News feed：HK Olympians

[2021.06.02] 發表

【明報專訊】The Tokyo Games are approaching! If things go as planned, we'll be able to see the performance of Hong Kong athletes. Before the much anticipated live broadcast, let's get yourself familiar with them!

◆'Little Flying Fish'

．Age: 23

．Sport: Swimming — Freestyle (自由式)

SIOBHAN HAUGHEY (何詩蓓), dubbed the ''Little Flying Fish'', is a mixed-race swimmer. She has under her belt three golds in freestyle at the Universiade (世界大學生運動會) and the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.

She won a total of 2 silvers and 5 bronzes in the 2013 East Asian Games. Her outstanding results over the years won her the title of ''Asia's Best Female Swimmer of the Year'' from a media outlet in 2019 and 2020. Siobhan has gained entry into three freestyle events in the Tokyo Olympics.

◆'God of sword'

．Age: 23

．Sport: Fencing — Foil (花劍)

GROWING UP in a sports family, Cheung Ka Long (張家朗), who is nicknamed the ''young god of sword'', was first enthusiastic about basketball in his early years. Having won a few medals, he defeated many gold-winning fencers and ranked first at the 2016 Asian Fencing Championships, the first to do so as an individual contestant in Hong Kong history.

◆First female karate Olympian

．Age: 29

．Sport: Karate — individual kata (個人形)

GRACE LAU MO-SHEUNG (劉慕裳) is the first female karate Olympian in Hong Kong history. A three-time medallist at the Asian Karate Championships, she specialises in individual kata, martial arts movements designed to be performed solo. She got Hong Kong's first ever World Karate Championships medal in 2018. Since there won't be any karate events in the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Tokyo Games might be Grace's last opportunity to score an Olympic medal!

■Gear up

According to the passages on this page, circle the correct answers.

(1) Siobhan has gained entry into freestyle events in the Tokyo Olympics. ( True / False / Not given )

(2) Some of Ka Long's family members are good at sports.( True / False / Not given )

(3)After the Tokyo Games, Grace won't participate in any karate competitions.( True / False / Not given )

(Answers on next text)

■Glossary

have sth under sb's belt (idiom) 已獲

enthusiastic (adj) 熱中的

Olympian (n) 奧運選手

solo (adv) 獨自地

[Smarties' Power English 第315期]