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Hong Kong at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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Hong Kong at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeHKG
NOCSports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
Websitewww.hkolympic.org (in Chinese and English)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors34 in 12 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Cheung Ka Long & Siobhán Haughey
Flag bearer (closing)Lee Sze Wing & Lo Wai Fung
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Hong Kong, competing as "Hong Kong, China" competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the territory's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut as a British colony in 1952, and the seventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since the sovereignty of Hong Kong was returned to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1997.

Medalists

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Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 0 1
Badminton 2 4 6
Cycling 1 1 2
Fencing 2 2 4
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Judo 0 1 1
Rowing 1 0 1
Sailing 4 1 5
Swimming 1 6 7
Table Tennis 1 3 4
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Triathlon 1 0 1
Total 16 18 34

Athletics

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Hong Kong sent one sprinter to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track events
Athlete Event Preliminary Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Felix Diu Men's 100 m 10.62 4 Did not advance

Badminton

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Hong Kong entered six badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarter-final Semi-final Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lee Cheuk Yiu Men's singles  Garrido (MEX)
W (21–5, 15–21, 21–17)
 Chou (TPE)
L (18–21, 13–21)
2 Did not advance
Lo Sin Yan Women's singles  Vieira (BRA)
L (19–21, 14–21)
 Katethong (THA)
L (14–21, 9–21)
3 Did not advance
Yeung Nga Ting
Yeung Pui Lam
Women's doubles  Stoeva /
Stoeva (BUL)
L (11–21, 23–21, 15–21)
 A. Xu /
K. Xu (USA)
W (24–22, 17–21, 21–12)
 Liu /
Tan (CHN)
L (18–21, 15–21)
3 Did not advance
Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet
Mixed doubles  Ye /
Lee (TPE)
W (21–13, 21–13)
 Watanabe /
Higashino (JPN)
L (17–21, 21–14, 18–21)
 Christiansen /
Bøje (DEN)
W W/O
2 Q  Seo S-j /
Chae Y-j (KOR)
L (15–21, 10–21)
Did not advance

Cycling

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Road

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Hong Kong entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic, after secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 Asian Championships in Rayong, Thailand.[2]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Lau Wan Yau Men's road race DNF
Lee Sze Wing Women's road race 4:10:47 64

Track

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Hong Kong entered one rider to compete in the women's omnium events, based on the nations performances, through the final UCI Olympic rankings.

Omnium
Athlete Event Scratch race Tempo race Elimination race Points race Total
Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points
Lee Sze Wing Women's omnium 19 4 13 16 18 6 19 0 20 26

Fencing

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Hong Kong entered four fencers into the Olympic competition. Tokyo 2020 gold medalist, Cheung Ka Long, Daphne Chan and Vivian Kong secured their quota places in their respective events, after nominated as one of two highest ranked individual fencers, eligible for Asia & Oceania zone through the release of the FIE Official ranking for Paris 2024. Later on, Ho Wai Hang, qualified himself for the games, following the triumph of winning the gold medal in men's épée, at the 2024 Asian & Oceania Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ho Wai Hang Men's épée Bye  Yamada (JPN)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Cheung Ka Long Men's foil Bye  Gu (CAN)
W 15–5
 Mo (CHN)
W 15–10
 Lefort (FRA)
W 15–14
 Iimura (JPN)
W 15-11
 Macchi (ITA)
W 15-14
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Vivian Kong Women's épée Bye  Hussein (EGY)
W 15–11
 Husisian (USA)
W 15–12
 Kryvytska (UKR)
W 15–7
 Differt (EST)
W 15–11
 Mallo-Breton (FRA)
W 13–12
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Daphne Chan Women's foil Bye  Azuma (JPN)
W 15–14
 Sauer (GER)
L 8–15
Did not advance

Gymnastics

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Artistic

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Hong Kong entered one gymnasts into the games. Shek Wai Hung directly secured his quota to compete at the Olympics by being one of the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the men's vault, through the final accumulations of the 2024 Apparatus World Cup Series rankings.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Shek Wai Hung Men's Vault 14.099 14.099 14 Did not advance

Judo

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Hong Kong qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Wong Ka Lee (women's extra-lightweight, 48 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Wong Ka Lee Women's –48 kg  Tanzer (AUT)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Rowing

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Hong Kong rowers qualified one boats in the men's single sculls for the Games, through the 2024 Asia & Oceania Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chiu Hin Chun Men's single sculls 7:00.29 4 R 7:12.94 2 Q 7:13.70 6 SC/D 7:03.68 5 FD 6:56.65 20

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

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Hong Kong sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, 2023 Asian Championships in Chon Buri, Thailand and the 2024 Semaine Olympique Française (Last Chance Regatta) in Hyères, France. This is the first time Hong Kong sailors have qualified for the 49er class.

Elimination events
Athlete Event Opening race Quarter Final Semi Final Final Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Net points Rank Rank Rank Rank
Ma Kwan Ching Women's IQFoil 6 5 15 5 10 17 18 7 21 17 14 25 15 10 139 14 Did not advance
Cheng Ching Yin Men's IQFoil 20 14 7 25 14 9 1 10 7 5 5 19 15 106 13 Did not advance
Medal race events
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 M*
Akira Sakai
Russell Alysworth
Men's 49er 17 12 19 19 14 12 20 20 14 18 9 18 EL 172 20
Nicholas Halliday Men's ILCA7 35 14 35 16 18 6 15 32 EL 136 24

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

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Hong Kong swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[4][5]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ian Ho Men's 50 m freestyle 22.12 24= Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 51.46 55 Did not advance
Cindy Cheung Women's 100 m backstroke 1:03.45 29 Did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:17.32 26 Did not advance
Siobhán Haughey Women's 100 m freestyle 53.02 2 Q 52.64 1 Q 52.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's 200 m freestyle 1:56.38 5 Q 1:55.51 4 Q 1:54.55 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tam Hoi Lam
Camille Cheng
Stephanie Au
Natalie Kan
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:42.42 15 Did not advance
Stephanie Au
Siobhán Haughey
Natalie Kan
Tam Hoi Lam
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:03.56 13 Did not advance

Table tennis

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Hong Kong entered a full squad of female and mixed team table tennis player into the Games, by advancing to the quarter-finals round, through the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea; and winning the semifinal match at the 2024 ITTF Mixed Doubles Qualification Tournament in Havirov, Czech Republic.[6] Later on, Wong Chun Ting qualified for the games through the re-allocations of the East Asian Qualification Tournaments.

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Wong Chun Ting Men's singles Bye  Diaw (SEN)
W 4–3
 Fan (CHN)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Doo Hoi Kem Women's singles Bye  Pyon S (PRK)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Zhu Chengzhu Bye  Chien T (TPE)
W 4–0
 Hirano (JPN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Doo Hoi Kem
Zhu Chengzhu
Lee Ho Ching
Women's team  Sweden (SWE)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Wong Chun Ting
Doo Hoi Kem
Mixed doubles  Ecseki (HUN)
 Madarász (HUN)
W 4–1
 Robles (ESP)
 Xiao (ESP)
W 4–2
 Ri (PRK)
 Kim (PRK)
L 3–4
 Lim J-h /
Shin Y-b (KOR)
L 0–4
4

Taekwondo

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Hong Kong qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Lo Wai Fung qualified for the games, through the re-allocations of Ali Reza Abbasi quota place (after Ali fail to nominated into the Refugee Olympics Team) at the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.[7] This is the first time Hong Kong qualified an athlete for a Taekwondo classification event.

Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Lo Wai Fung Men's −68 kg  Al Ghotany (EOR)
W 2–0
 Rashitov (UZB)
L 0–2
Did not advance  Liang (CHN)
L 0–2
Did not advance 7

Triathlon

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Hong Kong entered one male triathlete in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking.

Individual
Athlete Event Time Rank
Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total
Jason Ng Tai Long Men's 24:06 0:51 DNF

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifier Finishes in Fujairah". International Fencing Federation. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification". World Aquatics. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ^ Chan, Kin-wa (16 April 2023). "Road to Paris Olympics: Hong Kong swimmers Siobhan Haughey, Ian Ho, hit A qualifying standard for 2024 Games". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Table tennis: These teams have obtained a Paris 2024 qualifying quota spot". Olympics. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Fiji receive Taekwondo Olympic berths after quota reallocation". Inside The Games. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
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