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2563 - Hong Kong

I love the Olympics so I was pretty happy to receive this card issued by Team Hong Kong for the 32nd Olympics in Tokyo.

Hong Kong finished 49th on the medals tables with 1 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze. Their lone gold was in fencing (men's foil). Cheung Ka Long defeated Julien Mertine of France to win Hong Kong's first every Olympic gold medal.

Siobhan Haughey won two silver medals in women's 200 m freestyle and women's 100 m freestyle swimming. Haughey's father is Irish and her mother a Hongkonger. She was born just after the handover of Hong Kong to China. 

Doo Hoi Kem, Lee Ho Ching, and Minnie Soo Wai Yam took bronze in table tennis (women's team). Grace Lau took bronze in karate (women's kata). Lee Wai Sze took bronze in cycling (women's sprint).

It was Hong Kong's best showing at any Olympics. 

For the record, Canada finish 11th in the medal count with seven gold, six silver, and 11 bronze. The women's football team taking gold, especially after beating the United States in the semi-finals, and Damian Warner winning the men's decathlon were a couple of the highlights of the games for Canada. 

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