The Cadet Men\u2019s Foil competition at the 2026 Junior and Cadet Fencing World Championships concluded with a historic milestone for Hong Kong, China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
World number one Harris Ho Shing Him captured the gold medal, ensuring that athletes from Hong Kong now simultaneously hold the Cadet, Junior, and Senior World Championship titles in Men\u2019s Foil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This unprecedented “triple crown” follows Lam Ho Long\u2019s Junior title victory the day earlier and Choi Chun Yin Ryan\u2019s Senior World Championship win in Tbilisi last year. Historically, the team has seen a steady rise in this weapon, including Cheung Ka Long\u2019s Junior World title in 2017 and Cheng Tit Nam\u2019s Cadet world title in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shing Him\u2019s dominant run to the gold included a 15-5 win over Italy\u2019s Di Martino, a 15-6 victory against France\u2019s Boumaza, and a 15-8 win over T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Cazzani. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the latter stages, he dismantled the third-seeded Lin of China 15-4 and the eighth-seeded Maeda Masashi of Japan 15-8, before securing the title with a 15-10 final victory over South Korea\u2019s Choi Jian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The silver medal was claimed by the unranked Choi Jian of the Korea, who produced a series of resilient performances. After comfortable early wins over Poland’s Gluszak (15-4) and world number 28 Martinez Bravo of Venezuela (15-6), Choi demonstrated immense grit in the semifinals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facing the United States’ Ziyu Wang, Jian famously clawed back from a 7-1 deficit to win 15-13 and secure his place in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bronze medals were shared by Japan\u2019s Maeda Masashi and the United States\u2019 Ziyu Wang. Maeda, ranked eighth, reached the podium by defeating the twin brother of the eventual champion, Anthony Ho Sing Fung 15-11, followed by a narrow 15-14 win over China\u2019s Zou and a 15-7 victory against France’s Robinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The unranked Ziyu Wang of the USA also enjoyed a standout day, taking down a string of high seeds including the second-seeded Aguinaga Procel of Ecuador (15-12) and the seventh-seeded Budovskyi of Canada (15-13) to earn his spot on the World Championship podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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