Alex Lau and Lydia Sham to lead city’s delegation into Tianfu International Convention Centre

This year’s World Games in Chengdu is expected to open on Thursday, with a dazzling display of fireworks and drones, featuring pandas that give the city its name.

And Alex Lau Tsz-kwan and Lydia Sham Hiu-yu, who compete in squash and wushu respectively, will serve as Hong Kong’s flag bearers at the ceremony at the Tianfu International Convention Centre, an honour officials said marked their “remarkable achievements in international competition”.

Lau claimed the men’s singles title at the 23rd Asian Squash Individual Championships held in Malaysia this June, becoming just the third Hong Kong athlete to win a gold in the event.

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