The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, today (November 4) congratulated wushu athlete Poon Hao-ran on winning a gold medal in the Men's Taijiquan combined final Taijishan event of the 4th Youth Olympic Games at Dakar, Senegal. This is the first gold medal won by the Hong Kong, China Delegation in the Youth Olympic Games this year and also the first gold medal ever won by Hong Kong, China at the Youth Olympic Games.

     Miss Law also congratulated table tennis athletes Su Tsz-tung and Li Ki-ho on winning a silver medal in Mixed Doubles event, and swimming athlete Man Wui-kiu on securing a bronze medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke.

     Miss Law said, "Poon delivered an outstanding performance throughout the competition and excelled in the final to capture Hong Kong, China's first gold medal at this edition of the Youth Olympic Games, achieving a historic result that has made all Hong Kong citizens proud. Su and Li demonstrated remarkable determination and fought their way through the competition to claim the silver medal. Man also performed superbly to win the bronze medal. We look forward to our athletes continuing to achieve excellent results and bringing honour to Hong Kong."

     ​The 4th Youth Olympic Games are being held from October 31 to November 13. The Hong Kong, China Delegation has sent a total of 15 athletes to compete in 12 sports.

Ends/Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Issued at HKT 16:52

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