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Fencer Edgar Cheung Becomes Hong Kong's First Athlete To Rank No. 1 In The World In Men's Foil
Hong Kongese fencer Cheung Ka Long, otherwise called Edgar, turned into the country's first competitor to rank No. 1 on the planet in men's foil. 안전놀이터

The International Fencing Federation (IFF) delivered the rankings on Saturday, moving Cheung, 24, to the No. 1 spot recently held by Italy's Alessio Foconi for the beyond four years.

Cheung established his status as one of the world's most noteworthy fencers when he won gold at the Tokyo Olympics in individual men's foil in 2021. Before that, he reliably won silver and bronze in the Asian Games, Asian Championships and the Grand Prix. The IFF allots focuses to various rivalries, giving more focuses the higher a competitor places.

Fencing comprises of three sorts of blades: foil, saber and épée. Every weapon accompanies its own arrangement of rules and target regions. In present day fencing, rivals face each other on a metal strip and the objective is to poke the other competitor with the tip of their weapon for focuses.

Since becoming quite possibly the earliest game to join the Olympic Games in the mid year of 1896, fencing has generally been overwhelmed by Italian and French competitors. Since the 2010s, nonetheless, China and South Korea have reliably created large champs. Female Chinese fencers Tan Xue and Li Na won the World Cup in 2007 for saber and épée, individually.

Tan was additionally the primary Asian fencer to be positioned No. 1 on the planet by the IFF. She accomplished the title for the 2006/2007 season subsequent to winning a silver award at the 2004 Olympics and putting high in a few other title games.

South Korea has ruled the singular men's saber classification starting around 2014, winning seven of the eight past World Cup titles.

Alongside Cheung, eight other Asian and Asian American fencers made top three on the planet in their individual classifications. Other embellished Asian fencers incorporate Japan's Shikine Takahiro, who positioned second behind Cheung, Korea's Oh Sang-uk, who is first in quite a while's saber and Kim Jung-hwan in third. China's Sun Yiwen positioned second in ladies' épée and Korea's Choi In-jeong in third.

 


 
 
 
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