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| Cheung shows off gold medal with fellow fencer Cedric Ho |
Gold medal fencer Cheung Ka-long returned home to a hero's welcome at Hong Kong International Airport today.
Media waited for him in the arrivals area along with some 100 fans. Some people even tried to get on flights that would arrive around the same time as Cheung in the hopes of meeting their Olympic idol.
The 27-year-old Cheung is the first man in 68 years to win back-to-back gold medals in foil, and has been handsomely rewarded with HK$9 million (US$1.2 million), of which HK$6 million from the Hong Kong Jockey Club and HK$3 million from Lam Tai Fai College for alumni.
He described winning the two medals as "one of the best moments in [his] life", and said the Hong Kong spirit was instilled in him during training.
"I think our spirit is [to] never give up, to try our best to get everything [and] to give everything on the piste," he said.
"I don't want to have any excuses and waste my efforts from training. I just keep going, keep fighting. This is how it is," he told the crowd.
Cheung's first order of business after arriving home?
Eating some local food.
"I went to Paris some time ago, so I miss Hong Kong food, and any Asian food I can have is great," he said.
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