Gold medalist Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan (second left) of Hong Kong, China, silver medalist Sara Maria Kowalczyk of Italy (first left), bronze medalists Catherine Danuta Nixon of the United States (first right) and Terayama Tamaki of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for fencing women's epee individual at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 2, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Hong Kong clinched yet another medal on Thursday at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games, hosted in Chengdu in Southwest China’s Sichuan province, boosting the city’s medal tally to a record seven — two gold, one silver and four bronze.

The medals were won in fencing, martial arts, and table tennis. Previously, the city’s record was the four medals received at the 2017 Universiade in Taipei.

Hong Kong table tennis mixed doubles pair Doo Hoi-kem and Ho Kwan-kit received a bronze medal on Thursday, after losing to Wang Xiaotong and Xue Fei, two players representing the national team, in the semifinals.

Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan (right) of Hong Kong, China competes against Sara Maria Kowalczyk of Italy during the fencing women's epee individual gold medal bout at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Aug 2, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

The Hong Kong women’s team also bagged a bronze medal on Monday. Doo is part of the prize-winning team.

Hong Kong table tennis mixed doubles pair Doo Hoi-kem and Ho Kwan-kit received a bronze medal on Thursday, after losing to Wang Xiaotong and Xue Fei, two players representing the national team, in the semifinals

The FISU World University Games 2023 in Chengdu started on July 28 and will end on Aug 8. On July 29, Samuei Hui Tak-yan picked up the city’s first gold medal this year in the men’s martial arts competition.

He was soon joined by Hong Kong female fencer Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan, who clinched the championship title in the women’s epee individual, after defeating the Italian Sara Maria Kowalczyk with a score of 15-6. The fencing bronze medal was shared by Catherine Danuta Nixon of the United States and Japan’s Tamaki Terayama.

Hsieh is the Hong Kong fencing team’s first-ever University Games champion.

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She entered the table of 32 with six consecutive victories in the group stage of the competition. She then beat Italy’s Gaia Traditi and US fencer Nixon to reach the finals held at the Pidu Sports Center Gymnasium in Chengdu.

Samuei Hui Tak-yan of Hong Kong, China competes during the Wushu Men's Taijijian at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, July 29, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Hsieh expressed her gratitude to her family and Hong Kong people for their support.

On July 29, Samuei Hui Tak-yan picked up the city’s first gold medal this year in the men’s martial arts competition

“Although there are always ups and downs during the contests, falling behind does not mean failure. The key is to have confidence and to seize every opportunity that arises in the contest,” she said.

Hsieh was also a bronze medalist in the women’s team epee at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and represented Hong Kong in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Hsieh said she will strive to improve her performance at the upcoming Asian Games, to be held in Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang province, from Sept 23 to Oct 8.

Hong Kong sent 142 athletes, its largest delegation in the games’ history, to compete in Chengdu. As of Thursday, the delegation of Hong Kong, China, ranked 16 on the medal table.

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Players of Hong Kong, China pose for photos after their table tennis women's group Stage 1 match against Macau, China at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, July 30, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA

Hong Kong female fencer Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan, who clinched the championship title in the women’s epee individual, defeated the Italian Sara Maria Kowalczyk with a score of 15-6

In an interview with China Daily, Li Ching, coach of the Hong Kong women’s table tennis team, said he was glad to see that Hong Kong’s female players have given full play to their strengths and advantages at the University Games.

Li noted that young athletes can gain valuable experience from international competitions such as the University Games, and mature quickly. He added that Hong Kong players’ record-breaking performance at the Universiade will definitely inspire those who will be representing the city at the upcoming Asian Games.

The University Games, organized by the International University Sports Federation, is an international multi-sports event for university athletes. China hosted Universiade’s Summer Games in Beijing in 2001 and in Shenzhen of Guangdong province, in 2011, as well as holding the event’s Winter Games in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, in 2009.

Mike Wong and Xinhua contributed to the story.