Olympic golds, a cupboard full of medals and a historic men’s foil team silver at the Kerry Fencing World Championships mean the city’s athletes head to next month’s Asian Games with the weight of expectation on their shoulders. “The more the merrier, of course, but to win eight or nine medals [overall] again, that’s a very huge number,” Zheng Kangzhao, Hong Kong’s head coach, said. Being able to seize opportunities in split seconds is one thing, but athletes also need to possess that skill level. Head coach Greg Koenig (left) comforts Ryan Choi after the Hongkonger lost the decisive bout to Italy’s Guillaume Bianchi in the men’s foil team final. Photo: Elson LiWhether the top podium step belongs to Hong Kong, however, depends “on the context of the competition”.