HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s para athletes raked in nine medals in a single day on Tuesday at the 5th Asian Para Games, taking the delegation’s total to 12.

The day’s standout came from the fencing team, where Chung Yuen-ping, Lam Ka-man, Tong Nga-ting and Yu Chui-yee claimed silver in the women’s foil team event, demonstrating teamwork and determination in the final.

Table tennis delivered an especially strong showing, accounting for seven of the day’s nine medals. Chiu Kan-shan took silver in women’s singles (class 7), and Wong Ting-ting added silver in women’s singles (class 11), with both athletes fighting through five tight sets.

Wong Hon-lam and Wong Chi-yin each earned bronze in men’s singles (class 9), while Pang Wing-ka (class 6), Wong Yue-ching (class 7) and Lam Yan-yu (class 10) completed the bronze haul in women’s singles.

In the pool, Chan Yui-lam picked up bronze in the women’s 100m backstroke S14, giving the Hong Kong swimming team its third medal of the Games.

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With the nine new medals, the Hong Kong, China delegation now holds four silver and eight bronze medals at the tournament.

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui extended her congratulations, describing the results as “truly exhilarating” and hailing the athletes’ “perseverance and fighting spirit” as deserving of applause from the people of Hong Kong.