Wheelchair fencer Alison Yu has won Hong Kong, China's first medal at the Asian Para Games in Nagoya.

She claimed a bronze medal after losing her semi-final bout on Monday against China’s Zou Xufeng in the women’s foil individual Category A.

The event did not feature a third-place play-off.

Yu, 42, started strongly and held a slight early edge, but Zou soon fought back to take an 8-5 lead after the first period.

While Yu managed to narrow the deficit to two points later, Zou pulled away in the closing stage to seal a 15-9 victory.

The SAR veteran is making her fifth Asian Para Games appearance, having won 15 medals across previous Games, including five golds.

Her teammate Lam Ka-man, meanwhile, fell 15-3 to China’s Chen Yuandong in the quarter-finals.

The pair are set to return to action in the women’s foil team event on Tuesday.


Edited by Edmond Fong