Lo Wai Fung

Lo Wai Fung (born 12 September 2002[1] ) is a Hong Kong taekwondo practitioner. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Lo became the first taekwondo practitioner to represent Hong Kong since taekwondo was introduced as an Olympic event in 2000.[2] He had initially missed qualifying for the Games after losing to Ali Reza Abbasi in the qualifying tournament in Taian, China, but gained the spot after Abbasi was disqualified.[2][3] In the men's 68kg taekwondo event, Lo placed seventh after a loss to Liang Yushuai of China in the repechage.[4] Lo was one of Hong Kong's flag bearers during the closing ceremonies.[5]

References

  1. ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. ^ a b "Lo Wai-fung earns historic first Taekwondo Olympic qualification for Hong Kong". www.thestandard.com.hk. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  3. ^ "How a refugee and an email gave Hong Kong athlete a historic ticket to Olympics". South China Morning Post. 2024-05-11. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  4. ^ Tse, Hans (9 August 2024). "Hong Kong's Lo Wai-fung finishes 7th in Taekwondo at Paris Olympics". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Olympics | Lo Wai-fung and Lee Sze-wing return to HK, starting afresh for future games". english.dotdotnews.com. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
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