Coaches Maurizio Zomparelli, Giacomo Fanizza promised to dye their hair should the Hongkonger get results after being talked out of quitting
Hong Kong’s maiden fencing world title almost did not come to be. It would not have, had Ryan Choi Chun-yin stuck with his idea of skipping the rest of the season after some poor results up to early May.
On Wednesday, Choi went all the way in Tbilisi, Georgia, dominating Russian Kirill Borodachev in a 15-9 win to become Hong Kong’s first-ever fencing world champion.
Choi’s recent form resurgence began at the Shanghai Grand Prix in mid-May, after coach Maurizio Zomparelli talked the Hongkonger out of the idea of forgoing the rest of his season.
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