何佳恩

English

Ho Kai Yan (何佳恩), born on 16 October 1994, is a Hong Kong women's karateka about 1.68 metres tall who competes in kumite at over-68 kg, the heavyweight division of women's kumite. Kumite is the sparring discipline, and she has built up considerable competition experience against opponents from across Asia. In 2023 she was named in the Hong Kong, China delegation for the women's kumite over-68 kg event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. There she beat an Indonesian opponent in the quarter-finals before losing her semi-final 4-8 to Nepal's Gurung; she then moved into the bronze-medal bout, losing to Japan's Sawae Yuzuki and missing out on a medal but still finishing fourth, one of her standout results at a major multi-sport games. In the same year she was selected for Hong Kong, China at the Asian Karate Championships. Hong Kong has relatively few women karateka in the heavyweight division, and Ho has competed at over-68 kg for many years, becoming a representative figure at that weight. Places in Asian Games karate must be earned through internal selection and Asian competition results. Details of her birthplace, first dojo and full international record are limited and remain to be documented.