows Lydia Sham Hui-yu competing during the women's Changquan-Jianshu-Qiangshu final of the Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2025. (SPORTS FEDERATION & OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, CHINA)
In the men’s Taijijian Combined event, Yeung edged out Japan's Tomohiro Araya by 0.05 points to take gold with 19.526 points, while Singapore's Tay Yu Xuan finished third.
Yeung, the bronze medalist at the previous World Games, had once again delivered a strong and determined performance, said Wong, adding that he delivered his moves with a harmonious blend of softness and strength, powered by profound internal energy.
Gold medalist Yeung Chung-hei (center) of China's Hong Kong, silver medalist Araya Tomohiro (left) of Japan and bronze medalist Tay Yu Xuan of Singapore pose during the awarding ceremony for the men's Taijijian of Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA) This Aug 9, 2025, photo shows Yeung Chung-hei of China's Hong Kong competing during the men's Taijijian combat final of the Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. (SPORTS FEDERATION & OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, CHINA)
On Friday, Grace Lau Mo-sheung claimed the women's kata gold in karate, delivering the Hong Kong delegation's first gold and only its second in the World Games history - and its first-ever in a women's event.
The World Games 2025, taking place from Aug 7 to 17, features more than 200 medal events across 34 sports disciplines. Hong Kong athletes are competing in seven sports, including air sports, billiards, karate, orienteering, squash, water skiing, and wushu.
This Aug 9, 2025, photo shows Yeung Chung-hei of China's Hong Kong competing during the men's Taijijian combat final of the Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. (SPORTS FEDERATION & OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, CHINA)This Aug 9, 2025, photo shows Lydia Sham Hui-yu competing during the women's Changquan-Jianshu-Qiangshu final of the Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 9, 2025. (SPORTS FEDERATION & OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, CHINA)This Aug 9, 2025, photo shows Yeung Chung-hei of China's Hong Kong competing during the men's Taijijian combat final of the Wushu event at The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province. (SPORTS FEDERATION & OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, CHINA)
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