The Hong Kong, China wushu team is sending six male and four female athletes to compete across various taolu and sanda events at the upcoming Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.

Head coach Lam Hong-kwai said athletes spread out across the mainland over the past few months for intensive training.

He added that all squad members were in good form and hoped they would carry their momentum into the Asian Games wushu competitions, which begin on Sunday.

Juanita Mok, set to make her third Asian Games appearance, won a silver medal in taijiquan during her Games debut in Jakarta in 2018.

She will compete in the women's combined taijiquan and taijijian event in Japan.

"As this is my third time joining the Asian Games, I actually feel more relaxed and really want to enjoy those four minutes on the competition carpet," Mok said.

Mok added that her routines at the upcoming Games would be more varied and rhythmic compared to previous editions.

Meanwhile, Lydia Sham, who has won multiple gold medals at world-level competitions, will focus solely on the women's changquan event.

Focusing on a single discipline allows her to refine her execution and make her movements smoother, she said.

"In terms of strategy, I have more time and focus to dedicate to studying changquan," Sham said.

"In the past, I would practice changquan, jianshu, and qiangshu across three different sessions every week. But now, practising changquan for two to three hours every session, twice a day, allows me to realise many of my technical issues."

Lau Chi-lung, set to make his second Asian Games appearance, will compete in the men's combined nanquan and nangun event.

With both events taking place on the same day, Lau said he had prepared himself to be in peak physical condition while being mentally and psychologically ready to perform.

The Hong Kong, China wushu team won two silver and one bronze at the Hangzhou Games three years ago, but none of the medallists will be travelling to Japan this time.



Edited by Tony Sabine