Ryan Choi wins Hong Kong's first-ever gold medal at Fencing World Championships
Choi's triumphant victory follows nabbing a gold medal at the Asian Fencing championships in June, as well as claiming the Asian fencing world championship title at the FIE (Fédération Internationale d'Escrime) Shanghai Foil Grand Prix earlier in May.
Familiar faces on Hong Kong's fencing team, such as Edgar Cheung Ka-long and Vivian Kong Man-wai, have each won two bronze medals in previous editions of the World Fencing Championships.
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